The Book of Genesis depicts them as doing strange things--mating with the daughters of men to spawn giants, for example, and wrestling with Jacob for no apparent reason. In It's a Wonderful Life , Frank Capra spun a tale of one as a bumbling helper of humans; in Wings of Desire , Wim Wenders told of one who wished to be human. They are angels, of course, and they have fascinated us since recorded history began. In Angels , David Albert Jones provides...