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Riders on the storm: my life with Jim Morrison and the Doors
By John Densmore. 1990
Founding Doors member and drummer chronicles the history of this popular rock group, dominated as it was by its superstar…
lead singer, Jim Morrison. Densmore has some personal adjusting to do as he moves from his middle-class, strict upbringing through five years with the band. But the same Morrison who once inspired him now haunts him. Strong language. BestsellerFire in the belly: on being a man
By Sam Keen. 1991
Keen states that his book is an effort to get inside the dilemmas, delights, confusions, and cares of modern men.…
According to Keen, each man is a quest to find the grail of manhood. His suggestions for reaching that goal call for men to separate themselves from the world of women and to refine their vision of an appropriate vocation. Some strong language and descriptions of sex. BestsellerPaul Harvey's for what it's worth
By Paul Harvey. 1991
A collection of "humorous hometown experiences" broadcast during the "For What It's Worth" section of Harvey's radio show. Includes stories…
about fire helmets of high-impact plastic, adjustable in size, that melt when near heat; car buyers, urged to buy American, who get chances on a Japanese motorcycle; the man who quit jogging because the wind blew out his cigarette; and a Ronald McDonald who robbed Burger King. BestsellerThere are no children here: the story of two boys growing up in the other America
By Alex Kotlowitz. 1991
Explores two years in the world of Lafeyette and Pharoah Rivers as they grow up in a Chicago housing project.…
At ten, Lafeyette often assumes an adult role, trying to be both supportive and helpful. And at seven, Pharoah prefers the life of the mind, seeking escape from the harsh reality of their living conditions. The focus is on the forces that conspire to crush their lives. Bestseller. 1991Bo knows Bo: the autobiography of a ballplayer
By Bo Jackson, Dick Schaap. 1990
Jackson was born into a poor rural Alabama family in 1962. He learned how to steal at a young age,…
but the one thing he could never steal was a father. After a youth spent in anger, and under constant threat of being sent to reform school, he finally changed his ways in junior high. Now he is a well-respected husband and father, and a star of football and baseball. BestsellerThe work of nations: preparing ourselves for 21st-century capitalism
By Robert B. Reich, Robert B Reich. 1991
Reich believes the days of "national" products are ending and "all that will remain rooted within national borders are the…
people who comprise a nation." Thus the nation's primary assets will be its citizens and their skills. Reich describes the economic transformation taking place in the 1990s and the need to provide equal educational training to all citizens. BestsellerWoody Allen: a biography
By Eric Lax. 1991
A long- term associate of the very private Allen traces the life and work of the artist. Allen's portrayal of…
himself as a neurotic and inept misfit is well-known through his movies. This author is the first to gain access as Allen pursues his roles as a screenwriter, actor, filmmaker, and director. His portrait includes Allen's involvement as a jokesmith and standup comic, a musician, and a magician. Bestseller. 1991Illiberal education: the politics of race and sex on campus
By Dinesh D'Souza. 1991
An American Enterprise Institute fellow analyzes admissions policies, multiculturalism, the roots of protest, racial incidents, the disintegration of academic standards,…
and considerations of race and gender at American universities. He decries the decline of the study of Western civilization, and refutes the benefits of affirmative action. BestsellerReal ponies don't go oink!
By Patrick F McManus, Patrick F. McManus. 1991
In this collection of essays, McManus again treats his audience to the exploits of his wife Bun, his buddies Retch…
and Eddie, and himself. He recounts the events that led to his dog's climbing a tree, to the class clown's finally making the fierce math teacher laugh, and to the garage door's gobbling up the dog. He tells of the problems in pouring a concrete walk and of fireworks with the potential to bring down a B-29. BestsellerIn our defense: the Bill of Rights in action
By Caroline Kennedy, Ellen Alderman. 1991
The authors discuss the first ten amendments to the Constitution. They examine contemporary cases, including some unpopular verdicts, that further…
the rights that the amendments guarantee. The development of public land held sacred by Native Americans illustrates issues of the first amendment and freedom of religion. Bestseller. 1991Silent coup: the removal of a president
By Len Colodny, Robert Gettlin. 1991
The authors put forth a new theory based on a seven-year investigation of the Watergate break-in that resulted in the…
resignation of President Nixon on August 9, 1974. They indict John Dean as the mastermind behind the break-in and they show the president as a man at war with the government of his own making. BestsellerArmageddon, oil, and the Middle East crisis: what the Bible says about the future of the Middle East and the end of Western civilization
By John F. Walvoord, John F Walvoord. 1990
First published in 1974 and revised in 1990 to reflect the events taking place in the Middle East at that…
time. Walvoord looks at the world situation, biblical prophecies regarding Armageddon, and the Israeli-Arab conflict, and suggests answers to questions about the world's future. BestsellerMy favorite summer, 1956
By Mickey Mantle. 1991
It was as great a season as any athlete could want. It was the summer of 1956, and it would…
become Mickey Mantle's favorite summer. The star of the New York Yankees chronicles the year in which he won the Triple Crown and his team won the World Championship against the Brooklyn Dodgers. What more could a young man of twenty-five ask for? Some strong language. BestsellerPresident Reagan: the role of a lifetime
By Lou Cannon. 1991
Cannon, who had his first encounter with Ronald Reagan in 1965, has written several books on the former president, including…
"Reagan." This time he focuses on Reagan's performance in the presidency, in "an effort to penetrate the illusion of the Reagan presidency." Cannon considers Reagan among the most personable of presidents and examines aspects of his private life. BestsellerA question of character: a life of John F. Kennedy
By Thomas C Reeves. 1991
The author, a history professor specializing in twentieth-century American politics and religion, sheds new light on discrepancies between the public…
life and private behavior of Kennedy. Several years of research have resulted in Reeves's belief that Kennedy's family, school, and military experiences resulted in his apparent indifference to the values of integrity, compassion, and self-control. Bestseller. 1991.KGB: the inside story of its foreign operations from Lenin to Gorbachev
By Christopher Andrew, Oleg Gordievsky, Christopher M Andrew. 1990
Coauthored by a Cambridge historian and a high-ranking KGB member who defected to Great Britain, this history is a tale…
of deceit, treachery, and politics by terrible means. The authors trace the KGB through its many forms, beginning with the founding of the Oprichnina in 1565 by Ivan the Terrible, and identify many of the highly placed spies. BestsellerBreaking barriers: a memoir
By Carl Thomas Rowan. 1991
An autobiographical account of Carl Rowan's impoverished childhood in Tennessee and his success in breaking down racial and class barriers.…
He was one of the first blacks to be appointed ambassador and director of the United States Information Agency. An award-winning syndicated columnist, he also discusses his coverage of the civil rights movement and his association with President Johnson. BestsellerDarkness visible: a memoir of madness
By William Styron. 1990
The author shares the pain of his struggles with clinical depression. In 1985, while in Paris to receive a prestigious…
literary prize, an event that should have elicited pleasure and self-esteem, he was so deeply depressed he considered suicide. Two months later he was admitted to a hospital. He attributes his recovery to seclusion and time. BestsellerThe Frugal Gourmet on our immigrant ancestors: recipes you should have gotten from your grandmother
By Jeff Smith, Chris Cart. 1990
The Civil War: an illustrated history
By Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Geoffrey C Ward. 1990
Companion volume to the PBS television series. The authors define the war as the central event of American history. Excerpts…
from diaries and other writings give voice to feelings and attitudes of participants from Abraham Lincoln to anonymous foot soldiers. Bestseller