A Howard Nemerov Reader, published in 1991, is a collection that includes some of the writer's best poems, short stories, essays, and the comic novel Federigo; or, the Power of Love . For the full scope of Nemerov's writing talents, this book is an excellent source.

Guy and Laura Waterman were known for their writings on preserving natural habitats and living in harmony with the environment. After her husband's death in 2000, Laura Waterman released a special edition of their book, Wilderness Ethics: Preserving the Spirit of Wildness . In this call-to-action book, the Watermans describe what they call nature's spiritual dimension, its fragile, untamed wildness, which is being destroyed by over-management and carelessness.

There are many versions of John Milton's Paradise Lost, but for the average reader who is not an expert on religious history, the Norton Critical Edition is one of the...