1994: 7. Cracker Barrel restaurants. They are not just dependable, but excellent Interstate food. FIND FIND FIND 1993 6. American Scholar magazine, edited by Joseph Epstein. Mr. Epstein has made a previous appearance in my lists for his essays. He not only can write a good essay, he can spot one when he sees it and put it in his magazine. FIND FIND FIND NOT ON WEB
  • 5. Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll, 1994. $8.76. True-life intrigue on the Internet, with more than a touch of human warmth too. 1992:
  • 6. Lexis and Westlaw. These two legal research services are a delight to use. You can sit down at your computer and find out what the Supreme Court said yesterday without having to read between the lines of newspaper articles written by the mentally disadvantaged. Alas, this is very expensive unless you are a lawyer or connected to a university.
  • 8. Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park , 1990, $9.60. I found all Crichton aside from Andromeda Strain worthless, but he has scored again. This is real science fiction, combining paleontology and computer technology. FIND FIND FIND 4. Country music. Bloomington is where new operas premiere, but it is also country country. Country singers have wit, style, and melody, unlike most singers off broadway, and it has been improving in recent years as the proportion of western to southern style has grown. Garth Brooks is a genius, except for his most recent, third-rate album. For starters, I recommend the Heroes and Friends disk by Randy Travis, composed of duets with famous singers from Merle Haggard to Roy Rogers (and even Clint Eastwood!). See also Mark Chesnutt (``Bubba Shot the Jukebox'') and Confederate Railroad (``Jesus and Mama Always Loved Me''). FIND FIND FIND 1 4. Prozac. A wonderful anti-depressant drug. I felt tired for three years, and this pill solved the problem in three months. More effective than jogging, and less work. FIND FIND FIND 1991 1. The Next computer. Twenty files in RAM are accessible at the flick of a mouse, I can speed like lightning through a text file, and I can preview TeX files before I print them. Maybe an Apple is as good, but this mouse-based system is a revelation to an IBM user like me. FIND FIND FIND 1990 Somehow I think of The Mayor of Casterbridge ; this too is an ordinary man's rise and fall in an everyday world not our own. 2. Winston Churchill. Great Contemporaries. 1937. Churchill supported himself by writing for magazines, and this is a collection of his pieces. He knew every politician and could write better than any journalist. Great contemporaries by Winston Churchill Availability: This title is out of print, but if you place an order we may be able to find you a used copy within 1-3 months. Published by L. Cooper ISBN: 0850522560 1992 9. Thomas Harris, Silence of the Lambs , 1988 Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris List: $6.99 Our Price: $5.59 You Save: $1.40 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reissue Edition Mass Market Paperback Published by St Martins Mass Market Paper Publication date: February 1, 1991 Dimensions (in inches): 6.76 x 4.20 x 1 ISBN: 0312924585(book), 1991 (movie)Silence of the Lambs by Jodie Foster List: $9.99 Our Price: $8.99 You Save: $1.00 (10%) Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks. Vhs Video Edition VHS Tape Published by ORION HOME VIDEO Publication date: October 1991 ISBN: 6302171725 . Distinguishes between a sick mind (Buffalo Bill) and an evil mind (Hannibal Lecter). If you think Billy is sick, though, read about the Tooth Fairy in Harris's Red Dragon Red Dragon by Thomas Harris List: $6.99 Our Price: $5.59 You Save: $1.40 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reissue Edition Mass Market Paperback Published by Dell Pub Co Publication date: March 1993 Dimensions (in inches): 6.85 x 4.19 x 1.01 ISBN: 0440206154, who makes Buffalo Bill look as well-balanced as Gerald Ford. 10. Eric Ambler, A Coffin for Demetrios , 1938. This adventure novel is from backA Coffin for Dimitrios by Eric Ambler List: $8.95 Our Price: $7.16 You Save: $1.79 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Paperback Published by Carroll & Graf Publication date: December 1, 1996 Dimensions (in inches): 8.29 x 5.60 x .66 ISBN: 0786703644 in the days when the Near East still existed and English gentlemen still had adventures. (Recommended by Alan Schwartz.) 