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“50 Years of Learning”
St. Francis Book Donation Program, 2007-08
St. Francis Book Donation Program, 2007-08
As part of this year’s theme, St Francis High School: building Our Future, the Library is sponsoring a Book Donation Program that provides parents, teachers, school clubs, teams, organizations and local businesses with a way to permanently honor an individual, a team or the entire class of 2008. The books will become part of the SFHS Library collection and available for use by all current and future students.
The program will run from April 1 through August 1, 2008. During this time, those wishing to participate are invited to visit the SFHS website and choose books from the wish list. All purchases are tax-deductible and may be eligible for employer gift-matching programs.
Each donated book will be affixed with a commemorative bookplate that was designed by senior, Samantha Joseph, as part of this year’s Senior Bookplate Design Competition. In the Fall, all seniors were invited to submit an original design for a bookplate that would exemplify their pride and commitment to the St. Francis community. Samantha’s winning design will be matted and framed for permanent display in the SFHS library, while a copy of the bookplate will be placed in each of the books donated as part of this year’s program.
EMAIL YOUR book donation order to Judi Rath at jrath@sfhsnet.org
- In the subject line please type Book Donation Program
- Type the title(s) of the selected book(s) in the body of the email
- Include the name(s) of the honoree(s)
After you place your donation order, you will be contacted to select a payment type.
We accept: Checks or Credit Cards (Visa, Master Card or Discover).
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St. Francis Book Donation Program 2007-08 Wish List |
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| 120 banned books : censorship histories of world literature | Examines one hundred twenty books that have been banned throughout history on the basis of political, religious, sexual, and social grounds; and provides a summary of each book along with the controversy surrounding it. | |
| Parting the waters : America in the King years 1954-63 | Chronicles the civil rights struggle from the Eisenhower years through the assassination of President Kennedy. | Purchased |
| At Canaan's edge : America in the King years, 1965-68 | A comprehensive biography of the last three years of Martin Luther King's life describing the challenges to his leadership and his nonviolent philosophy. | Purchased |
| Bad astronomy | Explores a variety of misconceptions and misuses related to astronomy and space exploration. | $15.00 |
| Air pollution : problems and solutions | Examines the work being done by scientists and engineers to solve the problems associated with air pollution, and describes their research, efforts to clean the environment, and much more. | |
| The American heritage science dictionary | Presents a comprehensive science dictionary that includes one hundred seventy-five explanatory notes on scientific concepts, three hundred eighty illustrated photographs and drawings, and information on the latest discoveries. | $18.00 |
| Autobiography of a face | A memoir in which award-winning poet Lucy Grealy recalls her experiences with a potentially terminal cancer that required she have a third of her jaw removed when she was nine years old, and discusses the suffering she endured as she was growing up from classmates, strangers, and other people because of her looks. | $9.00 |
| Beyond the river : the untold story of the heroes of the Underground Railroad |
Tells the story of the abolitionists of the Ohio River town of Ripley, focusing on the work of Presbyterian minister John Rankin whose hilltop house stood as a beacon to slaves trying to reach the Underground Railroad. | $14.00 |
| Biohazards | Provides an overview of some of the world's most dangerous organisms, known as biohazards, looks at major outbreaks of disease throughout history, and discusses the threat of biological warfare, as well as ongoing battles against HIV/AIDS and other deadly diseases | $32.50 |
| Brain : injury, illness and health | Presents an introduction to the brain, explaining what it is, how it works, and its function in the human body; looks at some of the illnesses and injuries that can affect the brain; and offers advice on how to keep the brain healthy. | $23.00 |
| Contemporary American Religion. 2 vol. | This 2 volume work lets students, researchers, and general readers explore American religion in all its diversity. In addition to profiling religious groups from the modern forms of Catholicism and Judaism to some of the more-extreme cults such as Heaven's Gate and the Branch Davidians, the set includes articles on cultural, social, and legal issues, as well as holidays and celebrations, the arts, and more. | $97.00 |
| The Dangerous Book for Boys | A collection of entertainments geared toward boys, containing accounts of famous battles, William Shakespeare quotations, games, and instructions for activities such as building a go-cart, cutting flint heads, making an electromagnet, and folding the "greatest paper airplane in the world." |
