Harcourt. 10/01/1989. Grass's unusual novel about German life during the Nazi era is a powerful examination of the psyche of a country. It consists of three sections--the first, narrated by Herr Brauxel (a.k.a. Eddi Amsel), the second and third by his childhood friends Harry Liebenau (whose portion of the book consists of love letters to his cousin) and Walter Matern, an actor. Eddi is Jewish, Matern Catholic, but the two, opposite in many ways, consider themselves "blood brothers." During the war, however, Matern becomes a Nazi Stormtrooper who persecutes Eddi by beating him up and knocking out his teeth. The underlying theme of Grass's complex and many-layered story is the way in which the artist can transform evil into art. Originally published at $17.00 You save 88% off the cover price!

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Ulverscroft Large Print Books. 01/01/1997. Large Print. Eric Moro is a medical student modeling for money; Alexandra Taylor is an artist. They enter into a passionate relationship, until Eric discovers that he has AIDS. Alexandra sticks by him, and together they cope with Eric's last days. This novel is written by a doctor who specializes in working with AIDS patients. Originally published at $29.50 You save 93% off the cover price!

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Penguin USA. 06/01/1993. Reprint. 322 pgs. Originally published at $11.95 You save 92% off the cover price!

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Pub Group West. 09/01/1994. Reprint. The story of a poorly adjusted suburban youth called "the butterfly boy" takes him through an increasingly sordid world to Cambodia, where he falls in love with a prostitute named Vanna. Originally published at $14.00 You save 92% off the cover price!

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Bantam Dell Pub Group. 09/01/2003. 305 pgs. In this historical novel Lord John Grey is shocked to discover that the man engaged to his beloved niece might have an incurable venereal disease. While investigating the man's past, Lord John is also called upon by the crown to investigate the murder of a soldier who may have been a spy. The character of Lord John Grey first appeared in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series. Originally published at $23.95 You save 96% off the cover price!

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Houghton Mifflin. 01/03/2007. 321 pgs. Frieda Mintz is a hardworking, fun-loving girl who sells women's undergarments in a Boston department store, and refuses to submit to her stern Jewish mother's desire to marry her off to a man twice her age. One night she's swept off her feet by a charming U.S. Army soldier who is bound for the trenches of the Great War. After a night of bliss at his father's mansion, Frieda discovers she's contracted a sexually transmitted disease, an unpleasant fact that turns into a nightmare when the Committee on Prevention of Social Evils Surrounding Military Camps ships her off to an internment camp where she, alongside other mistreated yet brave women, must face the horrors of sexual abuse and forced labor. Michael Lowenthal's fascinating historical novel illuminates a dirty little secret of American history, and is populated with strong characters who fell outside society's hypocritical values. Originally published at $24.00 You save 96% off the cover price!

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