11. Greta Garbo, Ninotchka, 1939, movie. An early prediction of the fall of theNinotchka by Greta Garbo List: $19.99 Our Price: $17.99 You Save: $2.00 (10%) Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks. Vhs Video Edition VHS Tape Published by M G M Pr Publication date: January 1987 ISBN: 6301973445 Soviet Union. Contains the classic proletarian response: ``That depends on the size of the tip.'' 12. The Magliozzi brothers, Car Talk , 1991. Cars are fascinating, but car books are generally boring. This is an exception. Car Talk by Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi, Harry Trumbore (Illustrator) List: $11.95 Our Price: $9.56 You Save: $2.39 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reissue Edition Paperback, 212 pages Published by Dell Books (Paperbacks) Publication date: April 1, 1991 Dimensions (in inches): 8 x 5.22 x .51 ISBN: 0440503647 13. Charles Papazian, The New Complete Joy of Home Brewing, 1991. This book is a joy to read; I bet Papazian could write on accounting and make it interesting. He is aesthetic, scientific, and practical all at the same time. The Home Brewer's Companion by Charlie Papazian List: $12.00 Our Price: $9.60 You Save: $2.40 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Paperback, 446 pages Published by Avon Books (Pap Trd) Publication date: August 1, 1994 Dimensions (in inches): 8.04 x 5.28 x 1.03 ISBN: 0380772876 15. Derek Jacobi, I, Claudius , 1980, TV series. Watching this is the best way to learn about the complexities of the Julio-Claudian family. The series is unfair to Livia, but more interesting than Tacitus, whose absence you will note from these lists. I Claudius Volume 4 by Derek Jacobi List: $9.99 Our Price: $9.99 + $0.85 special surcharge Availability: This title usually ships within 4-6 weeks. Please note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out of stock. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining this title. Vhs Video Edition VHS Tape Published by Pbs Elementary Secondary Serv Publication date: January 1992 ISBN: 6302075149 16. Caving. If you live in the right part of the country and do not mind mud, this could become an obsession. Caving combines adventure, mystery, and discovery, even in a safe cave with beer cans all over. 17. Glover and Gibson, Lethal Weapon, 1982, movie. A violent action movie done with a very fine hand at the controls. Very L.A. Lethal Weapon by Mel Gibson List: $19.99 Our Price: $17.99 You Save: $2.00 (10%) Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks. Vhs Video Edition VHS Tape Published by Warner Home Video Publication date: October 1987 ISBN: 6300271331 . 18. Belgian lambic . This style of beer violates the usual rules by being purposely soured, contaminated by wild yeast, and made using hops whose favor has faded away from age. I like the gueze variety better than those made with raspberries, cherries, or peaches. 19. James Macneil, The Story of English , TV series. How can a TV series be made about speaking? ---By showing people talking about interesting things in their daily lives, in exotic settings, with careful editing. Story of English/5 Volume Set by Robert MacNeil List: $99.99 Our Price: $99.99 Availability: This title usually ships within 4-6 weeks. Please note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out of stock. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining this title. Vhs Video Edition VHS Tape Published by HOME VISION Publication date: May 1990 ISBN: 6302892058 20. Batman Returns, 1992, movie. I never liked Batman much, but with both Catwoman and the Penguin this is very fine stuff. Superb casting, especially, all the way down to the very minor characters. Batman Returns by Michael Keaton List: $14.99 Our Price: $13.49 You Save: $1.50 (10%) Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks. Vhs Video Edition VHS Tape Published by Warner Home Video Publication date: October 1992 ISBN: 6302574021 3. Guzano Rojo Mezcal. Tasting this liquor, made from century plants, makes me think of the desert liquefied. 