D Day, June 6, 1944.
From an interview with Supreme Commander General Eisenhower in 1964 through the recollections of hundreds of Allied and German veterans, a military historian reconstructs the most decisive day of World War 2. Some strong language. RC 38858, BR 9541.

The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation.
Inspired by their 2,350 mile steamboat journey on the Mississippi, noted historians Ambrose and Brinkley present the watershed's regional history in a national context. Chronicling its exploration and settlement from the 1803 Louisiana Purchase, they discuss the river's influence on literary masters and jazz legends and its place in Black history. Jointly written with Douglas G. Brinkley. RC 56583.

To America.
Historian intersperses his personal story with reflections on American history. His topics include the transcontinental railroad, World War 2, Native Americans, Vietnam, civil rights, and women's rights. Also describes well known persons such as Washington, Lincoln, Lewis and Clark, Nixon, and Eisenhower. RC 55747, BR 14637.

Driving Blind.
Seventeen new short stories and four previously published mostly centering on seemingly ordinary, everyday events. In the title story "Driving Blind," a hooded stranger drives a new car into town, but it is a young, new friend who understands what the hood really means. RC 45011.

Fahrenheit 451.
Social satire set in the future, when owning or reading books is a crime. Guy Montag, the fireman hero, becomes a fugitive when he succumbs to temptation. Some strong language. RC 34963, BR 15332.

I Sing the Body Electric! And Other Stories.
Short stories about subjects as diverse as progress, history, the future, robots, fairies, the supernatural, and physical fitness. RC 47304.

Something Wicked This Way Comes.
Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade, both thirteen, are fascinated by the carnival that comes to their small town. But after a series of frightening events, the boys realize there is something sinister about the show and its owner. RC 50233, BR 12583.

Blacks.
Brooks, the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, served as Consultant in Poetry for the Library of Congress in 1985 and 1986. This collection of her work includes the complete texts of " A Street in Bronzeville," "Annie Allen," "Maud Martha," "The Bean Eaters," and "In the Mecca," and selections from "Primer for Blacks," "Beckonings," "To Disembark," and "The Near-Johannesburg Boy." RC 30666, BR 8073.

Ghost of a Chance.
A cautionary fantasy tale about humankind, religion, and the environment. In the 1700s, Captain Mission founds a settlement on the coast of Madagascar. His strict laws to protect nature classify the killing of lemurs as a capital crime. But the destruction of a mysterious stone temple discovered by Mission wrecks the future of the gentle beasts and leaves a horrible legacy. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. BR 10674.

Junky.
Fiftieth anniversary edition of the author's semi-autobiographical novel. Beginning in 1945, depicts Burroughs's early years as a drug addict and homosexual and details habits of various postwar urban subcultures in the United States and Mexico. Includes a comprehensive introduction, auxiliary texts, previously omitted chapters, and lost passages. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. RC 58941.

Naked Lunch.
Graphic, postmodern satire depicting a world of drug addicts, narcotics police, ward psychologists, and sex through the altered perceptions of a delirious junkie. This is a new edition restoring some passages from Burroughs' original manuscript published in 1959 that were omitted in later editions. Explicit descriptions of sex, strong language, and some violence. RC 57547.

The Big Sleep.
A nightmare story of degeneracy in southern California, in which two Hollywood heiresses become mixed up in blackmail and murder. A Philip Marlowe Mystery. Series Code MARL. Strong language. RC 32657, BR 8653.

Killer in the Rain.
Eight short stories originally published in pulp magazines. Featured is a hard-boiled private investigator looking for justice. In the title piece the nameless protagonist tries to salvage a client's love life. Some violence and some strong language. RC 56541.

The Lady in the Lake.
A swaggering businessman hires Philip Marlowe to find his wife, who has been missing for a month. She sent her husband a note to say she was running off to remarry, but her "intended" denies seeing her. When a woman's body is pulled from the lake where the wife had been staying and the caretaker's wife also turns out to be missing, Marlowe begins expertly piecing the puzzle together. A Philip Marlowe Mystery. Series Code MARL. Some strong language and some violence. RC 42315, BR 14665.

The Awakening and Selected Stories.
First published in 1899, The Awakening is a novel about a liberated young woman who rebels against the constraints of marriage and engages in extramarital love. The results are disastrous, in the book and on the career of the author. In an introduction to the novel and the twelve short stories in this collection, the editor reflects on Chopin's continuing impact on feminist literature. RC 33806, BR 8894.

