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|  | Styles of Radical Will by Susan Sontag
Description not available.A powerful collection of essays reveals the author's interpretation of aesthetics and morality in film, literature, and politics, and provides a provocative study on pornography. Reprint. 10,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Susan Sontag
PUBLISHER: Picador
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | A Damned Good Show by Derek Robinson
Set in World War II Britain, this novel follows a group of hapless bomber pilots as they struggle to stay alive in the face of the much superior fighting power of the Germans. One of the novel`s themes is the fact that the British bombers were not nearly as well-trained and well-prepared as their German counterparts, and that the top brass refused to address this problem, relying instead on good P.R.to cover up the truth. AUTHOR: Derek Robinson
PUBLISHER: Cassell P L C
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Absolutely Positively Alexander by Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz, Robin Preiss Glasser
Three previously published stories about the irrepressible young boy are now presented in one volume. Selections include Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day , Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday , and Alexander, Who's Not (Do you hear me? I mean it!) Going to Move . Illustrated with b&w drawings. AUTHOR: Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz, Robin Preiss Glasser
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | El General en su Laberinto by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Garcia Marquez`s portrait of the corruption and loneliness of supreme power takes the form of an interior monologue by a dying dictator. This is the original Spanish-language version of the text. AUTHOR: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Stephen Gulbis
Description not available.In a traditional nonsense poem, an old woman swallows a fly, a spider, a bird, a cat, a dog, a goat, a cow, and a horse AUTHOR: Stephen Gulbis
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin, J. Clarke, John Archambault, Ted Rand
In this poignant story, the counting rope is a metaphor for the passage of time and for a boy's emerging confidence facing his greatest challenge: blindness. While classified as an Indian story, the love, hope, and courage expressed are universal .-- Booklist , starred review. Full color. AUTHOR: Bill Martin, J. Clarke, John Archambault, Ted Rand
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry & Company, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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