American Diplomacy, George F. Kennan (University of...

American Diplomacy, George F. Kennan (University of Chicago). Renowned American foreign policy expert updates his lectures and essays on the Cold War, the arms race and Vietnam.

Dream West, David Nevin (Signet). Historical novel recounts the story of John and Jessie Fremont’s quest for success in 1840s California.

For Your Own Good: Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence, Alice Miller (Farrar, Straus & Giroux). Translated from the original German edition of 1980; study analyzes the misguided practices common in raising children.

In the Heat of the Night, John Ball (Harper & Row). Winner of the Edgar Award for mystery; Black detective Virgil Tibbs leads the murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi.

Mayor: An Autobiography, Edward I. Koch (Warner). The politics and personalities of New York are revealed in this audacious mayor’s life story.

More Collected Stories, V. S. Pritchett (Vintage). Representative of 40 years of fruitful writing about a diverse range of characters and topics.

North Star Country, Meridel Le Sueur (University of Nebraska). In a historical perspective brought alive through lyrical voices, author recounts the daily lives of early settlers around the Great Lakes.

The Philosophers’s Pupil, Iris Murdoch (Penguin). Novel of English resort town revisited by mystical philosopher.

Water Rights, edited by Terry L. Anderson (Pacific Institute). Investigation into both water conservation and the best use of water resources.