4. Dick Francis novels. Francis has written an immense number of adventure novels: Proof 0449207544 , Long Shot 0449219550 , Blood Sport 0449212629 , Banker 0449211991, and more. They are full of interesting ways of life (often connected with horse-racing), and the protagonist is always a likable guy. 5. Desert roads in the Mohave. Go to Randsburg or Johannesburg, and wander around in the desert past old mine shafts and through the desert tortoise country. 6. Sopapillas. These are a New Mexico staple---deep-fried bread, I think--- that I discovered driving across country. They don't serve Mexican food there---it's New Mexican food. 7. Richard Kluger. Simple Justice . 1975. A history of Brown v. Board of Education and the litigation leading up to it. Simple Justice : The History of Brown V. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality by Richard Kluger List: $25.00 Our Price: $20.00 You Save: $5.00 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Paperback, 823 pages Published by Random House (Paper) Publication date: February 1977 Dimensions (in inches): 9.21 x 6.22 x 1.53 ISBN: 0394722558 8. Reader's Digest. Back to Basics: How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills. 1981.Back to Basics : How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills List: $26.95 Our Price: $18.87 You Save: $8.08 (30%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Hardcover Published by Readers Digest Publication date: March 1, 1997 Dimensions (in inches): 8.68 x 10.97 x 1.05 ISBN: 0895779390 A practical guide on how to build a log cabin, bake bread, tan hides, and make brooms, with a mixture of the modern and the colonial. 9. James Clavell. Tai-Pan . 1966. A novel about the founding of Hong Kong thatTai-Pan by James Clavell List: $7.99 Our Price: $6.39 You Save: $1.60 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reissue Edition Mass Market Paperback Published by Dell Pub Co Publication date: June 1993 Dimensions (in inches): 6.78 x 4.22 x 1.27 ISBN: 0440184622 pulls the reader along irresistably. Like Lord of the Rings , it gives you the feeling that the author has five times as much material as he needs and has chosen only the best. 10. William Riker. The Art of Political Manipulation . 1986. A series of political stories of agenda manipulation and rivals forced into corners, interpreted carefully and entertainingly. The Art of Political Manipulation by William H. Riker List: $14.00 Our Price: $14.00 Availability: This title is currently on back order. We do not have a reprint date for this title, but we expect to be able to ship it to you within 3-5 weeks. Paperback, 152 pages Published by Yale Univ Pr Publication date: July 1, 1986 Dimensions (in inches): 8.20 x 5.52 x .54 ISBN: 0300035926 1990 1. Light Tackle Fishing . Byron Dalrymple, 389 pp., 1947. Here is a man who talks about real fishing: for bullhead and bluegill, not bass and muskie. 2. The Vicar of Wakefield . Oliver Goldsmith. A charming little novel that makes you feel good when you've finished it. It is a wholesome reminder that a good and admirable person can nonetheless be simple and foolish. The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith List: $5.95 Our Price: $4.76 You Save: $1.19 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reprint Edition Paperback Published by Oxford Univ Pr (Trade) Publication date: September 1, 1982 Dimensions (in inches): 7.33 x 4.59 x .44 ISBN: 0192815601 3. The Harvard Guide to Influential Books. Edited by C. Devine, Claudia Dissel, and Kim Parrish, 300pp., 1986.ISBN: 0060550139 These Kennedy School students asked 113 professors to list books and write a paragraph about each one. 4. The Microbe Hunters. Paul DeKruif, 1926. Science made exciting and passionate. Microbe Hunters by Paul De Kruif, F. Gonzalez-Crussi (Introduction) List: $13.00 Our Price: $10.40 You Save: $2.60 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Paperback, 357 pages Published by Harcourt Brace Publication date: June 1, 1996 Dimensions (in inches): 8 x 5.30 x .96 ISBN: 0156002620 5. The Toshiba T1000SE laptop computer. The keyboard feels good and the screen is visible day and night. Good for taking to the mountains or the beach. And I really don't miss