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GONE TO SOLDIERS by Marge Piercy (Fawcett Crest: $4.95). The lives of 10 people, most of them women, are indelibly influenced and rearranged by World War II.
THE ENIGMA OF ARRIVAL by V. S. Naipaul (Vintage Books: $6.95). Illustrious author’s travels from Trinidad to England are cause for self-discovery in this autobiographical novel.
TENDER REBEL by Johanna Lindsey (Avon Books: $4.50). Beautiful Scottish heiress must find husband--quick--before she is forced to marry villainous cousin.
THE MARRIAGE HEARSE by Larry Duberstein (Laurel: $4.50). In 10 hours and 39 minutes, Maurice Locksley chronicles his life via his first wife, second wife, and mistress.
HER HONOR by William J. Coughlin (Onyx Books: $4.95). Entanglement and intrigue surround an ambitious, young and beautiful district attorney who makes it as judge at a high price.
NONFICTION
BE TRUE TO YOUR SCHOOL: A Diary of 1964 by Bob Greene (Ballantine Books: $3.95). Nationally syndicated columnist takes us to 1964 when he was a 17-year-old teen-ager in a suburban Ohio town.
DEAR DAD, edited by L. Norma Cox (Ballantine Books: $2.95). Thirty-five famous people write letters to their dads. Some of the writers are: Norman Cousins, Tracy Austin, Phyllis Diller, John Travolta.
GABLE’S WOMEN by Jane Ellen Wayne (St. Martin’s Press: $3.95). On screen, Clark Gable was usually cast as a lady’s man. He played the part well off screen, too; here are the women who starred in his life.
G’DAY AMERICA: The Paul Hogan Story by James Oram (Salem House Publishers: $12.95). Capsules on the career of the man from Down Under who made it to the top of the Hollywood heap.
FATHERS & DAUGHTERS, photographs by Mollie McKool. Text by Bill Porterfield (Taylor Publishing: $14.95). Black-and-white photos capture the bond between dads and daughters throughout the United States. Accompanied by stories and essays reflecting same.
SELF HELP / REFERENCE
BED & BREAKFAST CALIFORNIA: A Selective Guide by Linda Kay Bristow (Chronicle Books: $9.95). Guide to quaint getaways throughout the state. Covers eight regions, from San Francisco to Southern California.
THE CHILDPROOFING CHECKLIST: A Parent’s Guide to Accident Prevention by Mary Metzger and Cinthya P. Whittaker (Doubleday: $4.95). How to make your home, car, yard, holidays and pets safe for the children in your life are just some of the areas covered.
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