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"A Vast Conspiracy"
by Jeffrey Toobin
REVIEW
An erudite reporter for the New Yorker and ABC News offers
what's billed as "The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That
Nearly Brought Down a President."
"The Lion's Game"
by Nelson DeMille
REVIEW
In Nelson DeMille's "Plum Island," John Corey proved that he
could stop a hail of bullets and still emit a blizzard of
wisecracks. But can Corey and his sexy FBI agent boss stop
Qaddafi's top fanatic Asad "The Lion" Khalil on his
murderous tour of America?
"The Rock Says"
by the Rock
REVIEW
What's life like inside the wild World Wrestling Federation?
Find out in the uproarious, profusely illustrated memoir of
champion arm twister Flex Kavana, a.k.a. the Rock. Know your
role: read what the Rock writes!
"Self-Nurture"
by Alice D. Domar
REVIEW
Move over, Andrew Weil. Dr. Domar, director of Harvard
Medical School's Mind/Body Center for Women's Health, has
written a witty, practical guide for getting healthy and
happy fast. Domar's stress-reduction techniques are so good
they've made infertile women conceive.
"The Testament"
by John Grisham
A willful millionaire makes a 300-foot swan dive to the
sidewalk, leaving his greedy heirs, a sodden lawyer, and a
Brazilian missionary to collide in a tale of legal intrigue
and redemption. Read an excerpt:
REVIEW
"Sick Puppy"
by Carl Hiaasen
A lovable Labrador, a dashing eco-terrorist, two
Double-Jointed Vampire Barbies, a rhino-killer lobbyist, and
his love-starved wife--this romping, rampaging Florida
mystery has it all. Read an excerpt:
REVIEW
"The Talented Mr. Ripley"
by Patricia Highsmith
REVIEW
"Home Comforts"
by Cheryl Mendelson
A lawyer and homemaker makes a completely convincing case
that the art and science of keeping house can be fulfilling,
not a chore--as long as you know what you're doing. Read an
excerpt of the chapter on refrigerators, "Cold Comfort":
REVIEW
"The Brethren"
by John Grisham
REVIEW
Three disgraced judges at a minimum-security prison run a
scam outside the jailhouse gates and ensnare an innocent man
with dangerous friends. On sale February 1.
"The Millionaire Mind"
by Thomas J. Stanley
REVIEW
Forget Regis Philbin's game show--you've got a better shot
at making big bucks by reading and heeding Thomas J. Stanley,
author of "The Millionaire Next Door." In his new book, Stanley
interviews the folks who made money the old-fashioned way: by
using their heads. On sale February 7.
"How to Know God"
by Deepak Chopra
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In what some consider his best spiritual-quest book, Chopra
reassures us that "our brains are hardwired to find God." On
sale February 22.
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"A Map of the World"
by Jane Hamilton
REVIEW
A wonderfully rich novel about life, death, a child-abuse
trial, and hysteria in the farming heartland by the
Oprah-honored winner of the PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award
for best first novel for "The Book of Ruth."
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"'O' Is for Outlaw"
by Sue Grafton
REVIEW
Gumshoe Kinsey Millhone gets a 15-year-old letter revealing
that her first husband, cop Mickey Magruder, was cheating on
her--and that Kinsey may have let him take the fall for a
killing he didn't commit.
"Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan"
by Edmund Morris
REVIEW
This hotly controversial biography depicts Reagan as a cold,
politically brilliant ignoramus. See what you think of
Morris's bizarre, very literary invention of a fictional
character: himself.
"The Low-Carb Cookbook"
by Fran McCullough
REVIEW
James Beard Award winner McCullough (who lost 60 pounds
taking her own advice) offers a "Complete Guide to the
Healthy Low-Carbohydrate Lifestyle," with 250 recipes and
analyses of the Dr. Atkins, "Carbohydrate Addicts," and
"Protein Power" books.
"Hard Time"
by Sara Paretsky
REVIEW
Detective V.I. Warshawski is back--only this time she's
doing her sleuthing behind bars.