the hard disk. 6. Modern Times: The World from the Twenties to the Eighties , Paul Johnson, 816 pp., 1983. You can put this on your shelf with Manchester's The Glory and the Dream. Johnson reminds us of past mistakes and does not hesitate to point fingers. Modern Times : The World from the Twenties to the Nineties by Paul Johnson List: $20.00 Our Price: $16.00 You Save: $4.00 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Revised Paperback, 880 pages Published by Harperperennial Library Publication date: June 1, 1992 Dimensions (in inches): 7.96 x 5.30 x 2.07 ISBN: 0060922834 7. Pillsbury Country Biscuits. Just twist it open and pop it in the oven. My one item of sensual pleasure on this list. 8. Discovering Sierra Trees. Stephen Arno, 89 pp., 1973. This is the best tree guide I have ever seen. You may have to buy it in national parks---it is published by the Yosemite Natural History Association. Discovering Sierra Trees (Discovering Sierra Series) by Stephen F. Arno List: $5.00 Our Price: $4.00 You Save: $1.00 (20%) Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks. Paperback Published by Yosemite Assn Publication date: 1, 1986 Dimensions (in inches): 8.96 x 6.01 x .30 ISBN: 0939666049 9. John Adams and the American Revolution .Catherine Bowen, 699pp., 1949. This book, which covers Adams's life up to 1776, has too much fictional nonfiction, but it is well worth reading. How could such a nonpolitical man help found a country? ---Because he was honorable and good at writing arguments. John Adams and the American Revolution by Catherine Drinker Bowen Availability: This title is out of print, but if you place an order we may be able to find you a used copy within 1-3 months. Published by Little Brown & Company Publication date: June 1950 ISBN: 0316103853 10. The Guide . R. Narayanan, 220 pp., 1958. Somehow I think of The Mayor of Casterbridge ; this too is an ordinary man's rise and fall in an everyday world not our own. The Guide : A Novel (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by R. K. Narayan List: $11.95 Our Price: $9.56 You Save: $2.39 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reprint Edition Paperback Published by Penguin USA (Paper) Publication date: June 1993 Dimensions (in inches): 7.79 x 5.09 x .55 ISBN: 014018547X 1989 1. The microcassette recorder. GE or Panasonic. I bought two, one for my car, one for my jacket. 2. David Brin, The Postman . The Postman by David Brin List: $11.60 Our Price: $11.60 Availability: This title is currently on back order. We do not have a reprint date for this title, but we expect to be able to ship it to you within 3-5 weeks. Unknown Binding Published by Demco Media Publication date: February 1990 ISBN: 0606031200The first steps in rebuilding America after the Bomb. Arguably better than Startide Rising, Startide Rising by David Brin List: $6.99 Our Price: $5.59 You Save: $1.40 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reissue Edition Mass Market Paperback Published by Spectra Publication date: September 1993 Dimensions (in inches): 6.91 x 4.22 x 1.09 ISBN: 055327418Xwhich made my list last year. 3. Movie: Lawrence of Arabia . Whether in the new print or the old. After seeing it, visit the sand dunes in Death Valley at night. Lawrence of Arabia 30th Ann. Edition by Peter O'Toole List: $29.99 Our Price: $26.99 You Save: $3.00 (10%) Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks. Vhs Video Edition VHS Tape Published by College Art Assn Publication date: February 1993 ISBN: 6302655870 4. The Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1988 . A good way to make your conversation more interesting. Did you know that the membership of the average church rose from 359 in 1960 to 413 in 1985? Statistical Abstract of the United States 1997 (117th Ed) List: $29.95 Our Price: $29.95 Not Yet Available: You may still order this title. We will ship it to you when it is released by the publisher. 