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...though preferably veiled as roundtable-worthy deliberation. They therefore spent much of the 90s working to combine this public desire with the industry’s newfound quick-response ethic. The result? The “instant book”—a cheap and profitable species of paperback. Furthermore, publishers pounced on so-called “hot-button” books, which dealt with the sensational, the “exclusive,” the controversial and often, the lurid side of the popular issues...
Hoping to correct at least a portion of the record, Werner and I pushed toward our fall 1986 deadline. The Afro-American studies offices became frenetic as the pamphlet grew into a paperback. From the students who made an index by using three-by-five cards to the faculty members who contributed essays, the book inspired the most wonderful sort of communal effort. Professor Caldwell Titcomb ’47, the musicologist and theater critic, soon joined us as a co-editor. Next, we sought the expert guidance of the late DuBois Professor of History and of Afro-American Studies...
...only children who are being left alone at home these days. In February, Quill/HarperCollins will publish a paperback edition of "The Latchkey Dog: How the Way You Live Shapes the Behavior of the Dog You Love" by dog trainer Jodi Andersen. Says her publisher, "With more and more pet owners on career paths that require extended office hours, dogs are spending more time by themselves than ever before. Left to his own devices, Rover is sure to find many ways to let his owners know exactly how he feels about his isolation, whether by soiling the house or destroying furniture...
...Black and Latino students are disproportionately affected by "zero tolerance" policies in schools, reports "Zero Tolerance: Resisting the Drive for Punishment in Our Schools" by William Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn, and Rick Ayers (New Press; paperback original; December 1). Kirkus is listening. "?Zero tolerance? initially meant that any student bringing a gun to school would be expelled for up to two years. In many schools, however, the policy has come to cover not only realistic replicas of firearms and knives, but objects that, but virtue of their shape and design, could cause any physical harm, or even give the appearance...
...Register sometimes tells people that her Ph.D from the University of Chicago stands for Packinghouse Daughter. That?s what she is - the daughter of a retired Wilson & Company millwright in a meatpacking pant in Albert Lea, Minnesota. That?s also the name of her new book, "Packinghouse Daughter" (Perennial/HarperCollins; paperback), a splendid memoir of her family?s blue-collar life in the 1950s, and the 109-day strike that divided the town...