Purchased |
| The Daring Book for Girls | The Daring Book for Girls is the manual for everything that girls need to know -- and that doesn't mean sewing buttonholes! Whether it's female heroes in history, secret note-passing skills, science projects, friendship bracelets, double dutch, cats cradle, the perfect cartwheel or the eternal mystery of what boys are thinking, this book has it all. But it's not just a guide to giggling at sleepovers -- although that's included, of course! Whether readers consider themselves tomboys, girly-girls, or a little bit of both, this book is every girl's invitation to adventure. | $23.00 |
| Dreamer of Dune | Chronicles the life of Frank Herbert, the author of "Dune", one of the most popular science fiction novels every written | $16.00 |
| Elizabeth's London | Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-328) and index. Explores the details of everyday life in London during the reign of Queen Elizabeth, from 1558 to 1603, discussing building methods, interior decor, gardens, clothing styles, food and drink, education, games, religious tolerance, attitudes toward immigrants, poverty management, and other topics. | $17.00 |
| Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era | Spanning the era from the end of Reconstruction (1877) to 1920, the entries of this reference were chosen with attention to the people, events, inventions, political developments, organizations, and other forces that led to significant changes in the U.S. in that era. | $299.00 |
| Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, 3 Vol. | the first such work to examine the anthropological , sociological , historical, economic and scientific theoris of race and racism in the modern era. The set delves in to the historic origins of ideas of race and racism and exzplores their social and scientifixc consequences. | $345.00 |
| The eureka! moment | Describes one hundred major twentieth-century breakthroughs in several areas of science, including the discovery of penicillin, Einstein's theory of relativity, and the work that led to the contraceptive pill. | $33.00 |
| Executed on a technicality | Attorney David Dow reveals the profound injustices death row inmates endure, presenting the true stories of some of his clients who have been wrongly accused of crimes and put to death on technicalities. | $22.00 |
| For One More Day | After years of drinking, being rejected by his wife and daughter, and a suicide attempt, ex-baseball star Charley Benetto returns to his childhood home where he encounters the ghost of his mother, who tells him family secrets and guides him in making his life better. | $14.50 |
| Germ killers | Explains what disease is, what causes it, and how it is spread; discusses natural defenses, drugs, and treatments; looks at how advances in modern medicine have worked to cure disease; and considers future developments in the ongoing fight against disease. | $30.00 |
| Healthy Living, 3 vol. | Help students develop good habits with this 3-vol. set that covers many aspects of a healthy lifestyle. Volumes include: Vol. 1: Nutrition, Exercise, and Environmental Health; Vol. 2: Medicine and Healthcare; Vol. 3: Mental Health and Self-Esteem. | $91.50 |
| History in dispute, v.1 | The Cold War | |
| Infectious fungi | Presents an introduction to a wide range of infectious fungi, explaining what they are and how they work, as well as providing information on their symptoms, ailments, and treatment options | $26.50 |
| International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 8 Vol. | The entirely new Iedition covers scholarship and fields that have emerged and matured since the publication of the original edition. The set meets the needs of high school and college students as it highlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research and features nearly 3,000 entirely new articles and important biographies contributed by thousands of scholars on a wide array of global topics, including: achievement testing, censorship, personality measurement, aging, income distribution, foreign aid (political and economic aspects), food (world problems, consumption patterns), cultural adaptation, comparative health-care systems, terrorism, political correctness, agricultural innovation, legislation of morality, sexual violence and exploitation, white collar crime. | $1,050.00 |
| The Internet : opposing viewpoints | Contains a collection of essays that examine issues related to the Internet, discussing the effect of the Internet on society and American institutions, whether or not the Internet should be regulated, and the future of the communication technology | $20.00 |
| Invisible enemies | The story of man's fight against seven major dangerous diseases including smallpox, leprosy, plague, tuberculosis, malaria, cholera, and AIDS. | $16.25 |
| King of the mild frontier Crutcher, | Chris Crutcher, author of young adult novels such as "Ironman" and "Whale Talk," as well as short stories, tells of growing up in Cascade, Idaho, and becoming a writer. | $15.25 |
| A look at Mercury | Describes the discovery and observation of the planet nearest the sun, Mercury, including the findings of the Mariner 10 fly-by mission of 1974-75. | $19.00 |
