OCTOBER 1997

FIRST PERSON
The October BookPage interviews . . .
Talking with Caleb Carr about a dark obsession
Rebecca Wells: Women everywhere embrace her Ya-Ya sisterhood
Meet the author: BookPage has a visit from Norman Mailer

What was it about the Princess of Wales? Two writers consider Diana's legacy.


FICTION
A Gracious Plenty by Sheri Reynolds
Toward the End of Time by John Updike
Violin by Anne Rice
Underworld by Don DeLillo
The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett
The Kingdom of Shivas Irons
by Michael Murphy
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
Panther in the Basement by Amos Oz
How Few Remain: A Novel of the Second War Between the States
by Harry Turtledove

Mystery & Suspense
10 Lb. Penalty by Dick Francis
Rising Phoenix by Kyle Mills

Science Fiction & Fantasy
A Mind for Trade by Andre Norton & Sherwood Smith
Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers
The Gift by Patrick O'Leary

Romance
Two Anthologies: Bewitched and When
You Wish

Time Travel: Crystal Memories by Ginny Aiken
Historical: All Through the Night by Connie Brockway
Contemporary: No Regrets by Pat Warren
and Category Corner: Scarlet Lady
by Sandra Chastain


AUDIO
The Spoken Word
Two troubling memoirs:
The Kiss by Kathryn Harrison
and Drinking: A Love Story
by Caroline Knapp
The forensic anthropologists are on the scene, with Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs
and Stone Angel by Carol O'Connell
and Life Support by Tess Gerritsen

Cold Mountain
by Charles Frazier
Power of a Woman
by Barbara Taylor Bradford
One Better
by Rosalyn McMillan

Sukey's favorite! Into Thin Air
by Jon Krakauer

CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Boogie Bones by Elizabeth Loredo,
illustrated by Kevin Hawkes
The Bunnykins Book Series
Chicken Soup for Little Souls
by Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen
Hanson: MMMBop to the Top by Jill Matthews
Rapunzel by Paul O. Zelinsky
SOCCER: How to Play Like a Pro

A world of folktales :
Mouse Match: A Chinese Folktale
by Ed Young
The Lizard and the Sun
by Alma Flor Alda
The Heart of a Friendship: An East African Folktale
by HJ Arrington
Lord of the Animals: A Miwok Indian Creation Myth
by Fiona French
The Eagle and the Rainbow:Timeless Tales from Mexico
by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal

Little dog with big imagination: Wishbone series


NONFICTION
Roger Miller's New & Good: Divided Highways

Web special feature! How to Access the Federal Government on the Internet by Bruce Maxwell

Nature
Next of Kin: What Chimpanzees Taught Me About Who We Are by Roger Fouts with Stephen Tukel Mills

History
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
by Dayton Duncan & Ken Burns
The Journals of Lewis & Clark
edited by Bernard DeVoto
The Kennedy Tapes
edited by Ernest R. May & Philip D. Zelikow
The Warrior Generals by Thomas Buell
On a young subject: Rewired: A Brief (and Opinionated) Net History
by David Hudson

Biography
Jackie Robinson by Arnold Rampersad
Dorothy Dandridge by Donald Bogle
And Also With You: Duncan Gray & the American Dilemma by Will D. Campbell

Football
Popular pigskin picks:
Shark Among Dolphins by Steve Hubbard
Marcus by Marcus Allen
The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football
Total Football
Super Bowl: The Game of Their Lives
Loser Takes All: Bud Adams, Bad Football & Big Business by Ed Fowler
Another Season by Gene Stallings

Health
Herbal Defense by Robyn Landis with Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa

Gardening
Weathering Winter: A Gardener's Daybook by Carl Klaus

Self-help
Take Your Time edited by Eknath Easwaran
Create Your Own Love Story by David McMillan
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families Stephen R. Covey

Cooking
Cook Something
by Michell Davis

Religion
What's So Amazing About Grace?
by Philip Yancey

Travel & Adventure
Everest: Mountain Without Mercy by Broughton Coburn
Serpent in Paradise by Dea Birkett


BUSINESS & FINANCE
The meaning of life...
If Aristotle Ran General Motors
by Tom Morris
My Vast Fortune: The Money Adventures of a Quixotic Capitalist
by Andrew Tobias
The Power of Purpose
by Richard J. Leider
Gung Ho! Turn on the People in Any Organization by Ken Blanchard & Sheldon Bowles

Our business columnist takes a moment to vent


Contest
Get romantic... what would you title your country music love song?

Burning Questions
BookPage's own Magic 8-Ball answers all

Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe
This month's more curious arrival: Keys to the City

Reader's Guide
A publisher-sponsored selection of what's new and what's hot!



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