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|  | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Alfred Kazin, Barry Moser, Bob Blaisdell, Donald McKay, E. W. Kemble
Twain spent seven years writing this classic novel--the book Hemingway claimed is the basis for all American fiction. The story of Huck's and Jim's quest for freedom on a raft on the Mississippi provides a panoramic view of Southern society, which Twain saw as beset by greed, violence, and coldhearted brutality. At the end, Huck definitively abandons the conventional cant which he has been raised to believe in when he makes the decision to go to hell rather than betray his friend Jim and send him back to slavery. The book has been banned from time to time, beginning with its publication when it was deemed too subversive for children, until in the late 20th century when, despite its sympathetic attitude toward blacks and is violent denunciation of slavery, it has been branded racist largely because Twain's use of dialect and offensive language. AUTHOR: Alfred Kazin, Barry Moser, Bob Blaisdell, Donald McKay, E. W. Kemble
PUBLISHER: Audio Partners Publishing Corporation
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | The American Heritage College Dictionary by American Heritage Dictionary Editors, Houghton Mifflin Company Staff
Description not available.Includes a vast array of new computer and Internet terms as well as newly coined words in science, politics, business, and the arts; features biographical entries for newly prominent people; and provides population statistics from the 2000 census, in a deluxe edition with thumb-indexing and a linen case with stamped lettering. AUTHOR: American Heritage Dictionary Editors, Houghton Mifflin Company Staff
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | What You Need to Know about Improving Basic English Skills by Ivory Guillory, Jerry D. Reynolds, Marion L. Steet
Description not available.Uses activities to develop proficiency in grammar, punctuation, spelling, vocabulary, sentence and paragraph development, and letter writing. AUTHOR: Ivory Guillory, Jerry D. Reynolds, Marion L. Steet
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | 2700 Words of Wisdom by Random House Value Publishing, Inc. Staff
A distinctive reference book dealing with the qualities of leading a virtuous life that is perfect for writers, speakers, and community leaders, as well as parents, teachers, and guidance counselors. With 2,700 quotations from a variety of people, ranging from Aristotle to Zig Ziglar, this inspirational book offers advice, hope, wisdom, and encouragement for the many problems facing society today. ....a charming collection . -- The Book Reader AUTHOR: Random House Value Publishing, Inc. Staff
PUBLISHER: Random House Value Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | The Practice of Reading by Denis Donoghue
This is a sustained conversation about the nature & importance of literary interpretation. Donoghue argues that we must read texts closely & imaginatively, as opposed to merely theorizing about them. He shows what serious reading entails by discussing texts that range from Shakespeare`s plays to a novel by Cormac McCarthy. He focuses on the validity of different literary theories, on words & their performances, on the impingement of oral & written conditions of reading, & on such current forces as technology & computers that inhibit the very idea of reading. He also examines several works of literature, demonstrating what these texts have in common & how they must be differentiated through a sympathetic imaginative, & informed reading. AUTHOR: Denis Donoghue
PUBLISHER: Yale University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | First 100 Words in French
Description not available.Labeled illustrations of scenes of family life offer the French equivalents for the names of familiar items.
PUBLISHER: Usborne Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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