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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: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference 
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 | Offray's Glorious Weddings by Ellie Schneider
The follow-up to Offray`s The Splendor of Ribbon , this book combines ribbons and weddings to make a beautiful and romantic gift, perfect for the bride-to-be. The guide is a charming collection of wedding customs and traditions that offers ideas for using romantic ribbons in weddings. Full color. AUTHOR: Ellie Schneider
PUBLISHER: Friedman, Michael Publishing Group, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Six Walks in the Fictional Woods by Umberto Eco
These six essays on such writers as Dante, Sterne, and Spillane were given as the 1993 Norton Lectures at Harvard. AUTHOR: Umberto Eco
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Great World Atlas
Description not available.A vast geographic reference combines modern-day satellite imagery with the latest in cartographic research to provide a thorough overview of world geography, industry, communications, natural resources, and more, with nearly one hundred large-scale regional maps, two hundred terrain models, 750 full-color photographs, and more. 15,000 first printing.
PUBLISHER: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | Super Reading Secrets by Howard S. Berg
Devised by the man recorded in Guinness as the world's fastest reader--80 pages per minutes--this is the only program that combines the most up-to-date learning techniques and psychological discoveries with proven speed-reading methods and ancient tools like meditation to significantly improve both reading speed and comprehension. AUTHOR: Howard S. Berg
PUBLISHER: Warner Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Reference
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 | New Jersey Facts & Symbols by Shelley Swanson Sateren
Description not available.Presents information about the state of New Jersey, its nickname, flag, motto, and emblems AUTHOR: Shelley Swanson Sateren
PUBLISHER: Capstone Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Reference
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