November 1998
In This Issue
FIRST PERSON
The November BookPage interviews:
Barbara Kingsolver turns to her past to understand
the present: The Poisonwood Bible
Only Edward Gorey could turn classic Dickens
into The Haunted Tea-Cosy
Rollin' up his sleeves and rollin' back into battle: James Carville
brings us And the Horse He Rode in On: The People v. Kenneth Starr
Talking turkey and then some: Jim Arnosky brings the
wild world to children
FEATURES
A holiday, a gift: Our suggestions
Video Hound's Golden Movie Retriever 1999 edited by Martin Connors and Jim Craddock
The Encyclopedia of Country Music edited by Paul Kingsbury
Literature Lover's Book of Lists: Serious Trivia for the Bibliophile by Judie L.H. Strouf
The Perfect Present: The Ultimate Gift Guide for Every Occasion by Robyn Freedman Spizman
Don't Know Much About the Bible by Kenneth C. Davis
Woman to Woman: Letters to Mothers, Sisters, Daughters and Friends by Michelle Lovric
Diana: Her Life in Fashion by Georgina Howell
Mrs. Whaley Entertains by William Baldwin
Heaven and Earth: A Journal of Dreams and Awakenings by Flavia Weedn
Heart and Soul: A Personal Tale of Love and Romance by Flavia Weedn
Passages: A Woman's Personal Journey
Heritage of Ireland: A History of Ireland and Its People
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden Gardener's Desk Reference
FICTION
Big Fish by Daniel Wallace
Blue Light by Walter Mosley
Eminence by Morris West
Master Georgie by Beryl Bainbridge
The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
Visitors from Oz: The Wild Adventures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman by Martin Gardner
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Mission Child by Maureen F. McHugh
Diplomacy of Wolves by Holly Lisle
Starfarers by Poul Anderson
Romance
Historical:
A Kiss to Dream On by Stephanie Mittman
Never Again by Jo-Ann Power
Miss Milton Speaks Her Mind by Carla Kelly
Contemporary:
The Face of Deception by Iris Johansen
In Love's Shadow by Catherine Lanigan
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
Telling Time with Big Mama Cat by Dan Harper
BURNING QUESTIONS
BookPage's own Magic 8-Ball answers all
YE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOPPE
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: The Universal Don'ts of Dating by Michelle Alexander and Jeannie Long
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NONFICTION
We Had a Dream: A Tale of the Struggles for Integration in America by Howard Kohn
The Story of Libraries: From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age by Fred Lerner
Adventure
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition by Caroline Alexander
Aging
The Virtues of Aging by Jimmy Carter
Biography
Marilyn Monroe by Barbara Leaming
The Life of Thomas More by Peter Ackroyd
Cooking
The Pie and Pastry Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum
My Mother's Southern Desserts by James Villas with Martha Pearl Villas
The Better Homes and Gardens New Baking Book
Music
Nick Drake: The Biography by Patrick Humphries
Opera: A Crash Course by Stephen Pettitt
Pets
Is Your Cat Too Fat? by Bronwen Meredith
Politics
End Legalized Bribery by Cecil Heftel
Spirituality
The Best Spiritual Writing 1998
edited by Philip Zaleski
Sports
For the Love of the Game: My Story by Michael Jordan
Work
Executive Temping: A Guide for Professionals by Saralee Terry Woods
AUDIO
The Spoken Word: From droll drivel to a bag of bones
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells
Pure Drivel by Steve Martin
Trouble in Paradise by Robert Parker
Blast from the Past by Kinky Friedman
Rules of the Wild by Francesca Marciano
Tell Me Your Dreams by Sidney Sheldon
News Is a Verb: Journalism at the End of the Twentieth Century by Pete Hamill
Bag of Bones by Stephen King
BUSINESS & FINANCE
The hard work of making a living
The Temporary Society: What Is Happening to Business and Family Life in America Under the Impact of Accelerating Change by Warren Bennis and Philip Slater
The Office Romance: Playing with Fire Without Getting Burned by Dennis M. Powers
A Million a Minute: Inside the Megamoney, High-Tech World of Traders by Hillary Davis
Striking It Rich.com: Profiles of 23 Incredibly Successful Websites You've Probably Never Heard Of by Jaclyn Easton
The Millionaire Kit: Surprisingly Simple Strategies for Building Real Wealth by Stephen L. Nelson
The Membership Organization: Achieving Top Performance Through the New Workplace Community by Jane Galloway Seiling
When Mothers Work: Loving Our Children Without Sacrificing Ourselves by Joan K. Peters
Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Networking Economy by Carl Shapiro and Hal R. Varian
The New Management: Bringing Democracy and Markets Inside Organizations by William E. Halal
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