September 1999
In This Issue

FIRST PERSON
The September BookPage interviews:

There's Big Trouble ahead for Dave Barry

The importance of being kinky: Spanking Watson by Kinky Friedman

Back to school with David Shannon: David Goes to School

David Wiesner tells the story with pictures in Sector 7

Meet the author: Larry Bird and Bird Watching

Meet the kids' author: The Mirror of Merlin by T. A. Barron


BookPage's own Magic 8-Ball answers all

FICTION

Bagombo Snuff Box by Kurt Vonnegut

The Brass Dolphin by Joanna Trollope

Family Honor by Robert B. Parker

A Gesture Life by Chang-Rae Lee

Gumbo Limbo by Tom Corcoran

Having Everything by John L'Heureux

Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King

Just Revenge by Alan M. Dershowitz

The Last Life by Claire Messud

Mark Twain Remembers by Thomas Hauser

Nightmare Town by Dashiell Hammet

The Pleasing Hour by Lily King

The Quiet Game by Greg Iles

Remember Me by Laura Hendrie

The Road to Mars by Eric Idle

A Star Called Henry by Roddy Doyle

The Sun King by David Ignatius

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Lullaby and Goodnight

  • Hush Little Baby: A Folk Song with Pictures by Marla Frazee
  • Hush, Little Alien by Daniel Kirk
  • Twilight Verses Moonlight Rhymes by Mary Joslin
  • Sleepytime Rhyme by Remy Charlip
  • Hide and Sleep by Melanie Walsh
  • Sleepy Bears by Mem Fox
  • Morning, Noon, and Night by Jean Craighead George
  • Wild Child by Lynn Plourde

    Barn Savers by Linda Oatman High

    A Big Cheese For The White House by Candace Fleming

    Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space by Dav Pilkey

    Hello, Lulu by Caroline Uff

    Look-Alikes, Jr. by Joan Steiner

    Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

    Sector 7 by David Wiesner

    Welcome to Felicity's World 1774 by Catherine Gourley

    Wishbone: The Early Years by Brad Strickland and Thomas E. Fuller

    BUSINESS & FINANCE

    You Can't Fire Me -- I'm Your Father!: What Every Family Business Should Know by Neil N. Koenig, Ph.D.

    Leading Questions

  • Leading Beyond the Walls edited by Frances Hesselbein, Marshall Goldsmith and Tain Somerville
  • Leadership A to Z: A Guide for the Appropriately Ambitious by James O'Toole
  • Leading Change: Overcoming the Ideology of Comfort and the Tyranny of Custom by James O'Toole
  • A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel
  • The Rookie Manager: A Guide to Surviving Your First Year in Managemen by Joseph T. Straub
  • Working Relationships: The Simple Truth About Getting Along with Friends and Foes at Work by Bob Wall
  • Goldilocks on Management: 27 Revisionist Fairy Tales for Serious Managers by Gloria Gilbert Mayer and Thomas Maye
  • Gravy Training: Inside the Business of Business Schools by Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove
  • The Negotiation Toolkit: How to Get Exactly What You Want in Any Business or Personal Situation by Roger J. Volkema
  • The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century by Paul and Sarah Edwards

    		• FEATURES

    Banned Books Week: September 25-October 2, 1999

  • 100 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World Literature by Nicholas J. Karolides, Margaret Bald, and Dawn B. Sova
  • Places I Never Meant To Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers edited by Judy Blume

    The Art of Giving

  • A Child's Book of Art: Discover Great Paintings by Lucy Micklethwait
  • The Essential Rene Magritte
  • The Essential Willem de Kooning
  • The Essential Norman Rockwell
  • The Essential Henri Matisse
  • The Essential Pablo Picasso
  • Remembering Walt: Favorite Memories of Walt Disney by Howard E. and Amy Boothe Green
  • From Mother Goose to Dr. Seuss: Children's Book Covers 1860-1960 by Harold Darling

    AUDIO

    The Spoken Word: Sounds of Romance and Adventure

  • Dark Wind: A Survivor's Tale of Love and Loss by Gordon Chaplin
  • The Saving Graces by Patricia Gaffney
  • Toyer by Gardner McKay
  • Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts
  • Thunderhead by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
  • Shadow: Five Presidents and the Legacy of Watergate by Bob Woodward

    NONFICTION

    Crying: A Natural and Cultural History of Tears by Thomas Lutz

    Faster: The Acceleration of Just About Everything by James Gleick

    Final Drafts: Suicides of World-Famous Authors by Mark Seinfelt

    Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing by Patricia T. O'Conner

    Aging
    The Force Of Character by James Hillman

    Art
    Surreal Lives: The Surrealists 1917-1945 by Ruth Brandon

    Biography
    Been There, Done That: An Autobiography by Eddie Fisher with David Fisher
    Diana in Search of Herself: Portrait of a Troubled Princess by Sally Bedell Smith
    Mandela: The Authorized Biography by Anthony Sampson
    The Million Dollar Mermaid: An Autobiography by Esther Williams with Digby Diehl
    Of Time and Memory: A Mother's Story by Don J. Snyder

    Cooking
    Chez Panisse Cafe Cooking by Alice Waters
    Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin

    Education
    Victory in Our Schools by John Stanford

    History
    Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson

    Memoir
    Faith of My Fathers by John McCain with Mark Salter

    Religion
    Going Home: Jesus and Buddha As Brothers by Thich Nhat Hanh

    Sailing
    Knockdown: The Harrowing True Account of a Yacht Race Turned Deadly by Martin Dugard

    Science
    The Feeling of What Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness by Antonio R. Damasio
    The Undiscovered Mind: How the Human Brain Defies Replication, Medication, and Explanation by John Horgan

    Society
    The Celebration Chronicles by Andrew Ross
    Celebration, USA by Douglas Frantz

    Spirituality
    Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey by Jane Goodall

    Sports
    DK Eyewitness Books Football by James Buckley, Jr.
    Every Pitcher Tells a Story: Letters Gathered by a Devoted Baseball Fan by Seth Swirsky

    ROMANCE

    Love Exciting and New: When a Man Loves a Woman

  • Gravity by Tess Gerritsen
  • The Alibi by Sandra Brown
  • Sandra Brown by Robin Lee Hatcher
  • His Wicked Ways by Samantha James


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