I hav'nt read Wilhelm's three volumes yet. But saying about other books, I think Stock's _The Life of Ezra Pound ( An Expanded Edition)_is still essential, though it is not enough for the period after the WWII. Carpenter's _A Serious Character_ is comprehensive for this period. As for the period during the WWII, Redman's _Ezra Pound and Italian Fascism_is very important. Redmans book is important also to know about Pound's London years. As for this period, Tryphonopoulos's _The Celestrial Tradition_ is very interesting. Acroyd's _Ezra Pound_ contains many nice pictures. For beginners, I think newly published _The Cambridge Companion to Ezra Pound_is a good book. From this, adding to the introduction to Pound's work, you can get many important biographical informations in succinct form. Hideo Nogami, Japan