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|  | The Art of the Essay by Phillip Lopate
This collection of essays, edited by an eminent essayist and anthologist, includes nature writer Edward Hoagland's account of nearly going totally blind, then regaining his sight. Other contributors include Emily Fox Gordon, Jenny Diski, Susan Sontag, and Siri Hustvedt. AUTHOR: Phillip Lopate
PUBLISHER: Doubleday Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Portrait of a Lady by Anita Brookner, Flo Gibson, Gayle Hunnicutt, Geoffrey Moore, Henry James
The mere slim shade of an intelligent but presumptuous girl...a certain young woman affronting her destiny is how Henry James describes his first perception of Isabel Archer, who grew into one of his most magnificent heroines. An American heiress newly arrived in Europe, Isabel does not look to a man to furnish her with her destiny; instead she desires, with grace and courage, to find it herself. Two eligible suitors approach her and are refused. She then becomes utterly captivated by the languid charms of Gilbert Osmond. To him, she represents a superior prize worth at least 70 thousand pounds; through him, she faces a tragic choice. The greatest of the novels of James's early period, PORTRAIT OF A LADY was deeply influenced by both Turgenev and George Eliot. AUTHOR: Anita Brookner, Flo Gibson, Gayle Hunnicutt, Geoffrey Moore, Henry James
PUBLISHER: Brilliance Audio
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Religion by Myrtle Langley
An introduction to the practices, rituals, and history of several of the world's religions. Illustrated with color photographs. AUTHOR: Myrtle Langley
PUBLISHER: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Juan Bobo by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, Ernesto R. Nieves
Beginning reader versions of four Puerto Rican folktales about the foolish character Juan Bobo. In one story Juan tries to carry water in a basket and in another he dresses the pig in his mother's best outfit. Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, Ernesto R. Nieves
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Brotherman by Herb Boyd, Robert Allen
Description not available.Brings together 150 writings by such noted African Americans as Muhammed Ali, Arthur Ashe, Duke Ellington, and W.E.B. Du Bois, in a collection of memories, social histories, slave narratives, and more. Reprint. Winner of the American Book Award. Tour. AUTHOR: Herb Boyd, Robert Allen
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Salt by Mark Kurlansky
Mark Kurlansky, who wrote COD, now turns his attention to salt, looking at its history and the odd associations it has had for people: it has been seen variously as divine, aphrodisiac, good for preserving food, useful for reviving zombies, and of course indispensable in the cuisines of many nations. AUTHOR: Mark Kurlansky
PUBLISHER: Walker & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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