| Love my rifle more than you | The author describes what it meant to her to be a woman soldier serving her country in a war zone, and shares the danger and death around her, interaction with the local people, and criticism against the inefficiencies and errors of the military | $14.00 |
| My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned By Becoming a Freshman | An Anthropology professor enrolls as an undergraduate to learn more about the lives of college students today.(pb) | $14.00 |
| New genetics | Presents an overview of the history of genetics, providing a look at how advances in science impact society, including an examination of the pioneering work of Gregor Mendel in the nineteenth century and the research conducted on embryonic stem cells. | $36.00 |
| Once upon a quinceanera : coming of age in the USA | Explores a Latina girl's coming of age ceremony, discussing the origins and cultural importance of a quinceanera and providing insight into the financial and social implications of a quince party. | $22.00 |
| The Palestinians and the disputed territories | Presents fifteen primary and secondary sources on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, covering such topics as the Palestinian Resistance Movement, the Oslo Peace Accords, and the twenty-first century increase in suicide bombings. Includes writings by Yasser Arafat, Ariel Sharon, and Hamas, as well as several journalists. | $25.00 |
| Ray Bradbury | Examines the life and career of Ray Bradbury, author of over five hundred works of science fiction and fantasy | $21.00 |
| Secrets of a Civil War submarine | Tells the story of the "H. L. Hunley," the Confederate submarine that in 1864 became the first to ever sink an enemy ship but lay missing on the ocean floor for more than a century, describing its creation, its discovery, skeletons and objects found onboard, and facial reconstructions of several crew members by forensic anthropologists. | $15.25 |
| Sports injuries information for teens | Provides teen-specific information about sports injuries, discussing emergency treatment, describing sports injuries commonly suffered by teens, and discussing rehabilitation and physical therapy, prevention, sports nutrition, and safety. | $60.00 |
| Stealing Lincoln's Body | On the night of the presidential election in 1876, a gang of counterfeiters out of Chicago attempted to steal the entombed embalmed body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom. This rousing story of hapless con men, intrepid federal agents, and ordinary Springfield citizens who honored their native son by keeping a valuable, burdensome secret for decades offers a riveting glimpse into late-nineteenth-century America, and underscores that truth really is sometimes stranger than fiction. | $21.00 |
| Steroids, sports, and body image | Discusses steroids' harmful effects on the body, the reasons people turn to steroids, the use of steroids by athletes, and proposed solutions to the problem of steroid use. | $21.00 |
| Supreme Court Drama, 4 vol | This set provides exciting details on key events, people and outcomes of 150 major Supreme Court decisions that have had a significant impact on American society. The set contains 150 illustrations with cases arranged under topical overview essays. | $119.00 |
| This Saint's for You | there's a patron saint for everyone. The author descries the lives of more than 300 saints and explains how for example, St. Barbara became the holy embodiement of explosives. | Purchased |
| To the flag : the unlikely history of the pledge of allegiance | While the Pledge of Allegiance is second nature to many of us, Ellis's sociohistorical study reveals it to be the ultimate American paradox: a poem intended to unite the people instead has shown us to be a nation sharply divided over our own self-image. | $32.00 |
| The tragic history of the Japanese-American internment camps | Examines the sad history of the Japanese-American internment camps, including adapting to the American lifestyle before Pearl Harbor, life and the conditions inside the camps, and creating a new life after leaving the camps" | $26.00 |
| Voices of war | A collection of intertwining stories from the Veterans History Project that create an eyewitness record of America at war in the twentieth century. | $26.50 |
| What this Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery and the Civil War | Letters written by hundreds of soldiers from the North and South provide a comprehensive account of how both Union and Confederate soldiers felt about the Civil War, how many on both sides eventually identified slavery as the root cause, and how the conflict changed the fabric of the nation. | $25.00 |
| When will I stop hurting? | Presents first-hand accounts from teens who have experienced the loss of a loved one, explains the grief process and the emotions involved, discusses types of loss and their consequences, and offers suggestions for handling bereavement. | $34.75 |
| Who am I without him? : | Presents twelve short stories about teenage girls struggling with issues of self-worth | $10.50 |
| A wreath for Emmett Till | This illustrated poetry collection eulogizes Emmett Till, an African American man who was killed in a brutal, racially motivated lynching in 1955. | |