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"Pop Goes the Weasel"
by James Patterson
REVIEW
Detective Alex Cross is cooler than Bond--but can he beat a
psycho killer called the Weasel? On sale October 19.
"Sugar Busters! Cookbook"
by H. Leighton Steward et al.
REVIEW
The New Orleans antisugar diet in handy how-to form. On sale
October 27.
"Harry Potter Boxed Set"
by J.K. Rowling (ROH ling)
REVIEW
At last, the trio kids and parents have demanded: "Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," the "Sorcerer's Stone,"
and the "Prisoner of Azkaban," all in one tidy package.
That's magic. On sale in November.
"Timeline"
by Michael Crichton
REVIEW
Crichton's futuristic, historically minded novel sounds like
a cross between H.G. Wells's "The Time Machine" and his own
"Jurassic Park." On sale November 16.
Here's a peek at what's piquing interest on Amazon.com's paperback bestseller list.
"The Poisonwood Bible"
by Barbara Kingsolver
REVIEW
A marvelous saga of a missionary family in the Congo in
1959, when all hell broke loose.
"Organizing from the Inside Out"
by Julie Morgenstern
REVIEW
How to tame the chaos of your home, office, and life.
"The Professor and the Madman"
by Simon Winchester
REVIEW
A true story of murder, insanity, and the making of the
"Oxford English Dictionary."
"Point of Origin"
by Patricia Cornwell
REVIEW
Dr. Kay Scarpetta's romantic getaway with her ex-FBI beau
gets the chills when a psycho killer she put away escapes.
What's scarier still, the killer is the ex-lover of
Scarpetta's intriguing, trouble-prone niece, Lucy.
"The Haunting of Hill House"
by Shirley Jackson
REVIEW
Experts agree: this 1959 haunted-house book is 10 times
scarier than the hit 1999 Liam Neeson movie version, "The
Haunting." Prepare to enter a place "without kindness, never
meant to be lived in"--if you dare!
And find out what all the fuss is about that other scary hit
ghost movie in the new tie-in book "The Blair Witch
Project."
REVIEW
"War of the Rats"
by David L. Robbins
REVIEW
Amid the rubble of the gory 1942 Battle of Stalingrad,
Siberian hunter-turned-sniper Vasily Zaitsev faces Heinz
Thorvald, the top sharpshooter of the SS, in a novel that
makes real characters and a terrifying time come alive--and
puts you right in the thick of it.
"The Nudist on the Late Shift"
by Po Bronson
REVIEW
The author of "The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest"
profiles the slackers of the cyber-revolution who sleep
under their desks, work in the nude, lose their shirts--or
invent Killerapp.com and make $47 million overnight.
For a more broad-focus look at the same scene, don't miss
Newsweek reporter David A. Kaplan's topnotch historical
critique of Intel, Apple, Oracle, Netscape, et al. in "The
Silicon Boys and Their Valley of Dreams."
REVIEW
"'Tis: A Memoir"
by Frank McCourt
REVIEW
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the melancholy yet
triumphant autobiography "Angela's Ashes" gives us another
slice of his richly troubled life. On sale September 7.
"Hearts in Atlantis"
by Stephen King
REVIEW
With a growing literary ambition, the master writes five
stories about a great American horror: the Vietnam era and
its aftermath for the '60s generation. On sale September 14.
"Hard Time"
by Sara Paretsky
REVIEW
Sleuth V.I. Warshawski returns at last--and gets sent to
prison on a trumped-up charge. Can she bust the conspirators
before they do her in? On sale September 14.
"The Pilates Powerhouse"
by Mari Winsor
REVIEW
Turn your spare tire into a powerhouse with the exercise
plan that's getting a nation off its duff. On sale October 1.
"The Glucose Revolution"
by Jennie Brand Miller et al.
REVIEW
Andrew Weil and Harvard's docs agree: this carbohydrate-
counting strategy is sound science. It's got no gimmicks or
delusions--just practical tips and 50 recipes that work.
