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|  | A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man by Chester G. Anderson, Hugh Kenner, Iona McGregor, James Joyce, Jeri Johnson
Description not available.Portrays a young Irish Catholic's family experiences, political views, and poetic inspiration AUTHOR: Chester G. Anderson, Hugh Kenner, Iona McGregor, James Joyce, Jeri Johnson
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | Young Goodman Brown & Other Tales by Brian Harding, Nathaniel Hawthorne
Description not available.Gathers twenty of Hawthorne's tales of Puritan New England dealing with superstition, guilt, moral pride, and the supernatural AUTHOR: Brian Harding, Nathaniel Hawthorne
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Pleasures of the Text by Roland Barthes
First published in France, as LE PLAISIR DU TEXTE (1973). AUTHOR: Roland Barthes
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Garden Lover's Guide to Britain by Patrick Taylor
This authoritative new series of guidebooks to the gardens of Europe is the perfect companion for any garden enthusiast, whether tourist or armchair traveler. Each title is a richly illustrated in-depth guide to over 100 gardens, from the famous to little-known hidden treasures, and features colorful photography and easy-to-read illustrations commissioned especially for this series. Also included are maps, directions, complete visitor information, special features, and neighboring sites of interest. Each guide, written by a gardening expert, begins with a comprehensive background on the country`s garden history and local climate. The most significant gardens in each volume are featured in even greater detail, accompanied by illustrated plans of the gardens and close-up views of particular features. The numerous color photographs and maps show travelers what awaits at each garden. The Garden Lover`s Guides are indispensible aids for those planning European travel itineraries. Britain: The Garden Lover`s Guide to Britain, also written by Patrick Taylor, ranges from the sweeping views of Stourhead to the jungle-like ambiance of Inverewe on the Scottish coast. Highlights of the Garden Lover`s Guides: -- Unique guides to hundreds of private and public gardens, each photographically illustrated -- Written by acclaimed garden experts -- At-a-glance symbols denote garden features and provide key facts for the visitor -- Include specially created tours with maps and directions for travelers -- Highlight nearby cultural sites of interest -- Selected gardens are accompanied by beautifully drawn three-dimensional garden plans -- Discuss hidden treasures in addition to the most famous gardens AUTHOR: Patrick Taylor
PUBLISHER: Princeton Architectural Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Gardening
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 | Facing the Fires by Bernard Horn
In Facing the Fires, Bernard Horn introduces A. B. Yehoshua, Israel's greatest living novelist, to an English-speaking audience. Yehoshua is also his country's most audacious thinker about politics, culture, history, and Jewish identity. Yehoshua's achievement has been recognized throughout the world, and he has been awarded literary prizes in both Israel and the United States. A lively, controversial, and prophetic voice in his homeland, Yehoshua rigorously tests his community's deepest pieties: religion, Zionism, the agony of the Holocaust. He is a Jew who does not believe in God and a committed Zionist, and member of the peace camp in Israel who welcomed the Palestinian uprising of 1987. In the tradition of the Paris Review interviews, Horn's conversations with Yehoshua reveal the intricate play of literary, psychological, mythological, and political motifs in the novelist's work. Stimulated by a warm friendship between the two scholars, the intellectual energy of Facing the Fires offers readers a pleasure they might expect only from fiction. AUTHOR: Bernard Horn
PUBLISHER: Syracuse University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Oral Tradition by Jewelle Gomez
About The Gilda Stories: This intriguing vampire yarn features well-developed characters and philosophical excursions upon the angst of perpetual outsiderhood and the very human quest for companionship and love . -- ALA Booklist About Forty-Three Septembers: In this collection of 15 personal essays...words flow with an ease, honesty, and intellect that is mesmerizing . -- Library Journal Popular, respected, and widely published author Jewelle Gomez combines exciting new work with classic stories in this memorable collection of short fiction. As in The Gilda Stories, her acclaimed Black lesbian vampire novel, Don`t Explain is marked by the writer`s trademark rich, highly sensual language. Here, too, we find a layering of themes: the complexities of relationships exploring racial, class, and generational boundaries; the abuse of children; the hunger for love and connection. Well-versed in the traditions of African-American writing, Gomez moves from lesbian life in Boston in the 1960s (the title story) to a futuristic fantasy, Houston , a previously unpublished Gilda story. The centerpiece novella, Lynx and Strand , explores some of the darkest dreams and fears of American culture as we hurtle toward the millenium. The breadth of Jewelle Gomez`s literary reach is amply illustrated, as she continues to entice and entertain her readers in Don`t Explain with her sweetly erotic excursions and encompassing vision. AUTHOR: Jewelle Gomez
PUBLISHER: Firebrand Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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