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|  | Communion by Primus St. John
This book collects three previously out-of-print books along with new poems. Included is the long poem Dreamer, which tells the story of John Newton, the slave trader who wrote Amazing Grace. AUTHOR: Primus St. John
PUBLISHER: Copper Canyon Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | Toward the End of Time by John Updike
Updike`s 18th novel is an apocalyptic view of the future that takes place in the year 2020, after a nuclear war with China that has reduced American politics and government to rival bands of itinerant warlords. Ben Turnbull lives in a well-to-do suburb of Boston with his wife Gloria and their five children. They pay protection money in lieu of taxes, and manage to live a normal enough life, one that has room for the Updikean themes of infidelity, despair, ennui, and nostalgia. AUTHOR: John Updike
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp
Hunter Thompson's novel, written when he was in his 20s, is the partly autobiographical tale of an American journalist's wild adventures in Puerto Rico in the 1950s. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. AUTHOR: Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Christmas Rat by Leonid Gore, Avi
Bored during his Christmas vacation from school, 11-year-old Eric befriends an exterminator named Anjela Gabrail. Anjela has sworn to kill the rat living in the basement of Eric's building and, at first, Eric helps him on this quest. However, Eric is soon sickened by Anjela's bloodthirsty attitude and realizes that he wants to save, not kill, the rat. AUTHOR: Leonid Gore, Avi
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Picture of Dorian Gray by Dan Lazar, Donald L. Lawler, Fern Siegel, Gary Schmidgall, Isobel M. Murray
Oscar Wilde`s classic work is about a man who sells his soul for eternal youth: only his portrait ages, while he remains forever handsome and young. Wilde`s allegory, first published in 1890, provides an interesting take on the Faust myth and also a probing examination of human values. Wilde himself described it as the story of an idea that is old in the history of literature, but to which I have given new form. He was shocked and angered by the response to it by the English press, which considered the novel decadent, corrupting, and--worst of all--French-influenced. AUTHOR: Dan Lazar, Donald L. Lawler, Fern Siegel, Gary Schmidgall, Isobel M. Murray
PUBLISHER: NewStar Media, Incorporated
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Easy Enchantments by Lexa Rosean
A collection of simple spells from the Wiccan High Priestess who has been described as the Martha Stewart of witches. Line drawings. AUTHOR: Lexa Rosean
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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