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|  | The Dangerous Husband by Jane Shapiro
A black comedy about a photographer married to a man whose bizarre, relentless clumsiness (deliberate? hapless?) goes out of control. Desperate after he breaks her foot, she resolves to hire a hit man and have him eliminated. Instead, she flees their Brooklyn apartment, then misses him and returns, only to find herself in real danger. AUTHOR: Jane Shapiro
PUBLISHER: Little, Brown & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | Licks of Love by John Updike, Jonathan Marosz
The 12 stories in this collection are about love in all its varieties, and they take place in some of Updike's perennial settings--New England, New York City, and the fictional small town of Olinger, Pennsylvania. Also included is a novella which serves as a bittersweet sequel to Updike's classic quartet of Rabbit novels: in RABBIT REMEMBERED, Rabbit's survivors, in particular his son Nelson and his illegitimate daughter Annabel, while busy with their own post-millennium lives, remember him after his death in ways that may or may not have pleased him. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000. AUTHOR: John Updike, Jonathan Marosz
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Step into a World by Kevin Powell
This anthology of work by black writers contains poetry, fiction, journalism, and essays on a variety of topics. Established authors share space with talented newcomers. AUTHOR: Kevin Powell
PUBLISHER: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
A reissue of two popular Angelou titles. The title poem is probably her most famous and beloved work. AUTHOR: Maya Angelou
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Taylor's 50 Best Perennials for Sun by Houghton Mifflin Company Staff
Both the Taylor's Guides to individual plant groups and the Taylor's Weekend Guides on basic techniques and popular gardening styles are highly acclaimed and well established. We now enthusiastically add a quick-reference series for readers who don't have the time or the experience to do their own research. Taylor's 50 Best books highlight the most attractive foolproof plants and include detailed information that every gardener needs in order to grow them. Color photos, full-color drawings, and growing tips make each plant entry useful and complete. Six books introduce the series and cover the most popular plants for backyard gardeners: perennials for sun, perennials for shade, herbs and edible flowers, roses, shrubs, and trees. AUTHOR: Houghton Mifflin Company Staff
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Gardening
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 | In Dubious Battle by John Steinbeck, Michael Keenan, Warren French
Steinbeck's powerful work of social criticism, published in 1936, involves a group of apple-picking migrant workers in California. AUTHOR: John Steinbeck, Michael Keenan, Warren French
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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