Browse Sample Pages	The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Paperback)) by Brashares, Ann Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $8.95 Published: Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers, 2004 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Winter 2004 Children's Book Sense Pick "Hip, realistic, and smart, Second Summer is a sequel that really is better than the first. This time around, the girls delve into their feelings about their families, particularly their mothers, and find some things out about themselves in the process." --Sara Yu, Bank Street Bookstore, New York, NY
	Gilead by Robinson, Marilynne Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $23.00 Published: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2004 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. Number One BookSense Pick for December!!! "Robinson's deep and lovely novel is written as an old man's epistle to his young son. A third-generation minister, John Ames reflects deeply on the mysteries of faith, particularly as they pertain to his grandfather, who preached and practiced violence against slaveholders." --Terry Flynn, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, WA
Browse Sample Pages	The Birth of Venus by Dunant, Sarah Format:  Trade Paperback Price:  $15.00 Published: Random House Trade, 2004 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. "The Birth of Venus is devilishly seductive. You will quickly get caught up in the life of Alessandra Cecchi and the mystery, romance, sensuality, and politics of 1492 Florence. Precision plotting, well-defined characters, and sharp dialogue make this a standout novel for 2004!" --Emery Pinter, Chapter 11, Lawrenceville, GA
	The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker [With CDROM] by Mankoff, Robert, Remnick, David, Mankoff, Robert Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $60.00 Published: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2004 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. "This comic chronicle (with two CDs containing all the cartoons and profiles and mini-portfolios of key contributors) is the perfect gift for at least one person on everyone's list -- if you can finish browsing it by the time you have to wrap it in December." --Leslie Reiner, Inkwood Books, Tampa, FL
	Hello Kitty Everywhere! by Williamson, Kate, Soares, Maria, Butefish, Jennifer Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $14.95 Published: ABRAMS, 2004 Inventory Status: Special Order - Subject to Availability "This is the gift book for the twenty-something retro crowd. On each page, a haiku is matched to a Hello Kitty photo vignette. Kitty in the jungle; Kitty landing a plane; Kitty racing a car. From gardener to bride, astronaut to superhero, Kitty is everywhere in this delightful book." --Jodi Schneider, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA
	Night Fall by DeMille, Nelson Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $26.95 Published: Warner Books, 2004 Inventory Status: Out of Print   See all editions of this title. "Nelson DeMille proves his superiority in the thriller ranks with a story that is taut, exciting, and entirely appropriate for the modern world. This is a powerful work and raises moral questions, like all great fiction." --Bill Cusumano, Nicola's Books, Ann Arbor, MI
	Cheat and Charmer by Frank, Elizabeth Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $25.95 Published: Random House, 2004 Inventory Status: Special Order - Subject to Availability   See all editions of this title. "Two sisters live quite different lives during the McCarthy era in Hollywood, and we are observers of their most private and tormented struggles with marriage, sex, screenwriting, and life in the wake of blacklisting. Frank's novel is a rich and thought-provoking story." --Cyndy Gardner, Chapter One Book Store, Hamilton, MT
	Gilgamesh: A New English Version by Mitchell, Stephen Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $25.00 Published: Free Press, 2004 Inventory Status: Out of Print   See all editions of this title. "More than 1,000 years before Odysseus voyaged home from the Trojan War, the Sumerian king Gilgamesh faced epic struggles over wielding his power wisely; facing his demons and his gods bravely; and, finally, accepting the weaknesses that made him human. Stephen Mitchell's translation makes this ancient story come vividly to life." --Nina Barrett, Women & Children First, Chicago, IL
	How to Be Lost by Ward, Amanda Eyre Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $24.00 Published: MacAdam/Cage Publishing, 2004 Inventory Status: Usually Ships in 1-5 days   See all editions of this title. "Three sisters muddle through their 1950s childhoods in haphazard fashion -- until the youngest girl disappears. Now grown, when one of them, the narrator, sees a photograph of her missing sister and sets off in pursuit of her, the entire family hurtles out of somnambulism and into real life. An engrossing and touching novel about ties that bind us -- for good or ill." --Betsy Burton, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT
	Broken for You by Kallos, Stephanie Format:  Hardcover (Cloth) Price:  $23.00 Published: Grove/Atlantic, 2004 Inventory Status: Out of Print   See all editions of this title. "Set in contemporary Seattle, this debut novel features a septuagenarian recluse and a young woman with a broken heart. How these two women come together, open up to each other, themselves, and those around them makes a fascinating and compelling book."?Akankha Perkins, The Sun of the Heart Bookstore, Bridgewater, VT