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What it takes: the way to the White House
By Richard Ben Cramer. 1992
Pulitzer Prize-winner Cramer examines the campaigns and lives of six of the 1988 presidential candidates--George Bush, Michael Dukakis, Robert Dole,…
Richard Gephardt, Joseph Biden, and Gary Hart. This detailed account, peppered with conversations, looks beyond sensational media stories to illustrate the type of person who runs for president of the United States. Strong language. BestsellerThe measure of our success: a letter to my children and yours
By Marian Wright Edelman. 1992
Founder of the Children's Defense Fund advises parents and young people about caring for the less fortunate. A civil rights…
lawyer, wife, and mother of three sons, Edelman speaks her mind about lessons and values that prepare children, families, and even the nation, for life. She defines what builds character and measures success by "hard work, initiative, and persistence" and "being decent and fair." Bestseller. 1992The Texas connection: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy
By Craig I. Zirbel, Craig I Zirbel. 1991
Having read all the information he can find on the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Zirbel has come to the…
conclusion that Lyndon Johnson was a connection people tend to ignore. Zirbel sets forth the evidence he has collected; discusses Johnson's character, motives, and opportunities; and invites the reader to draw his or her own conclusion. BestsellerWomen who run with the wolves: myths and stories of the wild woman archetype
By Clarissa Pinkola Estés. 1992
Estes, a Jungian analyst and storyteller, uses fairytales and myths to illustrate the female "wild" or instinctive nature so often…
repressed in society. In addition to using the medicine of these stories, Estes suggests that women should mimic the traits of wolves to tap their own dormant wildness. Of her ten "general wolf rules for life," Estes emphasizes "howl often." Bestseller. 1992Give war a chance: eyewitness accounts of mankind's struggle against tyranny, injustice, and alcohol-free beer
By P. J. O'Rourke, P. J O'Rourke. 1992
Articles by political humorist on the theme of the battle against evil. O'Rourke covers Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, drugs in…
America, famine in Africa, the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, and the elections in Nicaragua. He also provides an enemies list that includes Jesse Jackson, Ralph Nader, and Gore Vidal. Some strong language. BestsellerCrossfire: the plot that killed Kennedy
By Jim Marrs. 1989
Marrs pulls together an enormous number of theories and mountains of information about the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He…
provides all the data he believes relevant to allow people to draw their own conclusions regarding the slaying. He discusses the shooting scene and eyewitnesses to the event, as well as major persons and organizations that may have been involved. Bestseller 1989. 1989.June 1991. The Chicago Bulls have just won the 1991 NBA Championship, and there is joy all around--not only for…
player Michael Jordan, but for the entire team. For the Bulls came together as a team when it really counted. Smith looks at the Bulls' 1990-91 season and discusses what Jordan did for the team. He also talks about the petty jealousies, fragile egos, and contract disputes that almost broke the team up. BestsellerEvery spy a prince: the complete history of Israel's intelligence community
By Yossi Melman, Dan Raviv, Daniel Raviv. 1990
More than 10,000 citizens work within the Israeli intelligence community. The authors, both correspondents in the Middle East, provide a…
history of all the branches of Israeli intelligence including the Mossad, the Aman, the Shin Bet, and two previously unknown branches. BestsellerUnder the influence: the unauthorized story of the Anheuser-Busch dynasty
By Terry Ganey, Peter Hernon. 1991
The authors, who are writers for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, have assembled a history of five generations, and almost…
130 years, of the Busch family. Despite a 1989 edict that prohibited employees and members of their families from speaking with them. It is a portrait of a corporate monarchy that lives by its own rules. Bestseller. 1991The commanders
By Bob Woodward. 1991
Woodward looks at U.S. involvement in two military operations--Just Cause and Desert Storm--the events leading up to each operation, and…
relationships among the decision makers. Woodward's focus for the book was influenced by Congress's rejection of John Tower for secretary of defense, Admiral Crowe's stepping down as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and General Colin Powell's appointment to that post. BestsellerSeize the moment: America's challenge in a one-superpower world
