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|  | In Search of Dracula by Radu R. Florescu, Raymond T. McNally
This book explores the truth and legends surrounding Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad the Impaler, the person who inspired the literary figure of Dracula. This new edition includes information on former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu's attempts to make Vlad Tepes a national hero. It also includes an examination of recent permutations of the Dracula story in popular culture. AUTHOR: Radu R. Florescu, Raymond T. McNally
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | The Complete Stories by Edgar Allan Poe, John Seelye
Description not available.The complete stories by the master who influenced French symbolism, Freudian analysis, and Hollywood movies, includes his well-known tales of suspense and macabre as well as his lesser-known stories AUTHOR: Edgar Allan Poe, John Seelye
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Sun Is So Quiet by Ashley Bryan, Kim Staunton, Nikki Giovanni
A collection of short poems, presented in a picture book format, about such subjects as kissing, winter, rainbows, and chocolate. Colorful gouache and tempera paint illustrations accompany the verses. AUTHOR: Ashley Bryan, Kim Staunton, Nikki Giovanni
PUBLISHER: Holt, Henry Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Sons & Lovers by Benjamin DeMott, D. H. Lawrence, David Ellis, David Trotter, Flo Gibson
Based very closely on Lawrence's own life, SONS AND LOVERS (1913) tells the story of young Paul Morel, son of the troubled union of an educated, upwardly mobile mother and an unlettered coal miner father. Although in later life Lawrence regretted his brutal portrait of his father, the hero of his novel is most definitely his mother's boy who becomes increasingly dissatisfied with his mean, impoverished home in a Nottinghamshire coal town. He is drawn to a young woman named Miriam, with whom he reads poetry and speaks French; his mother fears Paul's attraction to Miriam will jeopardize her own relationship with him, and she succeeds in coming between them. Paul then begins an affair with Clara, a married woman and a feminist. When Paul's mother becomes fatally ill and dies, Paul rejects his background for good, resolves to forget both Miriam and Clara, and sets out with renewed resolution on a quest for a life of his own. Unique for its sexual frankness and working-class background, SONS AND LOVERS is Lawrence's first major achievement, and a groundbreaking step forward in the history of English realistic fiction. AUTHOR: Benjamin DeMott, D. H. Lawrence, David Ellis, David Trotter, Flo Gibson
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Driving Mr. Albert by Michael Paterniti
Based on an award-winning article for Harper's magazine, this accessible science book chronicles a reporter's coast-to-coast journey with pieces of Einstein's brain--stored in Tupperware in the trunk of his Buick Skylark--and the 84 year-old pathologist who secretly hoarded these brain segments in mason jars in his house for over forty years. Infusing his tale with doses of science history and cultural critique, Paterniti shares his deepening understanding of Einstein's theories and the scientist's place in the American psyche. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000. AUTHOR: Michael Paterniti
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Reading Is Believing by David Cunningham
Description not available.An examination of the Apostles' Creed draws on classic works of film and literature to explain how specific Christian interpretations can lead to deeper faith, in a guide that includes plot summaries, reading lists, and discussion questions. Original. AUTHOR: David Cunningham
PUBLISHER: Brazos Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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