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Life of the party: the biography of Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman
By Christopher Ogden, Chris Ogden. 1994
Unauthorized account of the life of a U.S. ambassador to France, which began in an English country manor house between…
the two world wars. Ogden asserts that rich and famous husbands and lovers have ensured a lifelong colorful romantic reputation for Pamela Harriman, while powerful political alliances have provided her with influential entrees on both sides of the Atlantic. BestsellerTen stupid things women do to mess up their lives
By Laura Schlessinger. 1994
Asserting that the key to growth comes from within, therapist Schlessinger urges women to "stop blaming men or society or…
anything else" for their personal disappointments. Using examples from her Los Angeles radio show, Schlessinger discusses behavioral changes women can make regarding love, sex, cohabitation, marriage, babies, and child-rearing. BestsellerMakes me wanna holler: a young Black man in America
By Nathan McCall. 1994
Although raised in a working-class family and neighborhood in Portsmouth, Virginia, McCall, as a 1970s youth, became caught up in…
the violence and crime afflicting many black communities. As fist fights turned into gun battles and sweet talk into gang rape, McCall was sentenced to prison at the age of twenty. He is now a journalist with the Washington Post. Strong language, violence, and descriptions of sex. BestsellerThe kid stays in the picture
By Robert Evans. 1994
Evans was head of Paramount Pictures in the 1960s and 1970s when the studio produced such movies as The Godfather…
and Rosemary's Baby. But even before that period, Evans lived a celebrity-studded life, as an actor and as a spokesman for his brother's design firm, Evan-Picone. He describes the projects, scandals, and women that peppered his career. Evans returned to producing with Sliver. Strong language. BestsellerBarbara Bush: a memoir
By Barbara Bush. 1994
Drawing upon her diaries, tapes, letters, and from a "very selective memory of the early days," Barbara Bush shares the…
experiences of what she calls a life of "privilege of every kind." She writes of the first years of the Bushes' marriage; the births of their children and the death of one; the campaign trail; the world leaders she met; the White House years; and of life after the presidency. BestsellerMotherless daughters: the legacy of loss
By Hope Edelman. 1994
The author explores the emotions and feelings of women who have lost their mothers. Edelman, who was seventeen when her…
own mother died, found general agreement that the loss of a mother leaves a void no one else can fill--a sentiment shared by women whose mothers are living, whether or not their relationship is supportive. BestsellerJames Herriot's cat stories
By James Herriot, Lesley Holmes. 1994
In Herriot's childhood his favorite animal was the cat, so he looked forward to studying cats in veterinary school. He…
was appalled to discover that anatomy books ignored cats, but during the fifty years that Herriot practiced veterinary medicine, he met many cats and learned a great deal about them. Here he offers ten stories about some of the cats who have come into his life, including Oscar, the socialite, and Alfred from the sweetshop. BestsellerStanding firm: a vice-presidential memoir
By Dan Quayle. 1994
The former U.S. vice president discusses his experiences in office, criticizes the media's devastating treatment of him, articulates his core…
values and beliefs, and analyzes what went wrong in the 1992 campaign for reelection. c1994.Moon shot: the inside story of America's race to the moon
By Deke Slayton, Alan Shepard, Alan B Shepard. 1994
Mercury Seven astronauts trace the space program from the beginning to the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969.…
This account recalls the astronauts' inside and personal story including planning, training, delays, risks, errors, achievements, scientific experiments, Soviet rivalry turned cooperative effort, and human drama and tragedy. Some strong language. BestsellerThe agenda: inside the Clinton White House
By Bob Woodward. 1994
Washington Post journalist describes Clinton's effort to make good on his campaign pledge to improve the economy. Using interviews with…
more than 250 people, Woodward aims, he says, "to combine the thoroughness of history with the contemporaneity of journalism." Details of formal meetings and of conversations illustrate Clinton's first-year struggle to pass his economic plan. Strong language. BestsellerTrue north: a memoir
By Jill K Conway. 1994
