BOOKS AND MEDIA: Briefly Noted BOOKS _Once Again to Zelda: The Stories Behind Literature's Most Intriguing Dedications_. By Marlene Wagman-Geller. Hardcover. 336 pages. Perigee Trade, 2008. ISBN: 0399534628. $16.95. Among the fifty chapters in this book is one on Mark Twain's dedications for _The Adventures of Tom Sawyer_, _The Prince and the Pauper_, _Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc_, and _Eve's Diary_. This short chapter on Mark Twain contains a brief overview of his life. It does repeat one previously published error that indicated Mark Twain met Mahatma Gandhi in India. There are other minor inaccuracies regarding the Clemens family. (NONFICTION) Amazon webpage for this book is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399534628/twainwebmarktwaiA ~~~~~ _The Return of No. 44_. By Bob Rogers. Paperback. 378 pages. BookSurge Publishing, 2009. ISBN: 1439223483. $15.99. Rogers describes his book as a "homage to Mark Twain's ability to use picaresque characters and situations to make a substantial, and often darker, social point." Mark Twain and his character No. 44 make a brief appearance in the novel. (FICTION) The novel is currently being offered as a free pdf file that can be downloaded from the author's website at: http://newbohemians.net/the-return-of-no44 Amazon webpage for this book is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1439223483/twainwebmarktwaiA