$15.00 (pb, 1990)

For something to rile an establishment of any kind the way this book quaked the foundations of baseball world in 1970, you know there's got to be some good stuff in it. A fringe pitcher by the time he decided to keep a season-long journal, Bouton flashes supreme wit and genuine insight while taking readers through the numerous ups and downs of the less conspicuous professional athlete -- and alienating himself from his peers in the process for simply telling it like it was. Even as many great works of baseball-related literature as there are, this is unquestionably one of the best. --Dave

$24.00 (hc, 2000)

Reiken has an astonishing ability to merge fantasy with reality, to combine humor with melancholy, to recreate myth in the everyday. In his latest novel, Reiken offers a suburban New Jersey saturated with a variety of voices, young and old, female and male. He moves confidently amongst these personalities, equally comfortable in the perspective of a high school hockey star and an elderly man experiencing love for the first time. This is an unjaded, haunting book about true love. --Joanna

$13.00 (pb, 1994)

Philip Roth's Portnoy's Complaint is one of the dirtiest books I've ever read. Sex, sex, sex! Get that man's mind out of the gutter. Also how being raised Jewish can damage your psyche. Here are years of therapy written down for you to read. --H.B.

$13.00 (pb, 1998)

This book-lover's mystery bridges the gap between literary fiction and page-turning thriller. As Peréz-Reverte's rare book-hunting reluctant hero, Lucas Corso is friendly and likeable. A captivating, fun read that certainly outshines its incarnation on the big screen. --Alex