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|  | American Literature by Laurie E. Rozakis
What book begins Call me Ishmael? What's the name of Toni Morrison's first novel? Why is The Catcher in the Rye so named? Answers to these questions and thousands more can be found inside this one comprehensive but high-spirited book. AUTHOR: Laurie E. Rozakis
PUBLISHER: Alpha Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | Wide Open
This book of photography contains 38 photos of nature and the everyday. Linda McCartney, wife of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, participated in several exhibitions of her work along with the publishing of several of her books. An animal rights activist and ardent vegetarian, McCartney died in 1998 after a three-year-long battle with breast cancer.
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Sea Tales by James Fenimore Cooper, Kay S. House, Thomas L. Philbrick
The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone. AUTHOR: James Fenimore Cooper, Kay S. House, Thomas L. Philbrick
PUBLISHER: Library of America, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Inferno by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Jean Hollander, John Ciardi, Robert Hollander, Dante Alighieri
Dante`s masterpiece of medieval literature contains many levels of meaning, including the literal (Dante`s trip through hell, purgatory, and paradise); the allegorical (the progression of the soul toward goodness); and the moral (what it takes to lead a good life). Dante`s great love, Beatrice, is seen in the poem as the personification of love and goodness. AUTHOR: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Jean Hollander, John Ciardi, Robert Hollander, Dante Alighieri
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Back When We Were Grownups by Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler's 15th novel takes us into the life of Rebecca and the noisy, rowdy, difficult members of the Davitch family. When Rebecca marries Joseph Davitch, she becomes the stepmother of his three kids, then has a daughter of her own. Her husband dies in a car crash, after which yet more Davitches come to live with her. Somehow, Rebecca--in the midst of her own troubles--holds it all together, but, she begins to suspect, at the cost of her own self. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. AUTHOR: Anne Tyler
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Pillars of Solomon by Jon Land
As they search for missing children on Israel's West Bank, Ben Kamal and Danielle Barnea must follow a dangerous path to a truth that no one wants revealed and that someone has already killed to keep hidden. AUTHOR: Jon Land
PUBLISHER: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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