"The General's Daughter"
by Nelson DeMille
REVIEW
When the kinky, brilliant, West Point-educated daughter of
a general is found dead on his army base, horrific
mysteries unfold. This thriller was a hit long before the
John Travolta film (which DeMille discusses in a new
foreword).
"Healing Back Pain"
by John E. Sarno
REVIEW
Sarno argues that repressed emotion causes real physical
agony, and that the solution lies in firming up what he
calls "the mind-body connection."
"Here Is New York"
by E.B. White
REVIEW
"Live Now, Age Later"
by Isadore Rosenfeld
REVIEW
The bad news is, you'll get old. The good news is, you
really can hold back the clock. Dr. Rosenfeld offers no
jive, no miracle cures--just the medical facts and the
proven strategies to up your odds of winning the health
lottery.
"Something More: Excavating Your Authentic Self"
by Sarah Ban Breathnach
REVIEW
"Your soul is one of the last unlooted sources of the
miraculous, with discoveries as spectacular as any found in
the Delta of Venus or Egypt's Valley of the Kings," writes
the inspiring Ban Breathnach. Read her book and explore.
"The General's Daughter"
by Nelson DeMille
REVIEW
The brilliant, Nietzsche-reading daughter of the general in
charge of Fort Hadley, Georgia, turns up murdered on the
firing range. Army detectives (and ex-lovers) Paul Brenner
and Cynthia Sunhill have to nab the killer. DeMille does for
military justice what John Grisham does for civilian law.
The new introduction features DeMille's rapturous essay on
the recent John Travolta film of the book.
"Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About
Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!"
by Robert Kiyosaki
REVIEW
"Study hard, get good grades, and find a secure job" could
be a parent's most dangerous advice to a child, says
financial adviser Kiyosaki. Here's his guide to the new
rules the rich live by--and how to earn more money and pay
less taxes.
"Assassins"
by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
REVIEW
Will the Tribulation Force rebels assassinate the Antichrist?
And can they trust his ex-girlfriend? Find out in
"Assassins," the latest installment in the astoundingly
popular thriller series based on the Bible's prophecies of
the end of time. On sale August 4.
"Dark Lady"
by Richard North Patterson
REVIEW
The Cleveland-like town of Steelton is at the dawn of a new
era--until gruesome murders threaten the renaissance planned
by would-be mayor Arthur Bright. On sale August 24.
"'O' Is for Outlaw"
by Sue Grafton
REVIEW
Gumshoe Kinsey Millhone must solve a shooting too close to
home--that of her first husband. And to do that, she must
give the reader the most revealing peek yet into her heart
and her past. On sale October 12.
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
by J.K. Rowling
REVIEW
The enchanting tale of the star student at the Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has won the National Book
Award, the Smarties Prize, the Children's Book Award, and
the hearts of thousands of readers of all ages. This
paperback edition of the first installment of a stellar
series goes on sale in October.
"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
by J.K. Rowling
REVIEW
More Harry Potter! The third volume in the series goes on
sale in hardcover in October.
Here's a peek at what's piquing interest on AcoustiCDigest/Amazon.com's paperback bestseller list.
"Summer Sisters"
by Judy Blume
REVIEW
Sex, romance, and female bonding on Martha's Vineyard.
Young-adult novelist Blume proves in her third book for
grownups that she can spin a rich, racy beach read.
"Memoirs of a Geisha"
by Arthur Golden
REVIEW
A spellbinding, you-are-there account of life in the
mysterious, vanished world of the geisha. Soon to be a
Steven Spielberg film.
"Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution"
by Robert C. Atkins
REVIEW
The wildly popular (and somewhat controversial)
low-carbohydrate diet that made Atkins famous, updated for
today. Anyone for lobster soup, zabaglione, sea bass, and
blueberry ice cream?
"Organizing from the Inside Out: The Foolproof System for
Organizing Your Home, Your Office, and Your Life"
by Julie Morgenstern
REVIEW
Morgenstern's sensible guidebook is worth its weight in
DayTimers and PalmPilots.
"Hannibal"
by Thomas Harris
REVIEW
Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter, of "Silence of the Lambs"
fame, is back--and one of his victims wants his head. Horror
fiction was never so delectable.
