March 2001
In This Issue

NEW FEATURE!

Find -- and keep -- book group focus

  • A Conspiracy of Paper by David Liss
  • The Gates of the Alamo by Stephen Harrigan
  • Give Me My Father's Body: The Life of Minik, the New York Eskimo by Kenn Harper
  • MotherKind by Jayne Anne Phillips

    FIRST PERSON
    The March BookPage interviews:

    Maeve Binchy finds heroes among everyday people

    Allegra Goodman: coming of age on the road to Paradise

    The bookish babes of Bibliotherapy: Nancy Peske & Beverly West

    On the trail with mystery master Nevada Barr

    Behind the book: Al Martinez pines for a spokesman

    Meet the author: Amy Tan is digging up family secrets

    FICTION

    Aiding and Abetting by Muriel Spark

    American Fuji by Sara Backer

    The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan

    Boy Still Missing by John Searles

    Declare by Tim Powers

    Eclipse by John Banville

    The Florabama Ladies' Auxiliary & Sewing Circle by Lois Battle

    Kinship Theory by Hester Kaplan

    Lick Creek by Brad Kessler

    Limit of Vision by Linda Nagata

    My Misspent Youth by Meghan Daum

    Shopgirl by Steve Martin

    Singing Boy by Dennis McFarland

    Swimming in Sky by Inman Majors

    CHILDREN'S BOOKS

    Freddy the Pig makes it big

    Diggy Dan: A Room-cleaning Adventure by Daniel and David Kamish

    The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang

    Love Songs of the Little Bear by Margaret Wise Brown

    Low Song By Eve Merriam

    Sidney Won't Swim By Hilde Schuurmans

    Super-completely and Totally the Messiest By Judith Viorst

    Kid Videos: Is it spring yet?

  • Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
  • Thomas and the Magic Railroad
  • Passport to Paris
  • My Dog Skip

    AUDIO

    The Spoken Word: A March of marvelous listening The Future of Success by Robert Reich

  • The Death of Vishnu by Manil Suri
  • A Day Late and a Dollar Short by Terry McMillan
  • L.A. Dead by Stuart Woods
  • The First Counsel by Brad Meltzer
  • The Constant Gardener by John LeCarre

    Whodunit?: New sleuths on the crime beat

  • Birds of Prey by J.A. Jance
  • Flight by Jan Burke
  • 1st to Die by James Patterson
  • Ex-Libris by Ross King

    Love, Exciting & New

  • The Wolf King by Alice Borchardt
  • Tempting by Susan Johnson
  • Royal Bride by Joan Wolf
  • Time After Time by Constance O'Day-Flannery

    Sandy's Short Takes

  • Rules of Attraction by Christina Dodd
  • Remember Your Lies by Jill Jones

    BUSINESS & FINANCE

    What's your problem? Web Pages the Smart Way: A Painless Guide to Creating and Posting Your Own Website by Joseph T. Sinclair

  • The Purchasing Machine: How the Top Ten Companies Use Best Practices to Manage Their Supply Chain
    by Dave Nelson, Patricia E. Moody and Jonathan Stegner
  • The ePolicy Handbook: Designing and Implementing Effective eMail, Internet, and Software Policies by Nancy Flynn
  • The E-Commerce Book: Building the E-Empire, Second Edition by Steffano Korper and Juanita Ellis
  • Managing Interactively: Executing Business Strategy, Improving Communication, and Creating a Knowledge-sharing Culture by Mary E. Boone
  • Ban the Humorous Bazooka (and Avoid the Roadblocks and Speed Bumps Along the Innovation Highway) by Mark Henry Sebell

    		• EBOOKS
    Now featuring reviews of eBooks, exclusive to BookPage online:

    Living Gimmick by Ben Peller

    Slapstick by Laura Mazzuca Toops

    Whispers in the Dark by Walter Mosley

    The Greatest by Walter Mosley

    FEATURES

    Shamrock Selections

  • The Irish Empire: The Story of the Irish Abroad by Patrick Bishop
  • Greatest Irish Americans of the 20th Century by Patricia Harty
  • Irish America: Coming Into Clover by Maureen Dezell
  • For the Love of Ireland: A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers by Susan Cahill
  • McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery in the West of Ireland by Pete McCarthy
  • Emerald Germs of Ireland by Patrick McCabe
  • A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Irish Ancestors by Dwight A. Radford & Kyle J. Betit

    Women's History Month

  • A History of the Wife by Marilyn Yalom
  • The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued by Ann Crittenden
  • Women Sailors & Sailors' Women by David Cordingly
  • They Went Whistling: Women Wayfarers, Warriors, Runaways, and Renegades by Barbara Holland

    Home Improvement

  • Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home by Sarah Susanka
  • Better Homes & Gardens Small House, Big Style
  • Home & Garden Television's Complete Fix-It
  • Home Book: The Ultimate Guide to Repairs, Improvements & Maintenance

    Travel

  • Fodor's Puerto Rico
  • Fodor's Pocket Aruba
  • Karen Brown's France: Charming Inns & Itineraries by Karen Brown
  • Charming Bed & Breakfasts by Karen Brown
  • Little-Known Museums in and Around Rome by Rachel Kaplan
  • The National Geographic Traveler: Japan by Nicholas Bornoff

    Gift Gallery: Books on Getting There

  • Live Steam: Paddlewheel Steamboats on the Mississippi by Jon Kral
  • Starlight on the Rails by Jeff Brouws
  • Along Route 66 by Quinta Scott

    NONFICTION

    Horseplay
    Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand

    Biology
    A Primate's Memoir by Robert M. Sapolsky

    Acts of Kindness
    Best Friends by Samantha Glen

    Roger Miller's New & Good
    1831: Year of Eclipse by Louis P. Masur

    Civil Rights
    Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama -- The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution by Ann Jones

    Autobiography
    Flight: My Life in Mission Control by Chris Kraft

    Literature
    Novel History: Historians and Novelists Confront America's Past (And Each Other) by Mark C. Carnes

    History
    Encyclopedia of the American Civil War edited by David S. Heidler & Jeanne T. Heidler

    Slavery
    Homeless, Friendless, and Penniless edited by Ronald L. Baker

    Underground
    Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear by Jan Bondeson

    Movies
    Robert Mitchum: Baby, I Don't Care by Lee Server

    Music
    Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams, The Early Years 1903-1940 by Gary Giddins

    Restaurants
    Chef's Night Out by Andrew Dornenburg & Karen Page

    Between the Wines

  • The Flaneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris
    by Thurston Clarke

    Cooking Roundup

  • Charlie Palmer's Casual Cooking
  • Simple Secrets to Better Everyday Cooking

    Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe

  • Heaven and Hell and Other Worlds of the Dead
    by Alison Sheridan


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