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|  | A Tale of Two Cities by Andrew Sanders, Brendan Lynch, Charles Dickens, Emily Hutchinson, Harry Shefter
Dickens's one serious, un-comic novel, A TALE OF TWO CITIES, is set during the French Revolution and tells a story of unselfish devotion. The beautiful Lucy Manette marries Charles Darnay, the descendant of an aristocratic French family denounced by the revolutionaries, among whom are the memorably evil fanatic Mme. Defarge. When Darnay is arrested and condemned to death, his place is taken at the guillotine by Sidney Carton, who loves Lucy himself and is willing to die to secure her happiness (and who happens to resemble Darnay). His last words-- 'Tis a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done... --have become nearly as famous as the novel itself, one of Dickens's most beloved works despite its sober subject matter. It is also, with BARNABY RUDGE, one of his only two historical novels. AUTHOR: Andrew Sanders, Brendan Lynch, Charles Dickens, Emily Hutchinson, Harry Shefter
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | Martin Luther King, Jr by Kathy Feeney
Description not available.A biography of the well-known minister, civil rights leader, and Nobel Peace Prize winner who was assassinated in 1968. AUTHOR: Kathy Feeney
PUBLISHER: Capstone Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | An Adventure with Captain Brainstorm by Fracaswell Hyman, Robert Powers, Robert C. Powers
Little Bill's imagination takes him to outer space--with his favorite superhero, Captain Brainstorm! In AN ADVENTURE WITH CAPTAIN BRAINSTORM!, Little Bill goes on a mission to help Captain Brainstorm rescue the Space Explorers, who are being held captive by a giant robot. Will Little Bill think of a plan to shave them--before it's too late? AUTHOR: Fracaswell Hyman, Robert Powers, Robert C. Powers
PUBLISHER: Little Simon
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Snow-Off by Alex Maher, E. S. Mooney
Description not available.Blossom discovers that she has the power of ice breath, but Buttercup and Bubbles are jealous of her new power and now they must make amends before a giant fireball destroys Townsville. AUTHOR: Alex Maher, E. S. Mooney
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Beyond the Cultural Turn by Lynn A. Hunt, Richard Biernacki, Victoria E. Bonnell
Nothing has generated more controversy in the social sciences than the turn toward culture, variously known as the linguistic turn, culturalism, or postmodernism. This book examines the impact of the cultural turn on two prominent social science disciplines, history and sociology, and proposes new directions in the theory and practice of historical research. The editors provide an introduction analyzing the origins and implications of the cultural turn and its postmodernist critiques of knowledge. Essays by leading historians and historical sociologists reflect on the uses of cultural theories and show both their promise and their limitations. The afterword by Hayden White provides an assessment of the trend toward culturalism by one its most influential proponents. Beyond the Cultural Turn offers fresh theoretical readings of the most persistent issues created by the cultural turn and provocative empirical studies focusing on diverse social practices, the uses of narrative, and the body and self as critical junctures where culture and society intersect. AUTHOR: Lynn A. Hunt, Richard Biernacki, Victoria E. Bonnell
PUBLISHER: University of California Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | Is There Life After Lunch by David Chase, Peter Mayle
Mayle and his wife return to Provence after a brief absence. This is the novelist`s third installment of essays on the joys of living in the south of France. AUTHOR: David Chase, Peter Mayle
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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