117th Edition Hardcover Published by Hoover's Inc Publication date: November 1997 ISBN: 1573110361. Wewbs site too. 5. William Manchester, The Last Lion: Alone, 1932-40. The second volume of his Churchill biography. The first is good too, as is his MacarthurAmerican Caesar by William Manchester List: $8.50 Our Price: $6.80 You Save: $1.70 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reissue Edition Mass Market Paperback Published by Laureleaf Publication date: September 1996 Dimensions (in inches): 6.74 x 4.13 x 1.48 ISBN: 0440304245 biography. The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill; Alone 1932-1940, vol. 1 by William Manchester List: $40.00 Our Price: $28.00 You Save: $12.00 (30%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Volume 1 Hardcover, 756 pages Published by Little Brown & Company Publication date: October 1, 1988 Dimensions (in inches): 9.53 x 6.41 x 1.82 ISBN: 0316545120 6. Mike Royko, Dr. Kookie, You're Right! . His latest collection of columns. Dumb politics and smart satire, as usual. Dr. Kookie, You're Right! Availability: This title is out of print, but if you place an order we may be able to find you a used copy within 1-3 months. Published by E P Dutton Publication date: September 1989 ISBN: 0452265150 7. H.L. Mencken Happy Days . Essays about growing up in Baltimore. Funny, and good social history. Happy Days, 1880-1892 (Maryland Paperback Bookshelf) by H. L. Mencken List: $15.95 Our Price: $12.76 You Save: $3.19 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours. Reprint Edition Paperback Published by Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Publication date: April 1996 Dimensions (in inches): 8.47 x 5.48 x .88 ISBN: 0801853389 8. Jack Vance, Showboat World. A 1975 science fiction novel, up to Vance's usual high standard. Showboat World by Jack Vance Availability: This title is out of print, but if you place an order we may be able to find you a used copy within 1-3 months. Published by Tor Books Publication date: August 1989 ISBN: 0812500938 1988 1. Tom Wolfe, Bonfire of the Vanities . A catalog of the ways New Yorkers make fools of themselves. Tom Wolfe's best book. Bonfire of the Vanities by Tom Wolfe List: $7.99 Our Price: $6.39 You Save: $1.60 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reissue Edition Paperback Published by Bantam Books Publication date: December 1, 1988 Dimensions (in inches): 6.85 x 4.17 x 1.22 ISBN: 0553275976 2. Ralph Ellison, The Invisible Man . A first-person novel about a young black man made into a Communist leader in 1935ish New York. Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison List: $12.00 Our Price: $9.60 You Save: $2.40 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours. 2 Edition Paperback, 581 pages Published by Vintage Books Publication date: March 1, 1995 Dimensions (in inches): 8.04 x 5.23 x 1.16 ISBN: 0679732764 3. Movie: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? . An astoundingly good movie. Its only flaw is that the fight scene at the end is too long and too scary. Otherwise, it's practically perfect. Who Framed Roger Rabbit by Bob Hoskins List: $9.99 Our Price: $8.99 You Save: $1.00 (10%) Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks. Vhs Video Edition VHS Tape Published by Walt Disney Home Video Publication date: October 1989 ISBN: 6301404440 4. Orson Card, Ender's Game . A recent science fiction novel about the wargames that train little boys to become starship admirals. Psychological science fiction seems to be starting to get somewhere. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card List: $6.99 Our Price: $5.59 You Save: $1.40 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours. Reprint Edition Mass Market Paperback Published by Tor Books Publication date: July 1, 1994 Dimensions (in inches): 6.77 x 4.20 x 1.04 ISBN: 0812550706 5. David Brin, Startide Rising . A recent science fiction novel about a starship crewed by humans and modified dolphins that gets into trouble with about a dozen kinds of aliens all at once. SEE ABOVE 6. Jonathan Lynn and Anthony Jay, Yes, Minister . How bureaucrats thwart politicoes in Whitehall, and how the politicoes fight back. Very funny and very educational. The Complete Yes Minister : The Diaries of a Cabinet Minister by Jonathan Lynn, Anthony Jay Availability: This title is out of print, but if you place an order we may be able to find you a used copy within 1-3 months. Published by HarperCollins (paper) Publication date: May 1988 ISBN: 0060971657 Management