Author, Howard Kirsch was born on April 28, 1922 married to a very great cook, Agnes for 58 years, inspired to publish this book by the cookie recipes of his wife, which is his favorite. Collected over 52, 000 recipes since 1962, this book keeps the author active.Has a wide collections of recipes, not only cookies but also salads, pies, etc.. but chose to publish cookies since his wife always make good cookies for the holidays.