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Week of June 24, 1990

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MESSAGE FROM NAM
Danielle Steel
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MESSAGE FROM NAM

by Danielle Steel · Delacorte Press

1 wks on list

Follows Paxton Andrews, a journalist stationed in Vietnam during the war, and the men she encounters--Peter Wilson, erstwhile law-school student, AP correspondent Ralph Johnson, and Bill Quinn, on his fourth tour of duty

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OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
Dr. Seuss
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OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

by Dr. Seuss · Random House

An interactive board book adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic—featuring 12 different sounds! Perfect for celebrating little ones' milestone moments, from first steps to preschool graduation! Introduce little ones to the world of Dr. Seuss with this super simple interactive adaptation of Oh, the Places You'll Go! that's just right for babies and toddlers. From the sound of clomping shoes and trumpeting elephants to howling Hacken-Kraks and cheering crowds, the twelve sounds featured in the story bring to life the Great Places a child's feet will carry them! This book includes colorful sound buttons, a handy on/off switch, and batteries that can be easily replaced.

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THE STAND
Stephen King
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THE STAND

by Stephen King · Doubleday

7 wks on list
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DRAGON
Clive Cussler
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DRAGON

by Clive Cussler · Simon & Schuster

7 wks on list

This classic adventure by #1 "New York Times" bestselling author Clive Cussler finds Dirk Pitt going up against a band of Japanese fanatics who have developed a chilling plan to destroy the Western powers as payback for past injustices. Now available in a Premium Edition. Reissue.

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THE GOLDEN ORANGE
Joseph Wambaugh
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THE GOLDEN ORANGE

by Joseph Wambaugh · Perigord/Morrow

6 wks on list

California's Gold Coast is the home of boat parades, middle-aged women in bikinis, and Winnie Farlowe, a 40-year-old ex-cop with a strong interest in drinking. But when a beautiful and spirited three-time divorce e introduces him to her world of clubs and mansions--and the mystery of her father's death--he soon finds himself running for his life. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
Tom Clancy
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CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

by Tom Clancy · Putnam

43 wks on list

At the end of the prologue to Clear and Present Danger, Clancy writes, "And so began something that had not quite begun and would not soon end, with many people in many places moving off in directions and on missions which they all mistakenly thought they understood. That was just as well. The future was too fearful for contemplation, and beyond the expected, illusory finish lines were things fated by the decisions made this morning--and, once decided, best unseen." In Clear and Present Danger nothing is as clear as it may seem.The president, unsatisfied with the success of his "war on drugs," decides that he wants some immediate success. But after John Clark's covert strike team is deployed to Colombia for Operation Showboat, the drug lords strike back taking several civilian casualties. The chief executive's polls plummet. He orders Ritter to terminate their unofficial plan and leave no traces. Jack Ryan, who has just been named CIA deputy director of intelligence is enraged when he discovers that has been left out of the loop of Colombian operations. Several of America's most highly trained soldiers are stranded in an unfinished mission that, according to all records, never existed. Ryan decides to get the men out.

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SULLIVAN'S STING
Lawrence Sanders

SULLIVAN'S STING

by Lawrence Sanders · Putnam

1 wks on list

A beautiful cop goes undercover--and under the sheets--to catch one of the biggest con artists in Florida in a sexy, steamy bestseller from the master of the erotic thriller.

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SKINNY LEGS AND ALL
Tom Robbins
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SKINNY LEGS AND ALL

by Tom Robbins · Bantam

10 wks on list

An Arab and a Jew open a restaurant together across the street from the United Nations.... It sounds like the beginning of an ethnic joke, but it's the axis around which spins this gutsy, fun-loving, and alarmingly provocative novel, in which a bean can philosophizes, a dessert spoon mystifies, a young waitress takes on the New York art world, and a rowdy redneck welder discovers the lost god of Palestine--while the illusions that obscure humanity's view of the true universe fall away, one by one, like Salome's veils. Skinny Legs and All deals with today's most sensitive issues: race, politics, marriage, art, religion, money, and lust. It weaves lyrically through what some call the "end days" of our planet. Refusing to avert its gaze from the horrors of the apocalypse, it also refuses to let the alleged end of the world spoil its mood. And its mood is defiantly upbeat. In the gloriously inventive Tom Robbins style, here are characters, phrases, stories, and ideas that dance together on the page, wild and sexy, like Salome herself. Or was it Jezebel?

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THE GOLD COAST
Nelson DeMille
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THE GOLD COAST

by Nelson DeMille · Warner

Fallen on bad times, attorney John Sutter and his wife, Susan Stanhope Sutter, struggle to keep Stanhope Hall and their fragile hold on the lifestyle to which they are heir. To return a favor, John is asked to defend Frank "the Bishop" Bellarosa in a murder trial. If Sutter accepts, he risks losing his reputation. Author DeMille creates a powerful and devasting study of how moral choices are never what they appear to be.

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.