A Vocation and A Voice.
This small collection of stories was canceled by a publisher in 1900, following the public's hostile reaction to Chopin's The Awakening. One of her recurrent themes is women who are independent, naive, victimized, aggressive, and full of dreams. Themes of music, love and nature also appear in many stories. But her characters, like her idol, Guy de Maupassant, seem to have an obsession with madness. Some strong language. RC 33561.

Casa Madrone.
Pretty Mallory Bookever arrives in San Francisco to marry one of the city's wealthiest men. However, before the ceremony can ensue, the city is ravaged by the earthquake of 1906, and during the confusion Mallory's fiance is murdered. The horrified young woman realizes she must solve the crime or become the next victim. RC 17223, BR 4994.

The Unknown Quantity.
Sarah does not know why she let Arthur, her husband, talk her into the deception. He said he needed to go away secretly, and that James Dixon, who looks exactly like him, would stay with her and act as his double. It all becomes a nightmare when a body is discovered in the lake and Sarah is accused of her husband's murder. RC 44376.

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.
An unconventional first person account of a young man who takes on the responsibility of raising his eight-year-old brother, Toph, after both parents die of cancer. Amid frequent digressions, the author recalls their family dynamics, his aspirations to become a writer, and an experimental 'zine, Might. Strong language. RC 49737.

You Shall Know Our Velocity.
After losing his best friend in a car accident and then falling into money, Will Chmielewski attempts a weeklong flight around the world with his buddy Hand to give away $32,000. During their unusual journey from Chicago to Senegal, Will comes to terms with mortality. Strong language. RC 56228.

The Virgin Suicides.
The neighborhood boys are obsessed with the five Lisbon sisters. The boys are attending the strict Lisbons' first party when thirteen-year-old, Cecilia Lisbon succeeds on her second attempt to kill herself. They are on hand again a year later when the other sisters follow Cecilia's lead. Even after the boys become men, they still try to sort out what happened and why. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. WOD 738, BR 9600.

Flappers and Philosophers.
Eight short stories about young people at the beginning of the twentieth century. In "The Cut-Glass Bowl," a woman receives an impressive wedding gift from a former beau. In "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," some words of advice on gaining self-confidence and attracting men have unexpected repercussions. RC 47877.

The Great Gatsby.
Against the glitter and recklessness of the Jazz Age, Jay Gatsby makes a desperate attempt to recapture the past and, along with it, the love of Daisy Buchanan. Amid extravagant parties at Gatsby's palatial estate, his neighbor narrates the story of his obsession with the American dream. This critical edition draws on Fitzgerald's original manuscript. RC 55714, BR 11057.

Tender Is the Night.
An American psychiatrist, studying in Europe in the 1920s, falls in love with a beautiful, wealthy patient in this novel about wealthy American expatriates. In their marriage, he reacts against her great dependence on him as both husband and doctor before he realizes his equal dependence on her. RC 18133, BR 11055.

The Corrections.
Because her husband, Alfred, has Parkinson's disease, elderly Midwestern housewife Enid Lambert seeks to gather her grown children for one last Christmas together. But unhappily married banker Gary, recently fired professor Chip, and bisexual chef Denise have other ideas. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. RC 53073, BR 13651.

How to Be Alone.
Thirteen essays on life in a fast paced, media saturated society. Franzen observes the lack of privacy and persistent loneliness of the individual despite technological advances and increased consumerism. Describes his father's Alzheimer's disease, his brief stint in Oprah's Book Club, and even the stigma of being a cigarette smoker. BR 14878.

Strong Motion.
Environmental issues, abortion rights, and religious freedom are featured in the story of Louis Holland, 23, whose mother inherits a fortune in Sweeting-Aldren stock following a Boston earthquake. Louis vows the money will have no effect on him, and it does not until he meets Renee Seitchek, a seismologist who believes the earthquake and subsequent tremors were caused by Sweeting-Aldren. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. RC 35284.

The Arizona Clan.
Cowboy Dodge Mercer finds work on an Arizona ranch owned by the Lilleys. The close knit family contends with debt, the ill effects of moonshine, and the antics of thieving Buck Hathaway, who is pursuing young Nan Lilley. Dodge vows to help after he himself falls in love with Nan. RC 59829.

