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|  | A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
Jonathan and Bobby, very different kinds of people but close friends nonetheless, live in New York with a roommate, Clare. Jonathan, who is gay, agrees to father her child, but then Clare and Bobby fall in love and have a child of their own. The three move to an upstate New York town to raise the child, in a domestic arrangement that is emblematic of the changes in society of the 1970s and 1980s, when this novel takes place. AUTHOR: Michael Cunningham
PUBLISHER: Picador
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General 
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 | Rikki-Tikki-Tavi by Lambert Davis, Monique Felix, Rudyard Kipling
A picture book version of a story from The Jungle Book . A clever mongoose named Rikki-Tikki-Tavi is taken in by a family of British colonists living in India. Will brave Rikki-Tikki-Tavi be able to protect the family from Nag and Nagaina, two poisonous cobras? Illustrated with acrylic paintings. AUTHOR: Lambert Davis, Monique Felix, Rudyard Kipling
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: General
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 | The Rector of Justin by Louis Auchincloss
This novel is set, as Auchincloss puts it, in the world of the private school, the world of the gentleman and his ideals, the world of personal honor and a Protestant God. It is widely considered to be one of his best and most characteristic books, and it is certainly one of his most popular. AUTHOR: Louis Auchincloss
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford by Ron Hansen
Ron Hansen`s powerful retelling of the story of Jesse James`s last days is deliberately unromanticized, a complex picture of a conflicted man who seems to be ready, even eager, to meet his end. AUTHOR: Ron Hansen
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Effective Perl Programming by Joseph Hall
Effective Perl Programming , explains idiomatic Perl, covering the latest release (5.0), and includes information and useful examples about the structure, functions, and latest capabilities of the language, such as self-documenting object-oriented modules. AUTHOR: Joseph Hall
PUBLISHER: Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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 | Honor's Price by Kristen Heitzmann
Montgomery Farrel believes his splintered world is about to heal when Abbie Morgan accepts his offer of marriage. But their dreams come crashing down when a vicious fire cripples his hands. When the fire proves to be intentional and the sabotage to Monte's property continues to escalate, Abbie's fierce determination takes over and a frightening gunbattle ensues. In the midst of their struggles, Monte is forced to admit both his physical vulnerability and his emotional need to control the world around him. Can Monte find the strength to surrender himself once again to the God he is just beginning to discover? AUTHOR: Kristen Heitzmann
PUBLISHER: Bethany House Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: General
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