Nabokov, Vladimir, Lolita, Random House, 1955.

In Lolita, Humbert Humbert, an older man, develops an unusual and intense relationship with a twelve-year-old girl, generating moral and ethical questions about sexuality and age.

Rilke, Rainer Maria, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, Vintage, 1989.

The book is a volume of English translations of Rilke's German poetry about life, love, and beauty. An excerpt from his The Ninth Duino Elegy is excerpted in The Time Traveler's Wife.

Schulze, Franz, and Kevin Harrington, Chicago's Famous Buildings, University of Chicago Press, 2003.

The fifth edition of Chicago's Famous Buildings illustrates recent architectural additions to the city, as well as the city's classic structures. The book also addresses future development of Chicago's diverse neighborhoods and provides current maps as a walking guide.