The Camp Robber and Other Stories.
Collection of six western short stories. In the title story, a new ranch hand, Wingfield, is accused when the payroll is missing. Wingfield follows tracks to a remote cabin to find not only the stolen money but also a missing piece of his life. RC 49196.

The Fugitive Trail.
Falsely accused of robbing a bank, Bruce Lockheart takes to the trail with his lover, pursued by a relentless Texas Ranger. Even as Lockheart keeps his faith in justice being done, he must foreswear his oath never to kill a lawman. Some strong language. RC 49230.

Gravedigger.
In investigating a suspicious death claim for his insurance company, self-styled "aging homosexual" detective Dave Brandstetter has the unusual problem of finding the claimant. A disbarred lawyer and ex-convict claims his daughter was one of the victims of a murderous cult leader in California, but then disappears. A Dave Brandstetter Mystery. Series Code BRAN. Strong language. RC 19875.

Nightwork.
California insurance sleuth Dave Brandstetter, a tough homosexual, looks into the death of a truck driver whose vehicle plunges in flames off a mountain road at midnight. Brandstetter's investigation uncovers an explosive device attached to the truck, a shady network for trucking toxic wastes, and a battered, cheating wife. A Dave Brandstetter Mystery. Series Code BRAN. RC 23503.

A Farewell to Arms.
Romance between American lieutenant Frederic Henry, who is in the ambulance service in Italy during World War 1, and the English nurse Catherine Barkley, who tends him when he is wounded. When Catherine becomes pregnant, she refuses to marry Frederic. RC 49506, BR 12510. Also available as a descriptive video, DV 297.

For Whom the Bell Tolls.
American Robert Jordan has joined the Republicans fighting against the Fascists during the Spanish civil war. He is on a mission to destroy a strategically located bridge with the help of a band of guerillas. At their camp he falls in love with Maria, a young torture victim. Some violence. RC 49108, BR 12455.

Green Hills of Africa.
Account of an African big game hunting expedition in 1933 that included Hemingway and his wife, Pauline. Describes their adventures on the Serengeti Plain near Mount Kilimanjaro. RC 49481, BR 12659.

The Old Man and the Sea.
An elderly Cuban fisherman hooks a giant marlin after 85 days without a single catch. Then he fights a losing battle with sharks who deprive him of his triumph. RC 53792 BR 10599.

The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes.
"What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like a raisin in the sun?" asks Langston Hughes in " Harlem [2]," one of 860 poems presented here. Others include "Aesthete in Harlem," " Beaumont to Detroit: 1943," "Blues on a Box," "Easy Boogie," "Prayer Meeting," and "Sunset-- Coney Island." Hughes often uses jazz rhythms to share the pain and joy of life in Black America from the 1920s to the mid-1960s. The collection is edited by Arnold Rampersad. RC 41265.

I Wonder As I Wander.
The African American poet recalls the 1930s in an autobiographical work. During this period he traveled extensively at home and abroad, meeting people from all walks of life. He writes here about amusing moments, difficult situations, racial injustice, and his intense interest in the world as he saw it. RC 40144.

Short Stories.
Forty-seven short stories by the noted African American author originally written between 1919 and 1963. The tales, arranged in chronological order, include those previously uncollected, such as his first stories, written while in high school, and other early works published in African American journals. Some strong language. RC 43646.

Eleven Short Plays.
A collection of one act plays by William Inge that includes: "To Bobolink, for Her Spirit," "People in the Wind," "A Social Event," "The Boy in the Basement," "The Tiny Closet," "Memory of Summer," "Bus Riley's Back in Town," "The Rainy Afternoon," "The Mall," "An Incident at the Standish Arms," and "The Strains of Triumph." RC 14223.

Splendor in the Grass.
A moving story of the joy and terror of awakening passion which shows how the love of a boy and girl can be perverted and twisted out of beauty and meaning by the corrupt values of their elders. WOD 502.

From Here to Eternity.
Army life in Hawaii before World War 2, centering on the conflict and bond between two men: Private First Class Prewitt, a bugler and unwilling ex-boxer, and First Sergeant Warden, who risks his career for an affair with his commanding officer's wife. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. RC 56319.

Thin Red Line.
A multi-level fictional chronicle of the amphibious military operation in the World War 2 Guadalcanal campaign. Explores the collective behavior of a wide and varied cross section of American military men, from the Big Brass who observe the strategy to the fighting men who carry out the battle plans without knowing or caring about them. RC 14614.

