December 2004
In This Issue
FIRST PERSON
December BookPage interviews:
Jimmy Carter: Carter recalls the good times
Sharing Good Times is Jimmy Carter's episodic account of how he has managed to fit fun, family and friends
into a life that's been powered by ambition and inclined toward solitude. It's not been easy or always successful.
Mark Winegardner: Taking over the Godfather legacy
Mark Winegardner is dead tired. The past two years of his life have been spent holed up in monastic
artist colonies like Yaddo for months at a time, writing around the clock. Down the stretch, during the last eight weeks
of writing, he literally slept every other night, a man on fire determined to make the most of an opportunity most writers
would kill for: to write the sequel to The Godfather.
Children's author T.A. Barron has a passion for writing
Big man on campus Tom Wolfe
Meet Nelson DeMille
Tony Hillerman solves a mystery with roots in the past
Meet Steven Kellogg
FEATURES
SPOTLIGHT: Moveable feats for all ages
Two of ballet's biggest stars
Well Read: Marilynne Robinson's second novel is worth the wait
GIFTS
Literary gifts for the refined reader
Check out the competition in new sports books
Spirited fiction for the season
Inspiration: The gift of wisdom
Books for the thinking person
Judaism: Celebrating centuries of Jewish life
All creatures great and small
Great Christmas gifts for children
Gifts for music lovers
FICTION
Night Fall by Nelson DeMille
A Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy Buffett
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
The Facts Behind the Helsinki Roccamatios by Yann Martel
Loop Group by Larry McMurtry
State of Fear by Michael Crichton
BOOK CLUBS
Selections in new paperback releases
BookPage's own Magic 8-Ball answers all
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Holiday books:
An Orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco
My Penguin Osbert by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
Bartholomew's Blessing by Stephanie S. Tolan
SantaKid by James Patterson
How Santa Really Works by Alan Snow
Coming On Home by Jacqueline Woodson
Shall I Knit You a Hat? by Kate and M. Sarah Klise
Long Night Moon by Cynthia Rylant
NONFICTION
Photography
Horses by Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Science
The Architecture and Design of Man and Woman: The Marvel of the Human Body,
Revealed by Alexander Tsiaras
Sage Advice
The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do
Animals
Kingyo: The Artistry of Japanese Goldfish by Kazuya Takaoka and Sachiko Kuru
Cycling
Bicycle by David Herlihy
True Love
Heloise and Abelard by James Burge
Biography
Leonardo by Martin Kemp
History
Past Imperfect by Peter Charles
Entertainment
Comic Book Encyclopedia by Ron Goulart
Pop Culture
Hippie by Barry Miles
AUDIO
The Spoken Word: Great audio gifts
MYSTERIES
Whodunit?: December's new mysteries
COOKING
Good and good for you
BETWEEN THE WINES
Finding the perfect bottle to celebrate the season
ROMANCE
Dream a little dream: Falling Awake by Jayne Ann Krentz
YE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOPPE
Season's Gleamings: The Art of the Aluminum Christmas Tree by J. Shimon
and J. Lindermann
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