SEDARIS, DAVID
DRESS YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM - DAB 00006
Picaresque collection of essays by gay public radio commentator and bestselling author of Me Talk Pretty One Day. Author recalls memorable episodes from his life including trick-or-treating, vacationing with his family, finding work, and living in Paris. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2004 Adult Non-Fiction
SPEARE, ELIZABETH GEORGE
THE BRONZE BOW - DAB 00061
A young Jew joins a brutal band of outlaws to avenge the Rom. Juvenile Fiction
STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS
KIDNAPPED - DAB 00033
David Balfour whose father dies leaving him with nothing to live on, goes to live with a cruel and miserly uncle. The uncle attempts to have the boy killed and then has him kidnapped and taken to sea. The ship is wrecked and the novel follows David and his friend Alan as they journey across the Highlands through numerous dangers. 1886. Young Adult Fiction
SUN-TZU
THE ART OF WAR - DAB 00049
Written before Alexander the Great was born, this Chinese treatise on war has become one of the most influential works on the subject. Read widely in the east since its appearance 2500 years ago, The Art of War first came to the West with a French Jesuit in 1782. It has been studied by generals from Napoleon to Rommel and it is still required reading in most military academies of the world. Adult Non-Fiction
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