Whistle.
Examines the lives of four combat veterans from the same World War 2 infantry company who are shipped from the South Pacific to a Tennessee hospital for medical treatment. Conveys the spirit of wartime America. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. RC 12946.

Ann Vickers.
Biographical novel about a liberated woman who uses her intelligence and ability to lead social reform movements, yet remains true to her own instincts. The Pulitzer Prize winning author uses the feminist character of Ann Vickers to create an indictment of the American prison system and a satire on various movements and cults. RC 40317.

Arrowsmith.
Follows the scientific career of an inquisitive, dedicated physician from medical school and early practice to his work on a West Indian island and directorship of a medical institute. RC 12622.

Main Street.
Lewis, the first American to win the Nobel Prize in literature, portrays a small town in a novel that was to become a classic. An educated young woman with a taste for "highbrow" drama and a knack for town planning marries a doctor and begins a crusade against the narrow-mindedness of the natives of their Midwestern community, Gopher Prairie. RC 42189, BR 63.

Practical Demonkeeping.
Catch is a human-eating demon from hell whom Travis accidentally invoked about seventy years ago. Ever young Travis has been trying to devise a way to shake the pest ever since. When the traveling duo and an ancient genie enemy of Catch's hit Pine Cove, California, at the same time, the residents suspend their disbelief to prepare for a showdown. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. RC 36214.

Face Value.
Satirical novel takes a swipe at the media and the instant-celebrity syndrome of show business. Concerns the making of Robert Schein, an unknown standup comic, discovered and whimsically filmed by a local television culture-reporter. Things get out of hand when Schein is programmed to run for the Senate by an ultra-right-wing group. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. RC 15998.

Flags of Our Fathers with James Bradley.
Recounts the story of the six young marines who raised the flag at Iwo Jima during fierce combat on the obscure Japanese held island in 1945. Joint author Bradley, the son of one of the soldiers, recreates his father's experiences as well as those of the five men who fought beside him. RC 50264.

The Man Who Flew the Memphis Belle with Robert Morgan.
Reminiscences of a World War 2 ace pilot who became the first man to fly 25  missions over Europe in a B-17 Flying Fortress. Describes his childhood, the bombing missions, and the nationwide tour that was followed by more action in the Pacific. RC 53956.

White Town Drowsing.
The Pulitzer Prize winning commentator returns to his hometown of Hannibal, Missouri, and examines the place he finds and the place he remembers. A loving, wary evocation of small town America. RC 25377.

Bitter Harvest.
In 1995 the house of Kansas City physician Debora Green burned, causing the deaths of two of her three children. Signs of arson led to the arrest of Dr. Green, who was also suspected of trying to poison her estranged husband. Some strong language. RC 45728.

Every Breath You Take.
Account of the 1997 Florida murder of Sheila Bellush in front of her quadruplet toddlers. The killers were captured within weeks, but it took years to convict Sheila's ex-husband Allen Blackthorne of the crime. Reconstructs the life of the aberrant, cross-dressing multimillionaire. Some violence and some strong language. RC 53561.

Green River, Running Red.
Crime journalist analyzes the 22 year search for a serial killer who terrorized the Seattle area and murdered over fifty prostitutes. Traces the victims' lives while assessing the police investigation that led to Gary Ridgway's confession in 2003. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. RC 59828.

The Battle of Little Bighorn.
A study of Custer's 1876 defeat by the Sioux at Little Bighorn which analyzes the underlying causes of the army expedition and Native American convocation. BR 343.

Cheyenne Autumn.
Heartbreaking saga of a band of Cheyenne who in 1878 fled from Indian Territory, where they had been marched by the American army, to return to their native haunts in the Yellowstone. RC 24980.

Floating Dragon.
An unspeakable horror invades a suburban Connecticut commuter town. Four stalwart residents attuned to the shocking events emerge as heroes battling against the "Dragon." An occult novel with an eerie mixture of demonic possessions, hauntings, telepathy, ghosts, plague, murders, and suicides. Violence, some strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. RC 19202.

Ghost Story.
Novel of the supernatural set in a small town in upstate New York where four old friends meet to honor the tradition of the Chowder Society by drinking and trading ghost stories. Since the sudden death of a fifth member the year before, the remaining members share the same frightening nightmare of imminent death. Some strong language. RC 13843, BR 4623.

