Iacocca Autobiography Tops Nonfiction Sales
William Novak, co author of Iacocca An Autobiography, earned $45 000 plus 35000 bonus with no royalties as the book became the top selling nonfiction title. The success spurred new projects with Herb Schmertz Sidney Biddle Barrows Tip O Neill and more while proceeds support diabetes research.
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William Novak
Novak
Chrysler
Lee Iacocca
Iacocca
Bantam Books
Norman Vincent Peale
Prentice Hall
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Margaret Mitchell
Richard Bach
Jacocca
New York Times
Mobil Oil
Herb Schmertz
Sidney Biddle Barrows
Little, Brown
Arbor House
Thomas “Tip” O'Neill
D-Mass
Random House
Britain
Australia
West Germany
Israel
Japan
Dutch Treat Three Novels by Elmore Leonard Reviewed
A brisk look at Three Novels by Elmore Leonard from Arbor House. The collection includes The Hunted Swag and Mr Majestyk with praises for Leonard’s taut dialogue, vivid characters, and strong women across the 1970s stories.
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Elmore Leonard
Arbor House
Time Out of Mind novel probes genetic memory themes
John R. Maxim’s Time Out of Mind follows Jonathan Corbin as memories of his ancestors intrude on his life in New York. The plot threads weave Jonathan’s present with his great grandfather Tilden Beckwith’s past, including love, murder, and a chilling snowbound vision. Gwen Seamas, Harry Sturdevant, and a brokered psychic link drive the mystery.
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Jan Maxwell Avent
Scripps Howard News Service
Daphne du Maurier
John R. Maxim
Jonathan Corbin
Jonathan
New York
Gwen Seamas
Harry Sturdevant
Sturdevant
Gwen
Tilden Beckwith
Tilden
Margaret
Easy in the Islands and Economics in Plain English reviewed
Clarence Peterson reviews Bob Shacochis Easy in the Islands a collection of nine stories set in Caribbean tourism and corruption and Leonard Silk Economics in Plain English a lucid revised edition addressing debt, the trade deficit and capitalism. Shacochis draws realism from Peace Corps notes while Silk offers plain English explanations that appeal to nonexperts.
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Clarence Peterson
Chicago Tribune
Islands
Bob Shacochis
Penguin
Caribbean
Shacochis
Shacoch
Peace Corps
Leonard Silk
Simon & Schuster-Touchstone
Silk
New York Times
U.S
China
FDR Biography explores hidden FBI files and bias
Ted Morgan uses 15 percent FBI files and Freedom of Information Act access to reveal new material on Franklin D Roosevelt. The biography examines anti Semitism in high office, personal letters, and Sara Delano Roosevelt’s views, tracing how polio and leadership shaped FDR’s rise and wartime decisions.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Hudson River
Ted Morgan
PRD
Morgan
Somerset Maugham
Winston Churchill
FBI
Roosevelt
Freedom of Informa
FDR
Hyde Park
Sara
United States
Franklin
Teddy Roosevelt
Publishers Weekly Top 10 List Highlights Books of 1980s
The annual top ten lists include OUT OF AFRICA AND SHADOWS ON THE ROCKS by Boyes, THE WORLD ALMANAC AND BOOK OF FACTS 1986 edited by Hana Lane, THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED by M. Scott Peck, and THE FAR SIDE GALLERY by Gary Larson among others. Also featured are IACCOCA AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, YEAGER AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, DANCING IN THE LIGHT, ON THE ROAD WITH CHARLES KURALT, and THE FRUGAL GOURMET, reflecting a mix of fiction, memoirs, humor, and lifestyle guides.
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Peng Boyes
Rye Meper
Gary Larson
Bachman Books
Stephen King
Jane Meara
David Letterman
Merrill Markoe
Rand McNally Road Atlas
Rand McNally
Robert B. Thomas
Priscilla Beaulieu Presley
Sandra Harmond
Shirley MacLaine
House Woo
Pees
Tracy Kidder
Charles Kuralyf
Charles Kuralt
Jeff Smith
Memory trivia challenge prompts a mixed bag of 14 questions
A long list of questions covers history politics pop culture and science. Topics include a missing song title U S China policy during the Cold War royal executions film stars telegraph first message brand traits Bond films co stars of Strike Up the Band and queries about the Virgin Queen 7 Up UNES CO Travolta DePalma and Spankie Our Gang references appear alongside cryptic lines and garbled text.
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Greenwich (Conn.) High School
Green Witch
Capote
Andreas Brown
Gotham Book Mart
New York City
Greenwich High
Breakfast At Tiffany's
Norman Mailer
PEN International Congress
Susan Sontag
Confab
E.L. Doctorow
George Shhultz
Sontag
Mailer
Doctorow
Robert Latta
White House
Secret Service
Washington
Denver
Latta
Jack Morgan
Pat Geisler
C-T Metro
Leonard
al Rosen
Ernest Stickley
Mr. Majestyk
California
Joe Average
Majestyk
Asia
Houghton Mifflin Co
Carol Fellenthal
American Library Assn
Ted Morgen
Simon & Schuster
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State Department
Pullman
FBT
Chicago
Joseph Lash
Lash
Sara Delano
E Americanaeycrap Book
Plymouth Rock
Beny. Franklin
Puck Rock
Crown Publishers
Publishers Weekly
Harvey
Marilyn Diamond
Yeager
Sidney Sheldon
Alice Walker
Arthur Hailey
Ean Tor Clancy
Mario Puzo
Robin Cook
Harry Dancer
Lawrence Sanders
Teeseia
Jean M. Auel
Louisiana
Anles
Dana Fuller Ross
Mexico
Len Deighton
THE
Mammoth Hunters
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Spankie
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