Best sellers list from 1600 US bookstores
The New York Times News Service catalog shows top titles from 1600 bookstores across regions. Gorky Park by Martin Cruz Smith leads followed by Gore Vidal Creation, James A Michener The Covenant, Kit Williams Masquerade, Dick Francis Reflex, John D. MacDonald Free Fall in Crimson, Frank Herbert God Emperor of Dune, Fred Mustard Stewart Century, and Robin Cook Brain.
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Gorky Park
Martin Cruz Smith
Creation
Gore Vidal
the Covenant
James A. Michener
Kit Williams
Reflex
Dick Fran
John D. MacDonald
Frank Herbert
Century
Fred Mustard Stewart
Brain
Robin Cook
Clavell’s Noble House Tops Bookshelves in New York
The new James Clavell novel Noble House from Delacorte is already in bookstores following the success of Shogun. The earlier bestseller sold nearly six million copies and influenced readers and scholars, with a UCSB study noting Shogun’s impact on Japan education and public interest.
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New York
James Clavell
Noble House
Delacorte
Clavell
Learning From Shogun booklet spurs cross cultural debate
The Japan Society distributed Learning From Shogun summarizing cultural lessons ahead of the televised miniseries seen by an audience of about 130 million. Editor Smith calls the TV version a passable soap opera with simplistic generalizations, while noting its potential to reshape Western views of Japan as civilized.
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University of California At
Japan
Japan Society
East 47Th Street
Smith
Clavell
Blackthorne
West
Lawrence Music Society elects new officers
The Lawrence Society for Chamber Music elected officers at its annual meeting. Ann Reed was chosen president, Elaine Creaden vice president, Jinny Ashtock secretary, and Jim Terry treasurer.
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Lawrence Society For Chamber Music
Ann Reed
Avalon
Elaine Creaden
Barker
Jinny Ashtock
Ind
Jim Terry
Chisholm
Free KU Jazz Concert Spotlight 1930s Classics
A free jazz concert featuring music from the 1930s will be performed 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday in the Forum Room of the Kansas Union. Chuck Berg and his Dust Bowl Low Mood Orchestra perform tunes like Take the A Train and Somewhere Over the Rainbow, with Dick Wright on vocals, Richard Joseph on guitar, Paul Miller on bass, Johnny Moore on drums, and Berg on tenor soprano saxophone and flute.
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Forum Room
The
Kansas Union
Chuck Berg
Dust Bowl Depression
Berg
Dick Wright
Richard Joseph
Paul Miller
Johnny Moore
Beat the Heat A C Check Discount Ad
Beat the heat with a five dollar discount on any air conditioning check offered by Cloud Trane Air Conditioning. Clip this ad for service tech use and call 842 2258 to schedule before the summer rush.
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Service Tech
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