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Awards: ALA Notable Books for 1999

The Notable Books Council of the Reference and User Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, selected these titles for their significant contribution to the expansion of knowledge or for the pleasure they can provide to readers.


Fiction

Triage Triage
by Scott Anderson
Our Price: $23.00

Reminiscent of Hemingway's work, this superb debut novel deftly displays the psychological effects of war. Anderson delivers a story filled with guilt, love, and, ultimately, reconciliation.



Flanders Flanders
by Patricia Anthony
Our Price: $23.95

In a series of letters home, Texas sharpshooter Travis Lee describes life in the trenches during World War I and his visions of impending death.



The Voyage of the Narwhal The Voyage of the Narwhal
by Andrea Barrett
Our Price: $24.95

Rich in historical and natural detail, filled with adventure and romance, this tale of a 19th-century arctic expedition explores the effects of extreme circumstances on character.



Collected Fictions Collected Fictions
by Jorge Luis Borge, Andrew Hurley (trans.)
Our Price: $40.00

For the first time in English, all the intriguing and ingenious stories by the master of the magical are brought together in a new and lively translation.



The Coast of Good Intentions The Coast of Good Intentions
by Michael Byers
Our Price: $12.00

The lives of ordinary people fill these extraordinary stories, each distinctive, all linked by a strongly evoked setting. Assured, perceptive storytelling makes this an impressive debut.


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