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Sokal, Jean Bricmont Hardcover St Martins Press: 1998 What Remains to Be Discovered: Mapping the Secrets of the Universe, the Origins of Life, and the Future of the Human Race . . . no trivial solid pitch here. by John Royden Maddox Hardcover Free Press: 1998 Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West . . . how soft we've become. by Stephen E. Ambrose Paperback Simon & Schuster: 1996 The Correspondence of Shelby Foote & Walker Percy . . . great writers, great friends. Jay Tolson (Editor) Hardcover W W Norton & Company: 1996 Booknotes: America's Finest Authors on Reading, Writing, and the Power of Ideas . . . a reader's treasure. by Brian Lamb Hardcover, 423 pages Times Books: 1997 Shelley's Heart . . . a policy wonk treat. by Charles McCarry Mass Market Paperback, 624 pages Ivy Books: 1997 How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe . . . no kidding. by Thomas Cahill Paperback McClelland & Stewart: 1995 Stuff: The Materials the World Is Made of . . . irresistable pitch by Ivan Amato Hardcover, 352 pages Harpercollins: 1997 Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay . . . far more than a culinary treat. by William W. Warner Volume 1; Reprint Edition Paperback Little Brown & Company: 1994 Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster . . . you'll never be warm again. by Jon Krakauer Hardcover, 256 pages Villard Books: 1997 Waiting for the Snow: The Peace Corps Papers of a Charter Volunteer . . . the Peace Corps' most honored on his challenges in Chile. by Thomas J. Scanlon Paperback, 253 pages Posterity Press Inc: 1997 The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea . . . a boost for Kansas land values. by Sebastian Junger Hardcover, 256 pages W W Norton & Co: 1997 Mrs. Ike: Memories and Reflections on the Life of Mamie Eisenhower . . . grandchild, grandparent. The perfect human relationship. by Susan Eisenhower Hardcover Farrar Straus & Giroux: 1996 Disappearance: A Map: A Meditation on Death and Loss in the High Latitudes . . . the heroes of Alaskan history. by Sheila Nickerson Reprint Edition Paperback, 304 pages Harvest Books: 1997 Any book by Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen or James W.Hall . . . it has to be the South Florida air. Author: Exact Name Last, First Name (or Initials) Start of Last Name classy C l a s s i c s A Prayer for Owen Meany . . . best at Christmas time. All time top 10 list. by John Irving Paperback Ballantine Books: 1997 The Path Between the Seas: the Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 . . . ditch-digging, Olympus-style. by David McCullough Paperback Simon & Schuster: 1978 Killing Mister Watson . . . haunting, deserved wilderness justice. by Peter Matthiessen Paperback, 372 pages Vintage Books: 1991 The Snow Leopard . . . trek with the master. by Peter Matthiessen Paperback Penguin USA : 1996 The Prince . . . Washington DC tourist guide. by Niccolo Machiavelli Paperback Bantam Books: 1990 A Suitable Boy: A Novel . . . the writer's craft at its best. by Vikram Seth Paperback Fawcett Books: 1994 The Iliad . . . by Homer (Robert Fagles) Paperback Viking Press: 1990 The Odyssey . . . by Homer (Robert Fagles) Paperback Pocket Books: 1995 The Fifties . . . American bedrock. by David Halberstam Paperback Harperperennial Library: 1994 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance . . . quality's bible, still. by Robert M. Pirsig Mass Market Paperback, 624 pages Bantam Books: 1995 The Orion Mystery: Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids . . . Why did the most powerful pharaoh build the smallest pyramid? Read on. by Robert Bauval, Adrian Gilbert, Peter Ginna(Editor) Paperback Crown Publishers: 1995 Winter's Tale . . . marvelous, soaring tale of good vs. evil. by Mark Helprin Paperback Harvest Books: 1995 The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge . . . you thought it was just another route out of the city. by David G. 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