In this sequel to "The Road from Coorain" the Australian-born author chronicles her 1960 arrival in America as she embarks…
on the life of a graduate student in history. Conway experiences the downside of academic politics along with a delight in new interests, talents, friends, success as a scholar and administrator, and a husband who becomes her compass point or her "true north." Bestseller. 1994.The man in the water: essays and stories
By Roger Rosenblatt. 1994
The title story is about a man who makes the ultimate sacrifice so that others can be rescued after a…
plane crash dumps them into an icy river. Many stories are serious or even somber, but some, such as "They Do" and "Hair Piece," reflect lighter moments. "Introduction to the Reader," an exploration of Rosenblatt's relationship with his father, is one of the nearly sixty essays included. 1994.Crossing the threshold of hope
By Vittorio Messori, John Paul, Jenny McPhee, Martha McPhee, Pope John Paul II. 1994
To commemorate fifteen years of his papacy, Pope John Paul II responds to a journalist's questions on religious matters. The…
queries concern the mystery of prayer, the existence of God, the presence of evil in the world, and why God tolerates suffering. Other topics include the papacy, salvation, eternal life, other branches of Christianity, non-Christian religions, decisions by the Vatican Council, human rights, and hope. BestsellerMoney doesn't grow on trees: a parent's guide to raising financially responsible children
By Neale S. Godfrey, Neale S Godfrey. 1994
A practical guide to teaching children how to prepare for their financial future. This book suggests ways to earn, save,…
and spend money wisely. The authors stress the importance of exercising a little financial discipline and imparting a sense of family values as early as a child is able to comprehend and to enjoy the process. BestsellerTouchpoints: your child's emotional and behavioral development
By T. Berry Brazelton. 1992
Pediatrician Brazelton identifies touchpoints as predictable times, occurring just before the onset of several stages of rapid growth, when a…
child briefly regresses. Sections cover development from the prenatal period through age three years, common emotional and behavioral patterns through six years, and the role of key people in a child's life. BestsellerSoul mates: honoring the mysteries of love and relationship
By Thomas Moore. 1994
By the author of Care of the Soul (DB 35802). Emphasizes relationships of all kinds. Drawing on literature, mythology, and…
theology for an understanding of the nature of intimacy, Moore suggests ways to enhance soul-to-soul relationships, including cultivation of the imagination and feelings. And he believes that concepts of soulful relationship can apply to the society of nations. BestsellerLove's mind: an essay on contemplative life
By John S. Dunne, John S Dunne. 1993
Author reflects that American life tends not to be contemplative, and avers that if one chooses to journey into the…
realm of the contemplative, one may find answers to the violence and loneliness that permeate the culture. Dunne leads would-be explorers into the worlds of literature, music, and art on their quest for what he believes is the missing element in their lives--union with the love of GodMoney and the meaning of life
By Jacob Needleman. 1991
A philosopher examines the quest for money and its effect on spiritual lives. Needleman creates, for the sake of argument,…
Bill and Alyssa, two characters who are composites of his students. Then, acting as the teacher, he alternately questions and lectures them on the origins of coins; the role of money in the lives of wise people; and the influence of money in what one does, where one goes, and with whom one associatesActs of faith: daily meditations for people of color
By Iyanla Vanzant. 1993
Daily meditative statements that Vanzant hopes will "assist the children of the earth in the redevelopment of their minds, bodies,…
and spirits." Divided into sections on self, world, others, and money and abundance, the book includes quotations from the Bible and Yoruba proverbs, as well as from persons such as Maya Angelou, Les Brown, James Baldwin, and Marvin GayeFly fishing through the midlife crisis
By Howell Raines. 1993
Raines says that as a southerner he "was ruined for church by early exposure to preachers." He prefers to hear…
the "sigh of the Eternal" while fly fishing--especially on Virginia's Rapidan River. He recounts his early days of catching fish, but credits learning "to fish" to his fishing guru Dick Blalock. Raines regales the reader with tales of fishing with presidents, sports legends, his father, and his sons. Bestseller