"Woman: An Intimate Geography"
by Natalie Angier
REVIEW
Men aren't from Mars, women aren't from Venus, and female-
demeaning evolutionary psychology can go to blazes, says
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times science writer Natalie
Angier in her droll, fascinating book.
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
by J.K. Rowling
REVIEW
Harry Potter, of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry, crashes his flying car into a Whomping Willow in
the season's top children's-lit sequel.
And don't miss Harry Potter, Vol. 1:
"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
REVIEW
"The Falcon at the Portal"
by Elizabeth Peters
REVIEW
Sleuthing archaeologist Amelia Peabody, her husband, and her
mercurial offspring, Ramses, return in a ripping yarn of
forged relics and Egyptian politics.
"Body for Life"
by Bill Phillips
REVIEW
Phillips is like an Andrew Weil with muscle, and he's got a
12-week program to mental and physical strength.
BILL MURRAY, GOLFBUSTER
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The star of "Ghostbusters" tells Amazon.com about his
hipster memoir, "Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf," and
reveals the secrets of "Caddyshack," Arnold Palmer, and his
own childhood (when he got busted for giving three hole-in-
one trophies to a blind golfer).
"Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf"
REVIEW
It's a big month for big books. Pre-order titles by your favorite authors and we'll send them to you the day they go on sale.
"High Five"
by Janet Evanovich
REVIEW
In the fifth Stephanie Plum novel from three-time Crime
Writers' Association award winner Janet Evanovich, the plucky
bounty-hunter heroine loses three cars and her Uncle Fred
and gets hunted by at least three guys--two want her in bed
and one wants her dead.
"The Nudist on the Late Shift and Other True Tales of
Silicon Valley"
by Po Bronson
REVIEW
Po Bronson nailed Silicon Valley in his roman a clef, "The
First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest." Now he tells the
wild, real-life story of the excitable yahoos of
cyberspace--including the guy in the title, whose clothing-
optional work style clashed with a more traditional union
coworker.
"True at First Light: A Fictional Memoir"
by Ernest Hemingway
REVIEW
A previously unpublished book inspired by Hemingway's Kenyan
safari, full of adulterous lust, lion hunting, gin, and wit.
"Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil"
by John Berendt
REVIEW
In paperback at last--the addictively readable bestseller
about a murder trial that amounts to a portrait of Savannah,
Georgia, a real place peopled by some bewitching and highly
eccentric characters nobody could invent.
"Black Notice"
by Patricia Cornwell
REVIEW
Dr. Kay Scarpetta finds a stowaway cadaver that sends her to
the Paris morgue and back to Virginia on a mission she just
might not survive.
PAPERBACK BESTSELLERS
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Here's a peek at what's piquing interest on our
paperback bestseller list.
"Red Dragon"
by Thomas Harris
REVIEW
Harris's most literary psycho-killer novel marks the debut
of Hannibal Lecter.
"Under the Tuscan Sun"
by Frances Mayes
REVIEW
Can't get abroad this summer? Let Mayes make you feel the
warmth of the sweet life in rural Italy.
"Snow Crash"
by Neal Stephenson
REVIEW
This high-octane cyberpunk adventure concerns a computer
hacker who delivers pizzas and must save the world from the
Mafia and the Bomb. By the author of the awesome bestseller
"Cryptonomicon."
"Bridget Jones's Diary"
by Helen Fielding
REVIEW
Read the smashingly funny confessions of a single woman who
spends a year gaining 74 pounds, losing 72, and coping with
love, booze, and "Smug Marrieds."
"Angela's Ashes: A Memoir"
by Frank McCourt
REVIEW
McCourt grew up in Limerick, Ireland, in abject poverty but
rich with Irish literary gifts. A compelling memoir.
"Protein Power"
by Dr. Michael R. Eades and Dr. Mary Dan Eades
REVIEW
How can you eat salmon and cream cheese omelets and double-
patty burgers and lose weight? Cut carbohydrates and read
and heed this bestselling book.