By Richard M. Nixon, Richard M Nixon. 1992
With political changes in Eastern and Western Europe, China, and the Middle East, Nixon believes it is "imperative that the…
United States seize this moment to secure peace and to advance freedom around the world," and not turn its attention totally inward. For emphasis, he examines recent developments in Europe, Asia, the Muslim world, Africa, and the Pacific Triangle. BestsellerPerot: an unauthorized biography
By Todd Mason. 1990
A Wall Street Journal writer and former bureau chief for Business Week had ready access to Perot. But once Mason…
informed Perot of his plans for a biography, he was forced to proceed without the billionaire's blessing. Relying on his research and analysis of subjects that deal with financial matters, Mason offers his perspective on Perot's efforts in both business and philanthropy. BestsellerWho will tell the people: the betrayal of American democracy
By William Greider. 1992
Greider, an experienced political reporter, examines American politics. Believing that government responds mainly to "interests of major economic organizations and…
concentrated wealth," Greider describes methods used to woo politicians. Optimistic that the situation is reversible, he urges Americans to organize and begin the restoration of democracy. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1992Predator: rape, madness, and injustice in Seattle
By Jack Olsen. 1991
Olsen describes the dysfunctional upbringing of a young man, "Mac Smith," who committed over fifty rapes before his conviction. Prior…
to Smith's arrest, Steve Titus was falsely convicted of his crimes and freed only after a reporter's dogged investigation. Distraught, Titus soon died from a massive heart attack. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. BestsellerDouble cross: the explosive, inside story of the mobster who controlled America
By Bettina Giancana, Sam Giancana, Chuck Giancana. 1992
Sam "Mooney" Giancana ruled more than the Chicago underground. Half-brother Chuck and Chuck's son Sam describe Mooney's link to Joe…
Kennedy and the possible CIA-assisted assassinations of both Kennedy brothers when they didn't live up to their father's promises. The authors believe Mooney also had a role in Marilyn Monroe's death. Violence and strong language. BestsellerMe: stories of my life
By Katharine Hepburn. 1991
Hepburn, who says she wrote this book to "discover the real reason back of all the fluff," admits it does…
not follow any path. She does, however, roughly portray her life from her birth in 1907 to her withdrawal into private life. Along the way she offers vignettes of her family; her only husband, Luddy; her career; her affair with Howard Hughes; and finally her special life with Spencer Tracy. BestsellerOuter banks: a novel
By Anne Rivers Siddons. 1991
Cecie, Fig, Ginger, and Kate reunite at Ginger's cottage on North Carolina's Outer Banks for the first time in twenty-eight…
years. Kate has withdrawn from friends and family as she faces cancer, but she attends the reunion at her husband's insistence. As the women reminisce, and Paul--Kate's old love--shows up, Kate comes to grips with her past. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. BestsellerMy turn to speak: Iran, the revolution & secret deals with the U.S
By Abū al-Ḥasan Banī Ṣadr, Abol H. Bani-Sadr. 1991
The author, former president of Iran, presents his views on the Iranian Revolution. Bani-Sadr charges that Carter made deals to…
control oil prices, and that Reagan and Bush made arrangements to have the American hostages released only after the 1980 election. He also describes the duplicity of Khomeini and provides an insider's view of the Iran-Iraq War. BestsellerLighten up, George
By Art Buchwald. 1991
A collection of more than 150 of Buchwald's newspaper columns. The subjects include his wife's refusal to consider being first…
lady--she is afraid of what Kitty Kelly might say; the secret benefits of smoking--non-smokers live longer and consume valuable resources; a eulogy for the "National Bank That Couldn't"-- its borrowers told the bank to shove it; and the high cost of college--perhaps a lottery ticket might help. BestsellerChildhood
By Bill Cosby. 1991
Cosby grew up in the 1940s in North Philadelphia. But unlike many of today's kids, Cosby says, he didn't find…
the word "bored" in his vocabulary. Interlaced with memories of his own childhood, which include tales of Weird Harold, Fat Albert, and his brother Russell, are stories of his five children's growing up. He reminisces about a frog in his father's milk, bedtime fights with Russell, and playing stickball in the streets. Bestseller. 1991.