and MacHiavelli : Discovering a New Science of Management in the Timeless Principles of Statecraft by Antony Jay, Anthony Jay List: $14.95 Our Price: $11.96 You Save: $2.99 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Paperback, 308 pages Published by Prentice Hall Trade Publication date: May 1, 1994 Dimensions (in inches): 8.99 x 6.01 x .73 ISBN: 0136026087 7. Movie: Broadcast News . Three different ways to succeed in the mass media and maintain integrity while sometimes being silly. Broadcast News by William Hurt List: $9.99 Our Price: $8.99 You Save: $1.00 (10%) Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks. Vhs Video Edition VHS Tape Published by Twayne Pub Publication date: August 1988 ISBN: 6301066162 8. Movie: The Third Man . Orson Welles in decaying postwar Vienna. Mildly depressing, but all the major characters deserve their fates. Third Man by Orson Welles List: $24.99 Our Price: $22.49 You Save: $2.50 (10%) Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks. Vhs Video Edition VHS Tape Published by HOME VISION Publication date: August 1995 ISBN: 630347327X 9. Robert Heinlein, Have Space Suit, Will Travel . A science fiction classic about a teenager who wins a space suit in a contest and is captured by aliens. Have Space Suit Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein Availability: This title is out of print, but if you place an order we may be able to find you a used copy within 1-3 months. Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Published by Buccaneer Books Publication date: June 1994 ISBN: 156849288X 10. Joseph Epstein, Familiar Essays . Essays on everyday life and manners by a civilized man from Evanston who likes books. Once More Around the Block : Familiar Essays by Joseph Epstein List: $8.95 Our Price: $7.16 You Save: $1.79 (20%) Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks. Reprint Edition Paperback Published by W W Norton & Co Publication date: January 1, 1990 Dimensions (in inches): 8.22 x 5.48 x .90 ISBN: 039330633X The Encyclopedia of American Religions by *J. Gordon Melton* List: $14.95 Our Price: $14.95 Availability: This title is currently on back order. We do not have a reprint date for this title, but we expect to be able to ship it to you within 3-5 weeks. Volume 2; Triumph bo Edition Paperback, 3 pages Published by Triumph Books Publication date: November 1991 Dimensions (in inches): 9.19 x 7.05 x 1.38 ISBN: 0800730267 Encyclopedia of American Religions by *J. Gordon Melton* List: $195.00 Our Price: $195.00 Availability: This title is currently on back order. We do not have a reprint date for this title, but we expect to be able to ship it to you within 3-5 weeks. 5th Edition Hardcover Published by Gale Research Publication date: August 1996 ISBN: 0810377144 Little Caesar by *Edward G. 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Hardcover, 246 pages Published by MacMillan General Reference Publication date: July 1, 1996 Dimensions (in inches): 10.02 x 6.42 x .94 ISBN: 0028604261 World Out of Time by *Larry Niven* List: $5.99 Our Price: $4.79 You Save: $1.20 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Rei Edition Mass Market Paperback Published by Ballantine Books Publication date: April 1991 Dimensions (in inches): 6.88 x 4.24 x .76 ISBN: 0345336968 Sphere by *Michael Crichton* List: $6.99 Our Price: $5.59 You Save: $1.40 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reissue Edition Mass Market Paperback Published by Ballantine Books Publication date: December 1, 1991 Dimensions (in inches): 6.90 x 4.21 x 1.05 ISBN: 0345353145 The Lost World : A Novel by *Michael Crichton* List: $7.99 Our Price: $6.39 You Save: $1.60 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Mass Market Paperback Published by Ballantine Books Publication date: October 1, 1996 Dimensions (in inches): 6.79 x 4.20 x 1.07 ISBN: 034540288X Snafu : Great American Military Disasters by *Geoffrey Regan* List: $10.00 Our Price: $8.00 You Save: $2.00 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Paperback, 295 pages Published by Avon Books (Pap Trd) Publication date: November 1, 1993 Dimensions (in inches): 7.99 x 5.22 x .86 ISBN: 0380767554 Arrogant Armies : Great Military Disasters and the Generals Behind Them by *James M. Perry* List: $27.95 Our Price: $19.57 You Save: $8.38 (30%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Hardcover Published by John Wiley & Sons Publication date: May 1, 1996 Dimensions (in inches): 9.57 x 6.50 x 1.12 ISBN: 0471119768 Ransom by *Mel Gibson* List: $19.99 Our Price: $19.99 Not Yet Available: You may still order this title. We will ship it to you when it is released by the publisher. 