November 2000 In This Issue FIRST PERSON The November BookPage interviews: Louis Begley delivers with Schmidt Delivered Larry King goes backstage and on the page with Anything Goes! Meet the author: Electric God by Catherine Ryan Hyde BookPage's own Magic 8-Ball answers all FICTION Boone's Lick by Larry McMurtry If I Could by Donna Hill Licks of Love by John Updike For Rabbit, With Love and Squalor by Anne Roiphe Off Keck Road by Mona Simpson Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver The Prometheus Deception by Robert Ludlum CHILDREN'S BOOKS Insects: Creepy crawly corner Big Book of Bugs by Theresa Greenaway Bug Faces by Darlyne A. Murawski StinkBugs, Stick Insects, and Stag Beetles by Sally Kneidel Crickwing by Janell Cannon Classic: 100 years down the yellow brick road The Wizard of Oz The Wizard of Oz: Abridged Oz Box Set The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Green Star of Oz The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow Retreat From Gettysburg by Kathleen Ernst AUDIO The Spoken Word: Memoirs and mysteries Cherry by Mary Karr Stalker by Faye Kellerman Pagan Babies by Elmore Leonard The Letter of the Law by Tim Green Shattered by Dick Francis BUSINESS & FINANCE Give them something to talk about The Anatomy of Buzz: How to Create Word of Mouth Advertising by Emanuel Rosen Three Steps to Yes: The Gentle Art of Getting Your Way by Gene Bedell Executive Instinct by Nigel Nicholson The Board Book by Susan F. Shultz Time Management From the Inside Out by Julie Morgenstern

FEATURES Anthologies: The Best of the Best The Best American Mystery Stories 2000 edited by Donald E. Westlake The Best American Essays 2000 edited by Alan Lightman The Best American Short Stories 2000 edited by E.L. Doctorow The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2000 edited by David Quammen The Best American Travel Writing 2000 edited by Bill Bryson The Best American Sports Writing 2000 edited by Dick Schaap Best New American Voices 2000 edited by Tobias Wolff The Best American Poetry 2000 edited by Rita Dove Between the Wines: Pocket-sized travel tips Fodor's To Go Series 48 Hours in New York 48 Hours in London 48 Hours Paris 48 Hours in Rome French for Travelers Italian for Travelers Spanish for Travelers How to Pack Cooking: The pleasures of treasures Better Homes and Gardens Treasured Recipes The Junior League: Celebration Cookbook The Best American Recipes 2000 by Fran McCullough and Suzanne Hamlin Splendid Soups by James Peterson Gifts: A jumpstart for your holiday shopping Jazz: A History of America's Music by Ken Burns Historical Atlas of Exploration by Angus Konstam A World for Butterflies: Their Lives, Behavior and Future by Phillip Schappert The Family Butterfly Book by Rick Mikula Photographs By Snowdon by Lord Snowdon Whodunit?: Mysteries hit the road Hit List by Lawrence Block L.A. Dead by Stuart Woods Set in Darkness by Ian Rankin NONFICTION Autobiography A Memory of Trains: The Boll Weevil and Others by Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Biography W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963 by David Levering Lewis History Beethoven's Hair: An Extraordinary Historical Odyssey and a Scientific Mystery Solved by Russell Martin Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis Memoir Ghost Light: A Memoir by Frank Rich The Coalwood Way: A Memoir by Homer Hickam Sports The Last Amateurs: Playing for Glory and Honor in Division I College Basketball by John Feinstein Tribute Lift Every Voice and Sing: A Celebration of the Negro National Anthem edited by Julian Bond and Sondra Kathryn Wilson ROMANCE Love Exciting and New: The holidays: a time for love Home for the Holidays by Johanna Lindsey Return to Promise by Debbie Macomber All I Want for Christmas by Lori Foster, Eileen Wilks, Kinley MacGregor, Dee Holmes