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|  | Stone Bench in an Empty Park by Henri Silberman, Paul B. Janeczko
This introduction to haiku, complete with brilliant color illustrations, features writings from famous authors including Jane Yolen, Margaret Chula, and Buson. AUTHOR: Henri Silberman, Paul B. Janeczko
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | Climbing Plants by Barbara Abbs
Description not available.The author reveals dozens of techniques for improving the look of a garden using climbing plants to enchace entryways, hide walls, and add a new splash of color. Original. AUTHOR: Barbara Abbs
PUBLISHER: Advantage Publishers Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Gardening
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 | The Ambassadors by Christopher Butler, Harry Levin, Henry James, S. P. Rosenbaum, Walter Zimmerman
Lambert Strether is dispatched to Paris by the widowed Mrs. Newsome--his fiancee--to bring back her son Chadwick. It is rumored that Chad has fallen under the spell of a Frenchwoman of dubious reputation, and his mother wants him to return to take over the running of the Newsome Mills, in Massachusetts. Once in Paris, Strether undergoes a personality change. Not only does he advise Chad to remain there with his lover--the charming Mme. de Vionnet--but he comes perilously close to succumbing to the city's magic himself. The ending is both unexpected and deeply ironic; Strether's situation illustrates James's lifelong preoccupation with the differences in culture, morality, and the concept of the good life in a city like Paris vs. a New England mill town. It is, of course, no secret where the author's sympathies lie. As the aging Strether expresses it in a word of advice to a younger character: Live all you can....Don't miss things out of stupidity. Live! James considered this novel to be his masterpiece, and--despite its extreme length, slowness, and quiet absence of action or real suspense--critical opinion generally agrees with him. AUTHOR: Christopher Butler, Harry Levin, Henry James, S. P. Rosenbaum, Walter Zimmerman
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Mirrors of Infinity by Allen S. Weiss
In Mirrors of Infinity ... (Weiss) displays the usual flair with which he explores new domains.... What gives this book its intensity and subtle dynamism is the imaginary potential of these gardens ... their reserve of desires and passions . -- ANY AUTHOR: Allen S. Weiss
PUBLISHER: Princeton Architectural Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Gardening
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 | Life of Samuel Johnson by Christopher Hibbert, James Boswell, Jim Killavey
The classic biography of Dr. Johnson, by his disciple, James Boswell. The already great reputation of Johnson was sealed with the publication of this book in 1791, and it is largely due to this book that Dr. Johnson is still so well-remembered today. This was long considered the standard English biography of a man of letters, against which all others were judged. AUTHOR: Christopher Hibbert, James Boswell, Jim Killavey
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Jumping the Green by Leslie Schwartz
A new talent makes an auspicious debut with this haunting, erotic tale of a young woman whose grief over her sister's unsolved murder leads to a dangerous affair. AUTHOR: Leslie Schwartz
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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