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| The Aeneid | Virgil's epic poem describing the fall of Troy and the legendary origin of Rome in English prose | $13.75 |
| American writers | Presents alphabetized biographical profiles of more than 260 American novelists, short story writers, poets, dramatists, essayists, and nonfiction authors of diverse ethnicity from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century, providing further reading lists for each; and includes three subject indexes. | $60.00 |
| The best American poetry | Selects and presents the seventy-five best American poems of 2005, including works by Adrienne Rich, John Ashbery, Kay Ryan, and Tony Hoagland. | $26.50 |
| The Brontes, A to Z | The Brontës A to Z is an indispensable, easy-to-use reference to the world of the Brontë family: sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne; their brother, Branwell; and their father, Patrick. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including correspondence, reviews, biographical studies, and the texts themselves, this book covers the Brontës' literary influences and achievements, personal history, and critical reception. | $59.50 |
| The Crucible | Presents the text of the Arthur Miller play about the hysteria that gripped Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 after a vengeful teenager leveled an accusation of witchcraft against her employer. | $8.50 |
| The Facts on File Companion to 19th Century British Poetry | This encyclopedic guide includes over 500 clearly written A-to-Z entries, ranging in length from 500 to 2,000 words. Entries provide concise, authoritative information on particular poems, poets, and subjects, many of which are studied in high school and college courses | $68.50 |
| The Facts on File Companion to 20th century American Poetry | This encyclopedic guide includes approximately 500 clearly written A-to-Z entries, ranging in length from 500 to 2,000 words. Entries provide concise, authoritative information on particular poems, poets, and subjects, many of which are studied in high school and college courses | $59.50 |
| The Facts on File Companion to the 20th Century World Novel, 2 Vol | The Facts On File Companion to the World Novel, 1900 to the Present is a new two-volume reference guide featuring more than 600 entries on the world’s greatest novels and novelists, including everything from acknowledged classics to the best of contemporary fiction. Written in a clear, engaging style with contributions from literary scholars around the world, this appealing work is an essential tool for students of great literature. The analyses of novels and biographies of authors are complemented by appendixes including a bibliography and a list of writers by geographic region | $127.00 |
| The Facts on File Companion to the French Novel | Written in a clear, accessible style, this is the only reference book of its kind to analyze the genre as a whole. A detailed introduction surveys the history of the French novel and discusses emerging trends. More than 550 in-depth entries, ranging from 300 to 2,500 words, cover novelists including Dumas, Voltaire, Flaubert, Proust, Camus, and Sartre, and novels such as The Three Musketeers, Candide, Les Misérables, Remembrance of Things Past (In Search of Lost Time), and The Plague | $68.50 |
| The Facts on File dictionary of cliches | Contains alphabetically arranged entries that explain the meaning, history, origin and usage of over 4,000 cliches | $46.00 |
| Bukowski and the Beats | Examines the life and work of poet and novelist Charles Bukowski, focusing on his relationship with the group of literary artists known as the Beats, and includes an interview the author conducted with Bukowski and his wife, Linda, as well as a selection of photographs and drawings. | $15.00 |
| Critical Companion to Arthur Miller | This accessible volume covers his entire canon, including plays, screenplays, fiction, short stories, and poetry, as well as many of his important essays and critical pieces. Also included are detailed entries on literary, theatrical, and personal figures important to Miller; key terms and topics connected to his work; and various theatrical companies and places with which he has been associated. | $68.50 |
| Cyclopedia of young adult authors | Contains a collection of alphabetically arranged entries that provide brief biographical sketches of well known young adult authors, including information on their most important work, a summary of what makes the author noteworthy, and a discussion of the author's life and work | |
| Dear Scott, dearest Zelda | Personal letters between F.Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda chronicle the couple's relationship through her mental illness, his career lows, and her institutional confinement | $16.00 |
| Desolate angel : Jack Kerouac | A biography of Jack Kerouac, the author who was one of the catalysts for a radical change in American literature, culture, and life-styles. | $15.75 |
| George Eliot | Chronicles the life of Victorian writer George Eliot, discussing why she was cast into social exile, how her literary success allowed her to overcome society's disapproval, and what events influenced her writings | $18.00 |
