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...Staten Island by James A. Michener. Thirteen centuries of life and struggle in New York's least-known borough, focusing on the saga of the Ferry family. "Magnificent"-Kirkus Reviews...
...Erma Bombeck 's Letters to Andy Rooney. Hilarious yet wise correspondence between the nation's best-loved humorists, with advice on everything from how to jar pickles to how to eat jam. "Sidesplitting"-Kirkus Reviews...
...Wallace Family's Book of the Wallace Family. A complete listing of all the people in the world, past and present, bearing the name Wallace or Wallechinsky, and what they did with their lives. "Indispensable"-Kirkus Reviews...
...Richer and Thinner in Your Mid-Life Crisis by Jane Fonda and Garfield the Cat. Frankly commercial yet endearing and useful guide by America's bestselling authors. "A treat"-Kirkus Reviews...
...reading for those planning on building a cabin in a cold-weather climate. And the accounts of Indian heigh-bors are as sensitive and revealing as any other account. But on her own lofty terms, Arthur's book is a failure of mission and accomplishment. Perhaps this quote from Kirkus--Jack and Jill for librarians with masters degrees--included in the press kit for the book, is a proper summation: "Island Sojourn places Arthur firmly in line to join the Hoaglands and Dillards and other astringent precisionists...