FICTION

RED ARMY by Ralph Peters (Pocket: $5.50). World War III from the viewpoint of a Russian army commander.

THE CAT’S MEOW by Robert Campbell (Signet: $4.50). Democratic precinct captain Jimmy Flannery appears for a fifth time in this tale of land developers who don’t let anything stand in their way--not even a little murder.

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH CITY by Jonathan Franzen (Avon: $8.95). Even more extraordinary than the rise to police chief of a major U.S. city by a young East Indian woman is her ultimate plan to take the city over.

THE GOLDEN CHANCE by Jayne Ann Krentz (Pocket: $4.50). Emotions register off the meter when a young electronics scion attempts to wrest stock in his family’s firm from an intelligent beauty.

THE SKIN TRADE, introduced by Douglas E. Winter (Berkley: $4.95). A triumvirate of masters of evil--Stephen King, Dan Simmons, George R. R. Martin--can’t wait to get you alone with this collection.

NONFICTION

MODERN IRELAND: 1600-1972 by R. F. Foster (Penguin: $14.95). History of the country encompasses issues of Catholicism, rural resistance, politics, emigration, colonization and Ascendancy culture.

ANNA FREUD by Elisabeth Young-Bruehl (Summit: $12.95). The youngest Freud nurtures and expands on her famed father’s theories of psychoanalysis.

REFLECTIONS IN A JAUNDICED EYE by Florence King (St. Martin’s: $7.95). A Southern satirist lobs critical salvos at the Moral Majority and NOW “with equal amounts of gusto.”

AMERICAN EDUCATION: The Metropolitan Experience 1876-1980 by Lawrence A. Cremin (Perennial: $17.95). Examination of the development of comprehensive mass-education systems in burgeoning cities.

SELF-HELP / REFERENCE

WHO’S IN CHARGE? A Positive Parenting Approach to Disciplining Children by Ruth A. Peters Ph.D. (Lindsay Press (1-800-438-1242, ext. 538): $12.95). A clinical psychologist specializing in child and adolescent behavior and learning problems instructs parents on setting limits and handling confrontations.

WINNING WITH KIDS by Tessa Warschaw Ph.D. and Victoria Secunda (Bantam: $5.50). How to cope with a “kid tyrant” or any of the other six personality types of children.

WHAT TO SAY WHEN YOU TALK TO YOUR KIDS: Predictive Parenting by Dr. Shad Helmstetter (Pocket: $7.95). Includes scripts of dialogues with children designed to influence them positively, motivate them and help them to build self-esteem.