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Please note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out of stock. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining this title. Vhs Video Edition VHS Tape Published by Hbcc Promoting Co Publication date: February 1992 ISBN: 6302199735 Wallace and Gromit Gift Set 3-Pk by *1 Tw 8250*, *8287*, *8399* List: $24.99 Our Price: $22.49 You Save: $2.50 (10%) Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks. Vhs Video Edition VHS Tape Published by Twayne Pub Publication date: October 1996 ISBN: 6304179030 1993 - · 1. Mushrooms in Wisconsin. Fascinating variety. Transient gardening. · 2. *John von Neumann: The Scientific Genius who Pioneered the Modern Computer, Game Theory, Nuclear Deterrence, and Much More, *by Norman Macrae. Macrae was editor of The Economist magazine, and this book has all the virtues of that writing style: interest, instruction, opinion, and clarity. · 3. *Our Country: The Shaping of America from Roosevelt to Reagan *, by Michael Barone, 1992. $19.95 Barone is one of the writers of the The Almanac of American Politics. He knows political geography like no one else. · 4. *Red Square *by Martin Smith, 1993. $4.79. How can he write so many good novels? This is the sequel to *Gorky Park *and *Polar Star *, which are also excellent. · 5. *Cuckoo's Egg *by Cliff Stoll, 1994. $8.76. True-life intrigue on the Internet, with more than a touch of human warmth too. · 6. *American Scholar *magazine, edited by Joseph Epstein. Mr. Epstein has made a previous appearance in my lists for his essays. He not only can write a good essay, he can spot one when he sees it and put it in his magazine. · 7. *A Question of Intelligence: The IQ Debate in America *, by Daniel Seligman. Another book by a retired journalist with clear writing and an eye for an interesting topic. Full of neat facts like the large decline in IQ from age 25 to age 60. · 8. *The PreHistory of The Far Side *, by Gary Larson, 1989, 288 pages. $13.97. Nietzsche wrote aphorisms; today we draw cartoons. This is the book for anyone who ever wanted to know how Gary Larson's mind works. · 9. *Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer *, by P.J. O'Rourke, 233 pages, 1993. $9.60. Up to his best ( *Holidays in Hell *). · 10. *Master and Commander *, by Patrick O'Brian. This is everyone's discovery of the year. Very much like the Hornblower novels in action and setting, but with more of an education in the life of England in 1800. Master and Commander by *Patrick O'Brian* List: $12.95 Our Price: $10.36 You Save: $2.59 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 24 hours. Reprint Edition Paperback Published by W W Norton & Co Publication date: November 1990 Dimensions (in inches): 7.77 x 5.28 x .96 ISBN: 0393307050 · 11. *The Second World War *, by John Keegan. Keegan is perhaps the best military historian of all time because he combines an analytic mind, an eye for interesting facts, and a willingness to express opinions. The Second World War by *John Keegan* List: $19.95 Our Price: $15.96 You Save: $3.99 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Rep Edition Paperback, 608 pages Published by Penguin USA (Paper) Publication date: September 1, 1990 Dimensions (in inches): 9.37 x 7.39 x 1.44 ISBN: 014011341X · 12. Purnell's Old Folks Whole Hog Country Sausage, hot style. I suppose my taste in breakfast sausage must be unusual, or all sausages would be this good. If you share my taste in books, though, perhaps you will share my taste in sausages. - 1992 1992 Christmas List - - · 1. James Stephen, *Liberty, Equality, Fraternity *, 1874. For those of you who wonder how my seemingly bizarre political positions can be consistent: read this book, which shows how intelligent utilitarianism leads to conservatism. It was just reprinted this year, with a foreword by Richard Posner, who admires the book while vigorously disagreeing with it. Liberty, Equality, Fraternity : And Three Brief Essays (Cambridge Studies in the History and Theory of Politics) by *James Fitzjames Stephen* List: $17.95 Our Price: $17.95 Availability: This title usually ships within 4-6 weeks. Please note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out of stock. