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African-American Poetry by Joan R. Sherman
Attractive and inexpensive, this carefully chosen collection offers unparalleled insight into the hearts and minds of African-Americans. It will be welcomed by students of the black experience in America and any lover of fine poetry.

AUTHOR: Joan R. Sherman
PUBLISHER: Dover Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction

Casino Royale by David Rintoul, Ian Fleming
James Bond is introduced in Fleming's first novel, a classic spy thriller replete with devilish villains, daring escapes, and, of course, dry martinis.

AUTHOR: David Rintoul, Ian Fleming
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction

Housewrights by Art Corriveau
An unconventional young woman names Lilly Willard grows up to be the town librarian in early 20th-century America. When she marries a childhood friend, Oren, his brother Ian--traumatized by his service in France during World War I--comes to live with them. The scandalous behavior of the three at a dance hall outrages the locals, but Lilly manages to put things right by staying true to her feminist principles.

AUTHOR: Art Corriveau
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction

Home Landscaping by Rita Buchanan, Roger Holmes
Features over 200 proven plants for the region in plans created by Midwestern landscape designers.

AUTHOR: Rita Buchanan, Roger Holmes
PUBLISHER: Creative Homeowner Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Gardening

Alida's Song by Gary Paulsen
In this touching companion to The Cookcamp, a 14-year-old boy who has been neglected by irresponsible parents spends a wonderful summer on a farm where his grandmother cooks for two elderly brothers. Life with Alida gives the boy strength and faith in himself, drawing him away from the edge and into the center of life.

AUTHOR: Gary Paulsen
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction

The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan
Pearl gradually comes to understand her mother Jiang Weili (Winnie) as a heroic survivor, not a troublesome anachronism, as they begin to reveal secrets about themselves to one another. Winnie tells the story of how she escaped a horrible marriage to a cowardly fighter pilot in the Sino-Japanese war and how he may or may not be Pearl's father. Meanwhile Pearl gathers the strength confide her great secret, that she has multiple sclerosis, to her mother.

AUTHOR: Amy Tan
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction