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Forever fifty and other negotiations
By Judith Viorst, John Alcorn. 1989
At age thirty-five, the author was a derelict who came very close to spending his last few dollars on a…
gun with which he planned to kill himself. Mandino explains what prevented his suicide, and then offers "Seventeen Rules to Live By" that he hopes will help everyone avoid living even one more day feeling failure, grief, poverty, shame, or self-pity. BestsellerDrive: the story of my life
By Larry Bird, Bob Ryan. 1989
Superstar Larry Bird reveals his early love affair with basketball, which he began to play at age thirteen. He attributes…
his determination and discipline to his background--his family was poor, and his father committed suicide. He attended Indiana State University, carrying it to the NCAA championships, and subsequently signed with the Boston Celtics. BestsellerIt was on fire when I lay down on it
By Robert Fulghum. 1989
The good times
By Russell Baker. 1989
Baker traces his climb up the journalistic ladder, beginning with his years with the "Baltimore Sun"--first as a paperboy, then…
police reporter, and finally as London bureau chief covering the coronation of Elizabeth II. He talks about his position as White House correspondent, and of his good fortune in being able to write the "Observer" column in the "New York Times." Sequel to "Growing Up." BestsellerGreat Plains
By Ian Frazier. 1989
A sweep through ten states from close to the Canadian border to the Pecos River of Texas, and a plunge…
through four hundred years of history. Frazier writes about the people he meets as he rambles through the country's midsection, and talks to grain-elevator operators, Indians, black homesteaders, kids, and old-timers. Bestseller 1989The acting president
By Bob Schieffer, Gary P. Gates. 1989
Two CBS newsmen, twenty-year veterans of the Washington scene, depict the Reagan years. Whether Ronald Reagan was "lazy," as some…
say, or "uninterested in details," or "good at delegating," he allowed others to have unprecedented power in foreign and domestic policy. This book tells who those people were and how the country was really run. Bestseller 1989A world of ideas: conversations with thoughtful men and women about American life today and the ideas shaping our future
By Bill Moyers, Bill D Moyers. 1989
For the record: from Wall Street to Washington
By Donald T. Regan, Donald T Regan. 1988
Regan's book perhaps could be subtitled Regan on Reagan, as he offers some very revealing information on the Reagan presidency.…
The former secretary of the treasury and presidential chief of staff describes the president he served, as well as the people he encountered in the course of that service. BestsellerAll my best friends
By David Fisher, George Burns. 1989
According to Burns, "Most of what I say is true. The rest is show business." In this portfolio about friends…
in show business, Burns delivers "anecdographies" of people he grew up with from their beginnings in vaudeville through silent movies, theatre, radio, talkies, and on into TV. Included are Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor, Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante, and others. BestsellerMurder in Little Egypt
By Darcy O'Brien. 1989
The true story of a Jekyll-and- Hyde personality and the murders he was accused of having committed--those of his own…
two sons. John Dale Cavaness, a physician and surgeon practicing in the area of southern Illinois known to natives as "Little Egypt," was loved and admired by his patients and feared by his family and employees. BestsellerLight his fire: how to keep your man passionately and hopelessly in love with you
By Ellen Kreidman. 1989
Kreidman's theory is that a man falls in love with a woman because of the way he feels when he…
is with her. She offers suggestions on how to communicate with your man and make him a sex object, how to express feelings and create moods, and how to keep his fire lit forever. BestsellerThe fighting spirit: a championship season at Notre Dame
By Lou Holtz, L. Holtz, John Heisler. 1989
Story of Notre Dame's 1988 winning football season by the man who led the team to victory. Head Coach Holtz,…
a motivator, took a team haunted by a Cotton Bowl defeat the previous year and guided it to an undefeated season. He stresses open communication, discipline, mutual respect, and strict standards of integrity. BestsellerPete Rose: my story
By Roger Kahn, Peter I. Rose, Pete Rose. 1989
On August 24, 1989, Baseball Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti announced that Pete Rose would be banned from baseball for the…
rest of his life. This action was the result of Rose's connection with gambling, particularly allegations that he bet on the Cincinnati Reds, the team he managed. This book tells his side of the story. Strong language. BestsellerChili dawgs always bark at night
By Lewis Grizzard. 1989
Humorous essays from newspaper journalist Grizzard. He comments on teenagers' language, for example, their use of "goes" for "says"; on…
the incomprehensible abbreviations used in newspaper classified ads; and on his dog "Catfish." He recalls a radio call-in program in which a listener recounts how advice from Grizzard's father saved his life in Vietnam. Some strong language. BestsellerMy turn: the memoirs of Nancy Reagan
By Nancy Reagan, William Novak. 1989
Feeling that she needs to set the record straight for historical purposes, Nancy Reagan tells her side of the story…
regarding the eight years she spent in the White House. Although she never stopped being hurt by the stories about her, she eventually stopped being surprised. Among the topics she discusses are her adjustment to being a first lady, and her use of astrology. BestsellerThe examined life: philosophical meditations
By Robert Nozick. 1989
A philosophy professor at Harvard University shares his views on the search for understanding and illumination. He discusses the topics…
of happiness, dying, immortality, creativity, faith, sexuality, good and evil, wisdom, and the gulf between the ideal and the real. BestsellerBurton: a biography of Sir Richard Francis Burton
By Byron Farwell. 1988
Burton was a notorious adventurer, as well as an archaeologist, diplomat, inventor, linguist, translator, soldier, traveler, and explorer. Farwell portrays…
him as a rare personality from his wild childhood and expulsion from Oxford, to his years in India, Africa, and the Middle East, and in his literary career and peculiar marriageWhat I saw at the revolution: a political life in the Reagan era
By Peggy Noonan. 1990
A personal account by a political speechwriter. Noonan writes about being the first in her family to be a Republican;…
about working at CBS and the media's relationship with politics; about being a woman in a field dominated by men; and most of all, about Ronald Reagan and what his presidency meant. BestsellerWeight Watchers meals in minutes cookbook
By Weight Watchers International, Inc. Staff. 1989
Collection of some 300 recipes that can be prepared in less than thirty minutes, and are low in fat, sodium,…
and sugar. They are grouped into categories such as eggs and cheese, meat and veal, legume entrees, vegetables, snacks and beverages, sauces and dressings, and desserts. Includes eight weeks of menu plans, some designed for persons wanting less cholesterol or sodium, or for vegetarians. Bestseller