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The Vintage Book of Contemporary World Poetry by J. D. McClatchy
Poems by Derek Walcott, Wole Soyinka, Pablo Neruda, Czeslaw Milosz, Zbigniew Herbert, Henrik Nordbrandt, Ryuichi Tamura, Dennis Brutus, and Nguyen Chi Thien.

AUTHOR: J. D. McClatchy
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction

Meditations on Middle Earth by John Howe, Karen Haber
This volume collects a number of essays--by well-known science fiction and fantasy authors--about J. R. R. Tolkien, the author of THE LORD OF THE RINGS, arguably the most important work of fantasy in the Western world.

AUTHOR: John Howe, Karen Haber
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction

Professor's House by Flo Gibson, Frederick Link, James Woodress, Kari Ronning, Willa Cather
When he and his wife move to a new house, Professor Godfrey St. Peter is uncomfortable with the materialistic turn his life is taking. Stubbornly, he clings to his dusty study in the old house in an attempt to hang on to his old life and values. In addition, he is finding difficulties coping with the marriages of his two daughters which have not only taken them away from him but forced him to give a dubious welcome two new sons-in-law. The novel is divided into three sections, the middle one dealing with the exploration of an ancient cliff city in New Mexico by a former student who died in World War I--and whose life and death are also crucial to the plot. In the final section, the professor, left alone while his family takes an expensive European tour, comes close to death from the malfunctioning gas stove in his study--and finds himself strangely willing to die. He is rescued, however, by the old family seamstress, Augusta, who has been his staunch friend throughout his trials. He resolves to go on with his life and make the best of things. Cather's exploration of loneliness, idealism vs. materialism, and the sadness and resiliency of old age is widely considered to be one of her best novels.

AUTHOR: Flo Gibson, Frederick Link, James Woodress, Kari Ronning, Willa Cather
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction

The Divine Comedy by Allen Mandelbaum, Barry Moser, Charles H. Grandgent, Charles S. Singleton, Dorothy L. Sayers
Description not available.Detailed notes accompany a modern English translation of Dante's epic poem about a spiritual pilgrim led by the ghost of Virgil through the circles of hell

AUTHOR: Allen Mandelbaum, Barry Moser, Charles H. Grandgent, Charles S. Singleton, Dorothy L. Sayers
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction

Great Garden Formulas by Joan Benjamin
Description not available.A new edition of a classic gathering of garden recipes offers advice on making delicious herbal teas, creating special soaps, designing a uniquely beautiful garden, and much more. Reprint.

AUTHOR: Joan Benjamin
PUBLISHER: Rodale Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Gardening

Icing Ivy by Evan Marshall
Description not available.Hoping to use her fiction writers' retreat at the Munsee Lodge as a venue for reconciling with her best friend Ivy Benson, literary agent Jane Stuart finds her plans thwarted by the brutal murder of Ivy, forcing Jane and her feline companion Winky to sift through a wealth of clues to catch a clever killer.

AUTHOR: Evan Marshall
PUBLISHER: Kensington Publishing Corporation
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction