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The son of a wealthy inventor is incarcerated in a Santa Barbara mental hospital because of a psychosexual disorder that makes him attack women on sight. His male nurse is a womanizing alcoholic, and his long-suffering and devoted wife never loses hope for his recovery. This novel is based on the true story of Stanley McCormick (heir to the McCormick Reaper fortune) and his suffragist wife, Katherine. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.

CATEGORY: Fiction

Another Planet by Elinor Burkett
An inside account of the state of education in America, from an award-winning journalist who spent a year attending a Minnesota public high school. In the wake of the disaster at Columbine, one question haunted America: What's going on in our suburban high schools? Award-winning journalist Elinor Burkett went back to school in suburban Minneapolis to find out. For nine months -- from the opening pep rally through graduation -- she attended classes, hung out with students, sat in on teacher gripe sessions, and interviewed both parents and administrators. With a novelist's eye, she takes readers behind closed doors, revealing a world of mixed messages, manufactured myths, and political hype.Another Planet offers an insider's view of the lives of suburban teenagers, the plight of the nation's teachers, and the state of American education.

AUTHOR: Elinor Burkett
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction

Tar Baby by Toni Morrison
The household of Valerian and Margaret Street is disrupted when Son Green--the tar baby of the title--arrives at Christmas instead of their son Michael. The Streets' black servants, Sydney and Ondine Childs, are also affected by Son's visit: their niece Jadine falls in love with him, and his presence in the house forces Ondine's revelation of a long-held secret about the Street family. After the turmoil, when Jadine and Son try to fit into each other's very different lives, they find they must first of all come to terms with who they are, and how they fit into their families and society.

AUTHOR: Toni Morrison
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction

Re Joyce by Anthony Burgess
This insightful study of James Joyce's life and work by the novelist Anthony Burgess remains an unusual but immensely valuable contribution to Joyce scholarship.

AUTHOR: Anthony Burgess
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction

The Apocalypse Door by J. D. Macdonald
Description not available.On assignment to uncover the whereabouts of some missing UN peacekeepers, modern-day Knigh Templar Peter Crossman stumbles on to a dangerous plot that points to the discovery of an unholy artifact that could unleash demonic magic and total annihilation on an unsuspecting universe. 15,000 first printing.

AUTHOR: J. D. Macdonald
PUBLISHER: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction

The Zen Gardening Kit by D. Moore
Create your own miniature Japanese-style Zen garden. A desk-size garden complete with base, sand, rocks, and a miniature wooden rake are provided in this new kit, all for the purpose of composing scenes and images to soothe the spirit. The accompanying fully-illustrated book is a general introduction to the art of Japanese gardening.

AUTHOR: D. Moore
PUBLISHER: Running Press Book Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Gardening