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Opponents of economic sanctions argue that such measures have been ineffectual and often counterproductive in the past. Much evidence to support that view can be found in Economic Sanctions (Harvard University Center for International Affairs; $9.95 paperback), a timely new historical survey by British Diplomat Robin Renwick. The book dispassionately examines numerous episodes of economic warfare, including the League of Nations trade restrictions against Italy following its 1935 invasion of Ethiopia and the U.S. embargo of Cuba after Castro came to power in 1959. As a former head of the Rhodesia department of the British Foreign Office, Renwick brings particular...
...perennially promising young man of American letters is 50 and enjoying a very good year indeed. Spring kept him busy accepting awards. Rabbit Is Rich, his third look at an aging ex-jock in southeastern Pennsylvania, is now being issued in paperback after winning the literary Triple Crown: the Pulitzer Prize ("Critics have called the book a fulfillment of Updike's fabulous promise"), an American Book Award ("Let us celebrate the prestidigitator who tells today with passion and warning, and tricks it into language's jubilee") and a commendatory scroll from the National Book Critics Circle ("The novel...
...puzzling them out. They short-circuit thought, plugging directly into prefabricated images. And they are by no means limited to young characters. The narrator of The Body, Gordon Lachance, shares King's age, 34, and occupation: he is a "bestselling novelist who is more apt to have his paperback contracts reviewed than his books." He tells of an adventure he had in 1960, when he was twelve; he and three friends set out to discover the body of a boy who has been reported missing from a neighboring town in southwestern Maine. He gives his story a sound track...
...major publisher reports a 400% jump in its teen paperback titles since 1980. Throughout the industry, sales have tripled, bringing a touch of cheer to the financially ailing book trade. Y.A. are even available in lightly spiced series, such as Wildfire (Scholastic) and Sweet Dreams (Bantam), that feature adolescent romances like Saturday Night Date and I've Got a Crush on You. Many heroines in these confections never get to the first kiss. For boys there are thrillers like Your Code Name Is Jonah in Bantam's Choose Your Own Adventure series. These are not traditional adventure narratives...
...Dell author who no longer qualifies for the award is Judy Blume, 44, godmother of upscale adolescent realism. Nineteen million of Blume's 14 teen tales are currently in paperback. She tackles social and sexual mores with sprightly straight talk. In one of her books, a group of twelve-year-old girls stare at the centerfold in a copy of Playboy, marveling at the model's breasts. Exclaims one flat-chested admirer: "Look at the size of her! They're huge...