vdp32...Castel del Monte..by Paola Sorrentino..An essay study of Friedrich II's Italian castle. Filled with interesting facts and tales, it makes a wonderful conversation piece or reference book.

vdp33...The Cross..by Paola Sorrentino...A study of the cross in its various forms throughout history, complete with illustrations.Ms. Sorrentino is a scholar of foreign language (she originally wrote this text in German) and offers us this thorough work. Ideal as a reference for term/thesis papers or for the curious Goth.

vdp50...L'homme Absurde and the Life-Affirming Revolt..by Hyacinthe L. Raven..An essay exploring the mislabeling of writer and thinker Albert Camus as an existentialist. Concentrating on a short analysis of his view on suicide versus that of Jean-Paul Sartre.