| Hans Christian Andersen : | Chronicles the life of nineteenth-century Danish children's author Hans Christian Andersen, drawing from diaries, letters, and other primary sources. | $20.00 |
| Harlem : a poem | A poem celebrating the people, sights, and sounds of Harlem | $15.25 |
| History in Literature | This valuable reference helps readers understand the historical context of 20th-century literary works. Arranged A to Z by historical event, the book allows readers to compare the factual details of an event, period, or life to the literary treatment and understand how history is used for literary purposes. Each entry provides a description of the historical topic, followed by a discussion of the literature it inspired. | $41.50 |
| A kick in the head | Presents an illustrated collection of poems which showcases twenty-nine different poetic forms, each with a brief definition | $14.00 |
| Leaves of grass | Presents the ninth, or "Deathbed," edition of nineteenth-century American poet Walt Whitman's classic collection of more than three hundred poems, "Leaves of Grass." | $10.25 |
| Literary Movements for Students | Gr 9 Up-The substantial slices of Western literary history (with a focus on the U.S. and England) served up here will help readers understand works in context. An average of 12 pages is devoted to each movement, allowing for both detail and overview. Sections on origins, representative authors and works, themes, style, offshoots, historical background, critical assessment, an original critical essay, and an excerpt from a standard critical piece comprise each entry. | $108.50 |
| Mixed: An Anthology of Short Fiction on the Multiracial Experience | A collection of short stories about what is means to be multiracial from well-known authors.(PB) | $16.00 |
| Pomes all sizes | A collection of poems by beat generation author Jack Kerouac, written between 1954 and 1965 about Mexico, Tangier, Berkeley, the Bowery, God, drugs, and other topics | $13.50 |
| Sixty odd : new poems | A fifth collection of poems by author Ursula Le Guin. | $13.00 |
| A student's guide to Herman Melville | Provides background on nineteenth-century American author Herman Melville's life and analyzes several of his novels, short stories, and works of poetry, including "Moby-Dick," "Bartleby the Scrivener," "Billy Budd," and "Clarel." | $22.00 |
| A student's guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne | Contains a guide to several of Nathaniel Hawthorne's works, including "The Scarlet Letter," "The House of the Seven Gables," and several of his short stories, and includes his major influences and themes, and the plots and literary devices he used in each writing | $22.00 |
| Thomas Hardy A to Z | Contains over seven hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on the life and work of nineteenth-century English novelist Thomas Hardy, covering his family and friends, fictional characters, significant places, and other topics. Includes chronologies and illustrations. | $59.50 |
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| The book of Dead Days | A magician named Valerian has only the days between Christmas and New Years to save his own life after making a pact with the devil years before and seeks the help of a servant boy and an orphan girl named Willow. | $8.00 |
| Enemy of the People | ||
| Inkheart | Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father Mo, a bookbinder, can "read" fictional characters to life when an evil ruler named Capricorn, freed from the novel "Inkheart" years earlier, tries to force Mo to release an immortal monster from the story | $13.00 |
| Inkspell | When Dustfinger finds a crooked storyteller who can read him back to Inkscape, he leaves his apprentice Farid behind; but Farid seeks out Meggie and the two follow him back into the enchanted book | $16.00 |
| Light on snow : a novel | Twelve-year-old Nicky Dillon, still dealing with the loss of her mother and baby sister two years earlier, and her grieving father's sudden decision to move to an isolated New England farmhouse, takes further steps into the adult world when she and her dad find an abandoned newborn clinging to life in the woods near their home, and later come to know the young mother and learn her story. | $13.00 |
| Lisey's Story | The latest Stephen King thriller, in which celebrated author Lisey Debusher Landon sets out to sort through her husbands papers, two years after his death, and finds herself drawn into the nightmare world where he got his inspiration. |
$21.00 |
| Native Son | ||
| The Natural | A superior novel that takes baseball to another plane | |
| The Pirates! | Humorous pirate tales featuring the wayward Pirate Captain.(pb) | $10.00 |
| Playing for Pizza | $27.00 |
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| Pillars of Fire | The Pillars of the Earth sweeps through four decades of 12th Century England drawing the listener into the raw, flamboyant middle ages. It is a shining saga of good and evil, treachery and intrigue, violence and beauty. Not-so-noble knights, righteous heroes, valiant heroines and both virtuous and immoral men of God highlight this story. | $19.00 |