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining this title. Reprint Edition Paperback Published by University of Chicago Press Publication date: October 1991 ISBN: 0226772586 · 2. Infrared cordless headphones. These are very useful in an office, where you want to (a) avoid bothering other people and (b) move around the office from phone to computer to bookshelf. · 3. John C. Miller, *Triumph of Freedom: 1775/1783 *. 1948. A book on the Revolution. Unlike the civil war, hardly anything written on the Revolutionary War is interesting. This book is an exception. Triumph of Freedom, 1775-1783 by *John Chester Miller* Availability: This title is out of print, but if you place an order we may be able to find you a used copy within 1-3 months. Published by Little Brown & Co (Pap) Publication date: January 1966 ISBN: 0316571369 · 4. Country music. Bloomington is where new operas premiere, but it is also country country. Country singers have wit, style, and melody, unlike most singers off broadway, and it has been improving in recent years as the proportion of western to southern style has grown. Garth Brooks is a genius, except for his most recent, third-rate album. For starters, I recommend the *Heroes and Friends *disk by Randy Travis, composed of duets with famous singers from Merle Haggard to Roy Rogers (and even Clint Eastwood!). See also Mark Chesnutt (``Bubba Shot the Jukebox'') and Confederate Railroad (``Jesus and Mama Always Loved Me''). · 5. Ken Burns, *The Civil War *, 1990, TV Series. The civil war has inspired many good books, all going over the same ground. This series shows why--- personality, geography, technology, and ideology combine to make this war close to home . Civil War by *Ken Vvpbs 306 Burns* THIS TITLE IS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE. Though not officially "out of print," this title is "out of stock indefinitely" at the publisher. If you would like to purchase this title, we recommend that you occasionally check this page to see if it's been reprinted. 9 Volume Set; Vhs Video Edition VHS Tape Published by Baker & Taylor Video Publication date: October 1991 ISBN: 6301996135 þUGüü °TÐÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ€“節®–®6̯̯̯̯  à=Ð/Ð8̯ 1995 http://www.census.gov/stat_abstract/ 6. Street Atlas. A CD-ROM that will locate the exact block you want to visit and allow you to print out the map. It even will find the 812-331-xxxx exchange area for you. 7. STATA. An econometric package for doing nonlinear regressions that is easy to use and extremely well-engineered. Actually, items (2), (8), and (9) on this list all give one that feeling of the satisfaction of something well-designed. Stata. 8. Ray Stevens, His All-Time Greatest Comic Hits. A cassette that combines clever words with clever music and style, very much like Tom Lehrer except sophisticatedly unsophisticated, instead of unsophisticatedly sophisticated. FIND FIND FIND 9. The ZipDrive. Like an external, portable (1 pound) floppy drive----but with 100 Meg floppies. Only 200 dollars, and 20 dollars per disk, so this is the cheapest storage around. For a PC magazine review and link to Iomega's homepage, go to http://www8.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/removable/rers4.htm 1993. 8. The PreHistory of The Far Side , by Gary Larson. Nietzsche wrote aphorisms; today we draw cartoons. This is the book for anyone who ever wanted to know how Gary Larson's mind works. The Prehistory of the Far Side : A 10th Anniversary Exhibit (Far Side Series) by Gary Larson List: $19.95 Our Price: $13.97 You Save: $5.98 (30%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Hardcover, 288 pages Published by Andrews & McMeel Publication date: October 1, 1989 Dimensions (in inches): 11.22 x 8.78 x .95 ISBN: 0836218612