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|  | Uncle Tom's Cabin by Alfred Kazin, Charles Johnson, Elizabeth Ammons, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Jane Smiley
Harriet Beecher Stowe's powerful but sentimental and stereotyped anti-slavery novel, published in 1852, was an inspiration to the abolitionist cause. AUTHOR: Alfred Kazin, Charles Johnson, Elizabeth Ammons, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Jane Smiley
PUBLISHER: Brilliance Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | Men of Stone by Gayle Friesen
Description not available.Fifteen-year-old Ben thinks he has no choice but to leave his beloved ballet classes after his friends tease him about it, but when Great-Aunt Frieda comes for a visit and shares an important story, his feelings are forever changed. Reprint. AUTHOR: Gayle Friesen
PUBLISHER: Kids Can Press, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Confidence-Man His Masquerade by Harrison Hayford, Herman Melville, Hershel Parker, Thomas G. Tanselle
A confidence man and his equally shifty victims are characters in a satirical allegory that is meant to expose what Melville saw as the smug, mindless materialism of mid-century America. The events take place on a Mississippi steamboat on April Fool`s Day, reinforcing Melville`s remark (in a letter to his friend Henry Savage) that all that happens to a man in this life is only by way of a joke. Melville`s 1857 black comedy was inspired by the story of a New York City swindler he read about in a newspaper. His 10th book in 11 years, it was to be the last of his prose fictions published in his lifetime. AUTHOR: Harrison Hayford, Herman Melville, Hershel Parker, Thomas G. Tanselle
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Crossings
Description not available.When local video game players who have been testing a new game begin exhibiting strange behavior, Anya and Xander investigate, but when Anya disappears into an alternate demon universe, Buffy must discover how to get her back.
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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 | One Hundred English Gardens by Patrick Taylor
This elegant book presents one hundred of the most beautiful historic gardens in England. The gardens range from the neoclassical paradise of Stourhead to the subtropical splendor of Tresco Abbey and the soothing calm of the White Garden at Sissinghurst, all photographed in stunning color by leading British garden photographers. Each garden is presented at its most glorious moment - whether at twilight or midday, in autumn, or at the height of summer. English Heritage has spent over ten years identifying and grading the fabulous wealth of parks and gardens throughout England on the basis of their historical significance, state of preservation and level of general interest. This information is compiled in the English Heritage Parks and Gardens Register, from which the respected horticultural author Patrick Taylor has selected one hundred favorites. In his lively and informative style, he reveals the historic background to each garden and discusses the modern-day plantings. A comprehensive index, county map, and opening times for each garden offer information for the traveler. Lush, full-color photographs capture the essence of each garden for an inspiring tour of the best of a grand gardening tradition. AUTHOR: Patrick Taylor
PUBLISHER: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Gardening
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 | Scattered Poems by Jack Kerouac
Description not available.In spontaneous, direct, and concrete verses, the author confesses his joy in poetry and life AUTHOR: Jack Kerouac
PUBLISHER: City Lights Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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