| The ruling class | Sick of being bullied and harassed, a new girl at a wealthy suburban Dallas high school plots revenge on the girls in the ruling clique | |
| Rash | Comic future world in which everything that might be dangerous is regulated, (French fries, football, etc.) | $13.00 |
| The Scarlet Pimpernel | The classic adventure novel in which Sir Percy Blakeney defies French revolutionaries in order to save innocent men and women from being put to death in the guillotine, and includes background information, a chronology of the author's life and work, explanatory notes, critical analyses, and other study aids. | $11.00 |
| The Sun Also Rises | Focuses on a "lost generation" of Americans who fought in France during World War I and who expatriated themselves from America after the war. | $14.50 |
| Watership Down | This novel is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the harrowing trials posed by predators and adversaries, to a mysterious promised land and a more perfect society. | $13.00 |
| When my name was Keoko | With national pride and occasional fear, a brother and sister face the increasingly oppressive occupation of Korea by Japan during World War II, which threatens to suppress Korean culture entirely. | $6.25 |
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| Angela's Ashes | Open your heart to the author's unforgettable, Pulitzer Prize-winning story, in his own voice, of growing up in Depression-era Ireland. It's a tale of struggle, love, and triumph. The movie features Emily Watson. | $50.95 |
| Animal Farm and 1984 | In the political classic Animal Farm, a bold struggle among the animals attempts to transform the farm into a democratic society. Orwell's 1984 – a tale of an all-powerful, malicious government monitoring every movement of its citizens – is a forceful, astonishing work. | $33.95 |
| Black Boy | This devastating autobiography of childhood and youth in the Jim Crow South is unsparing and eloquent. A classic work of American literature and an important document of the Black experience. | $40.95 |
| Brave New World | Huxley's masterpiece, now on CD. Cloning, feel-good drugs, anti-aging programs – this compelling classic raises ethical issues that are still quite pertinent. As one man fights for freedom, dignity, and love in an increasingly technological world, another who is "uncivilized" throws utopia into chaos. "An excellent performance of a classic and prescient 20th-century novel." | $38.95 |
| Dawn | In British-controlled Palestine, Elisha, a young Holocaust survivor, is commanded to execute an English officer at dawn. Elisha wrestles with guilt, ghosts, and God as he waits for the appointed hour of assassination. An eloquent meditation on the compromises and sacrifices that humans make when they murder other humans. Second in the Night trilogy. | $15.99 |
| The Deerslayer | The first of the Leatherstocking Tales, although the last to be written. Young woodsman Natty Bumppo, also called Deerslayer, lives in upstate New York in the early 1740s. A man of courage and moral certainty, he emerges from tribal warfare with nobility as pure and proud as the wilderness whose fierce beauty and freedom have claimed his heart. | $116.20 |
| Don Quixote | This new translation resonates with 21st-century listeners. First published in 1605, this adventure brings to life two beloved characters: Don Quixote and his faithful squire Sancho Panza. Obsessed with chivalrous ideas, they roam the world to defend the helpless and destroy the wicked. Audie Award finalist | $80.99 |
| A Farewell to Arms | The best American novel to emerge from WWI is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his love for an English nurse. Hemingway's frank portrayal of their love, caught in the inexorable sweep of war,glows with an intensity unrivaled in modern literature. It is a farewell to an attitude and a time that would never come again. | $40.95 |
| Founding Brothers | These distinguished thinkers surely thought of themselves as a brotherhood. Ellis's close examination of the generation of the American Revolution focuses on Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson, and Madison. Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for history | $40.99 |
| Great Expectations | This classic gem tells the story of Pip, orphaned and raised in humble surroundings but with dreams of grandeur. In love with a beautiful but elusive girl, he is transformed by a chance encounter into a man of deep character | $35.35 |
| Gulliver's Travels | Ahoy! Four voyages with Lemuel Gulliver, an English ship's surgeon, take you to Lilliput, Brobdingnag, an island that floats in the sky, and a land where animals are shaped like men. The fabulous inhabitants of these lands tax Gulliver's wit and endurance to the limit. A biting, ribald satire disguised as a fantastic journey. | $28.99 |
| The House on Mango Street | An eloquent coming-of-age classic about a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes joyous, it's the story of Esperanza coming into her power and inventing for herself what she will become. | $15.99 |