Lost Boy, Lost Girl.
Novelist Timothy Underhill returns to his hometown when his sister-in-law, Nancy, commits suicide. Then Nancy's fifteen-year-old son vanishes, presumably the victim of a serial killer. Searching for his nephew, Tim uncovers terrible secrets within an abandoned house. Strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some violence. RC 59061.

American Fried.
In his search for good American regional food, a gourmet critic and experienced cook visits and compares diners, roadhouses, and various down home restaurants. RC 8573.

Family Man.
The longtime writer and humorist from the New Yorker reminisces about family life with his wife and two daughters. Trillin remembers the little things that mean a lot, like school plays, and recalls events that made his children the center of his life. RC 48710.

With All Disrespect: More Uncivil Liberties.
Irreverent reflections on politics, bicycle accidents, investment opportunities (such as Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes), foreign relations, and other crucial matters. Trillin claims he is "firmly committed to the proposition that whoever is in power is exceedingly silly." Some strong language. RC 23179.

The Burden of Proof.
Attorney Alejandro Stern returns from Chicago, where he has been defending his brother-in-law Dixon Hartnell, who is under investigation by a federal grand jury. Stern discovers his wife of thirty years has committed suicide and, in his grief, must face his own and his family's deepest secrets. Strong language and explicit sex. RC 31032, BR 8244.

The Laws of Our Fathers.
A probation officer is arrested after his mother is killed in a drive-by shooting. The confusing case comes before Judge Sonny Klonsky, who knows the victim, the accused, and the defense attorney from her college days. As the trial progresses, Sonny also becomes reacquainted with an old beau. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. RC 43768.

Personal Injuries.
Greedy personal injury attorney Robbie Feaver is caught bribing judges in corrupt Kindle County. The FBI assigns agent Evon Miller to pose as his paralegal in the ensuing sting operation. Feaver's lawyer, George Mason, recounts events preceding the trial that leads to the eventual cleanup of the bench. Some strong language. RC 48865, BR 12406.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
A comprehensive edition of Twain's 1885 tale about a boy who runs away from home and floats down the Mississippi on a raft with an escaping slave. Includes four episodes originally deleted from the first edition, an introduction by Twain biographer Justin Kaplan, and an addendum of explanatory and interpretive notes. Strong language. RC 43591, BR 10687.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
The escapades and high jinks of schoolboy Tom Sawyer, who lives with his Aunt Polly in a small Missouri town on the Mississippi River. Tom angles for the affections of Becky Thatcher, runs away with Huck Finn and Joe Harper, and tells the truth when it matters. RC 53084, BR 11823.

The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain.
Sixty stories filled with folklore and wit span Twain's entire writing career and are arranged chronologically by publishing date from 1865 through 1916. Some entries, like "The Trials of Simon Erikson" and four other stories from Roughing It (RC 12437), are fictional yarns extracted from nonfiction works. Includes introduction by editor Charles Neider. RC 44119.

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.
Classic satire about a nineteenth-century New England factory worker who is knocked unconscious and transported back to the year 528. Hank Morgan awakens in King Arthur's court in Britain, where he attempts to improve living conditions by introducing modern inventions and democratic ideas. RC 52560, BR 13640.

Bagombo Snuff Box.
Twenty-three short stories previously published in magazines in the 1940s and 1950s, collected here for the first time. In the title piece, Eddie Laird, age 33, drops in to see his ex-wife eleven years after leaving her and tries his best to impress her, her second husband, and son. RC 48839.

Slaughterhouse-Five.
Based on the firebombing of Dresden in World War 2. The hero survives capture by the Germans to become a rich doctor in Ilium, New York, until he is kidnapped by a flying saucer. Strong language and violence. RC 28083, BR 1062.

The Bridge of San Luis Rey.
First published in 1927 and winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1928. This novel surveys the lives of five Peruvian travelers, victims of the collapse of a famous Incan bridge in 1714. Franciscan Brother Juniper, witness to the tragedy, weaves a story revealing how these people came together on the bridge at that final moment. Was it fate or was it an act of God? RC 41185, BR 3167.

The Cabala and the Woman of Andros.
An ironic novel concerning the decaying Italian nobility after World War 1 as seen through the eyes of a young American of staunch New England background who comes to Rome to study ancient ruins. RC 17679.

Our Town.
Set in a once-typical American town, Grover's Corners, New Hampshire. Daily life in the town, the courtship and wedding of George Gibbs and Emily Webb and, finally, the death of Emily, affirm the beauty and sadness of life. RC 12934. Also available as a descriptive video, DV 322.