The Beak of the Finch, by Jonathan Weiner. (Random House, 1994.) Available in paperback, $13; to order, call: (800) 793-2665.
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott. (Pantheon, 1994.) Available in paperback, $11; to order, call: (800) 323-9872.
The Brothel Boy and Other Parables of the Law, by Norval Morris. (Oxford University Press, 1992.) Available in paperback, $14.95; to order, call: (800) 451-7556.
Children of Caine: Violence and the Violent in Latin America, by Tina Rosenberg. (William Morrow, 1991.) Available in paperback, $13.95; to order, call: (800) 253-6476.
The Cold War: A History, by Martin Walker. (Henry Holt, 1994.) Available in paperback, $14; to order, call: (800) 288-2131.
Ender’s Game, by Orson Scott Card. (Tor Books, 1985.) Available in paperback, $5.99; to order, call: (800) 221-7945.
Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn. (Bantam, 1992.) Available in paperback, $14; to order, call: (800) 323-9872.
A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper, by John Allen Paulos. (Basic Books, 1995.) Available in paperback, $11; to order, call: (800) 323-9872.
The Story of Numbers: How Mathematics Has Shaped Civilization, by John McLeish. (Fawcett, 1994.) Available in paperback, $11; to order, call: (800) 733-3000.
Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson. (Vintage, 1995.) Available in paperback, $12; to order, call: (800) 793-2665.
Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation, by Jimmy Carter. (Dutton Children’s Books, 1993.) Available in hardcover, $16.99; order through your local bookstore.
Travels With Lizbeth: Three Years on the Road and on the Streets, by Lars Eighner. (St. Martin’s Press, 1993.) Available in paperback, $11; to order, call: (800) 733-3000.
Trying To Save Piggy Sneed, by John Irving. (Arcade Publishing, 1996.) Available in hardcover only, $21.95; to order, call: (800) 759-0190.
Understanding Comics, The Invisible Art, by Scott McCloud. (Harper-Perennial, 1993.) Available in paperback, $20; to order, call: (800) 242-7737.
Ways of Seeing, by John Berger. (Viking Press, 1972.) Available in paperback, $10.95; to order, call: (800) 253-6476.