Title: Philadelphia Flower Show: Celebrating 175 Years
Author: Rogers, Raymond
Publisher: HarperResource (2003)
ISBN: 0060575131
Notes: The queen of all such events, the Philadelphia Flower Show celebrates its illustrious 175-year reign as the world's largest indoor flower show with a sumptuous, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the makings of a horticultural extravaganza. Dazzling artistic photographs complement the fascinating accounts of the show's venerable history and lavish production.

Title: Original Philadelphia Neighborhood Cookbook
Author: Smith, Irina
Publisher: Camino (1987)
ISBN: 0940159023
Notes: Philadelphia has a colorful culinary history based on ethnic diversity, early affluence, and proximity of food sources. The authors explored 50 neighborhoods to prepare this cookbook, and they note the neighborhood and ethnicity of recipes from appetizers to desserts and breads. The influences are international: China, Thailand, Italy, Poland, Israel, England, Ireland, India, Puerto Rico, Greece. A salute to the diversity of Philadelphia and America.

Title: I Choose to Stay: a Black Teacher Refuses to Desert the Inner City
Author: Thomas-El, Salome (2004)
ISBN: 0758201869
Notes: Thomas-EL grew up one of eight siblings in a single-parent household in a Philadelphia housing project. He ends up returning to that same neighborhood to teach at an elementary school with all the social ills that have driven many teachers out of inner-city schools. In this inspirational story, Thomas-EL recounts his childhood, his determination to escape the deprivations of his surroundings, and his commitment to help other disadvantaged youth.

Title: Century of Philadelphia Sports
Author: Westcott, Rich
Publisher: Temple UP (2001)
ISBN: 1566398614
Notes: Unprecedented in its breadth and sweep, A Century of Philadelphia Sports covers the big-time teams and events and also amateur and college sports.

Title: Executing Justice : an Inside Account of the Case of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Author: Williams, Daniel R.
Publisher: St Martin's Griffin (2002)
ISBN: 0312283172
Notes: Comprehensive and forthcoming about the tangle of legal maneuvers and missteps in his controversial trial, Williams, the death row inmate's defense lawyer and chief case strategist, offers a slew of previously unrevealed details about the lengthy battle to appeal Abu-Jamal's 1982 conviction for the murder of a Philadelphia policeman.