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Under 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. BestsellerTwo nations: black and white, separate, hostile, unequal
By Andrew Hacker. 1992
Hacker believes organizing people into races began as a convenience and has assumed a life of its own. Discussing such…
subjects as family structure, employment, education, and income, he demonstrates how the United States continues to be a racist society because of the persistence of the belief in a natural racial inequality. Bestseller. 1992What 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. 1992Lincoln at Gettysburg: the words that remade America
By Garry Wills. 1992
American historian examines the thought behind the Gettysburg Address. Wills traces Lincoln's use of funeral oratory to the Greek Revival…
movement. He focuses on the culture of the rural-cemetery movement, the role of Transcendentalism, and the president's revolutionary idea that the ideals of equality in the Declaration of Independence take precedence over the Constitution. BestsellerIt doesn't take a hero: General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, the autobiography
By Peter Petre, H. Norman Schwarzkopf. 1992
Until his retirement in 1991 at age fifty-seven, the army was Schwarzkopf's life. He recounts his years at West Point;…
his two tours of duty in Vietnam; his problems with the Pentagon; and finally his command of the American, British, and French troops during the Gulf War. Some violence and some strong language. BestsellerThe search for the Green River killer
By Carlton Smith. 1991
In the early 1980s, the Strip in Washington state had become an outdoor sex market. Suddenly women were disappearing--their bodies…
turning up in the Green River. By the time the third body was found in August 1982, the Green River police department knew a serial killer was responsible. By the end of the 1980s, forty-nine bodies had been found and the police still had no suspects. Violence. BestsellerThe way things ought to be
By Judith Regan, Rush H Limbaugh, Rush H. Limbaugh. 1992
Limbaugh, host of a weekly radio talk show heard on more than 500 stations, provides a look at his personal…
life and what has influenced him, and he discusses where he stands on political and social issues. His topics include the state of the union, abortion, AIDS, condoms, Rodney King, the earth, homelessness, religion, and Gorbasms. BestsellerBacklash: the undeclared war against American women
By Susan Faludi. 1991
Young men & fire
By Norman Maclean. 1992
Montana, 1949. The profession of smoke jumping--parachuting to trench around forest fires--is less than a decade old. A crew of…
young smoke jumpers lands for a routine job in Mann Gulch. Within two hours the fire escalates into a "blowup," and thirteen men are killed. Author Maclean spent the last years of his life investigating the fateful fire and the accusations that the crew leader's actions caused the deaths. Violence. BestsellerPutting people first: how we can all change America
By Bill Clinton, Al Gore. 1992
An outline of the issues addressed by Clinton and Gore during their 1992 campaign. Includes their views on the environment,…
women's rights, health care, and the economy. For each issue they list the specific steps they intend to take. Also included are Clinton's and Gore's candidate announcement speeches and the speeches they gave at the Democratic National Convention. BestsellerJFK: conspiracy of silence
By Jens Hansen, Charles A Crenshaw, Charles Crenshaw, J. Gary Shaw. 1992
Crenshaw, an attending surgeon to both John F. Kennedy and Lee Harvey Oswald after they were shot, offers his account…
of the events at Dallas's Parkland Hospital on November 22-24, 1963. He states that a "conspiracy of silence" imposed on the hospital's Trauma Room 1 had the effect of suppressing testimony concerning the president's assassination that could have been presented to the Warren Commission. Bestseller