| Jane Eyre | This unconventional 19th-century love story is one of the most memorable ever written. One of the finest novels in English literature, its social, religious, and feminist insights provoked controversy when first published. Plain-looking, intelligent Jane was a new kind of fictional heroine, while gruff, reserved Rochester was a far cry from the typical hero. | $112.98 |
| Julius Caesar | The skies over ancient Rome blaze with terrifying portents, and soothsayers warn Julius Caesar, a brilliant politician at the height of his power and popularity, of approaching doom. As conspiracy swirls around the great leader, Shakespeare explores the deep repercussions of political murder on the human heart. A stirring drama of honor versus ambition. | $26.00 |
| Night | A devastating memoir of a teenager caught in the grip of the Holocaust. Penetrating, powerful, and personal, it awakens the shocking memory of evil at its absolute and carries with it the unforgettable message that this horror must never be allowed to happen again. An Oprah Book Club pick by the Nobel laureate | $40.95 |
| Of Mice and Men | The timeless story of George and Lennie, two California ranch hands who drift from job to job, always hoping for a place of their own. But their hopes go astray, like the best-laid plans of mice and men. The Nobel Prize laureate's first masterpiece. | Purchased |
| A Passage to India | A hot day, the mysterious Marabar caves, an Englishwoman, and an Indian doctor provide the explosive ingredients for a shocking story about the glory days of British rule in India. What really happened that day in the caves? This classic paints a troubling portrait of colonialism at its worst | $38.95 |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | A Faustian tale of love, murder, thwarted revenge, and justice. A decadent young man sells his soul to the devil in exchange for eternal youth, only to be tormented by his moral decay reflected in his aging portrait. Wilde's only full-length novel combines sparkling wit, social satire, and indulgently luxurious description with heavy intensity | $88.25 |
| A Separate Peace | The specter of approaching adulthood, both welcome and frightening, looms in this classic coming-of-age novel, winner of numerous awards. Knowles' parable of two friends at boarding school during WWII is one of the most starkly moving stories ever written about the dark forces that brood over the tortured world of adolescence. Provides a startling insight into war and youth. | $45.95 |
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| Gettysburg | Based on the novel The killer angels by Michael Shaara."The Battle of Gettysburg" documentary, production featurettes, interview gallery, theatrical trailer, and Maps of the battlefield featurette. A fictional account of four days in July, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg discussing tactics, plans and preparations for battle from both the Northern and Southern points of view. | $18.00 |
| Glory | Based on the books "Lay this laurel" by Lincoln Kirstein and "One gallant rush" by Peter Burchard and the letters of Robert Gould Shaw.;Originally produced as a motion picture in 1989.;Side A is widescreen format, side B is standard format.;Includes theatrical trailer.;Academy Award winner, Best supporting actor (Denzel Washington).A fictionalized account of the Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry, the first regiment of northern black soldiers to fight in the Civil War. | $18.00 |
| The Great Gatsby | Presents an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel which chronicles the empty lives of an elegant, equivocal, man of means who is enthralled with an evasive, self-indulgent woman. | $14.00 |
| Red Badge of Courage | Young Union soldier Henry Fleming matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war. | $25.00 |
| To Kill a Mockingbird | Based on the novel by Harper Lee.;Includes Fearful symmetry : the making of "To kill a mockingbird," audio commentary with director Robert Mulligan and producer Alan Pakula, production notes, cast and filmmakers, and theatrical trailer. A girl growing up in a small southern town | Purchased |
| The Vietnam War | The History Channel presents a comprehensive look at this controversial war using rare footage from CBS News archives and interviews with historians and vetereans. Reveals military and political strategies from the first moments of the war through the eventual U.S. withdrawal and beyond. | $29.95 |
| 7 Days in September | This compelling documentary captures the events of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks and their aftermath by using a collage of footage shot by amateur and professional filmmakers on the streets of New York City | $19.95 |
| Dear America: Letters Home From Vietnam | Presents true stories of American soldiers who served in the Vietnam War. The program combines home movies,archival news footage and previously classified military footage with excerpts from actural soldiers' letters read by a cast of celebrity voices. | $19.95 |
| Good Night and Good Luck | George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr. and Frank Langella star in this depiction of the showdown between Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy during the 1950's. | $19.95 |
