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1 Events

• Kane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer (published 1979), reaches #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

• Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie is published.

2 New Books

• Company - Samuel Beckett
• The Bourne Identity - Robert Ludlum
• A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
• Cosmos - Carl Sagan
• The Covenant - James A. Michener
• The Cradle Will Fall - Mary Higgins ClarkMary Higgins Clark (born December 24, 1929) is a best-selling American mystery and suspense writer. Born in New York, her father died at age 10, and upon graduation from high school, Mary went to secretarial school and then to work in an advertising agenc
• Crossroads Marseilles 1940 - Mary Jayne GoldMary Jayne Gold born 1909 died October 5, 1997, was a wealthy American socialite who played an important role helping European Jews and intellectuals escape the Holocaust during World War II. Born in Chicago, Illinois into a WASP family of considerable we
• The Devil's Alternative - Frederick ForsythFrederick Forsyth (born August 25, 1938) is a British author and occasional political commentator. He is best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal The Dogs of War The Odessa File Icon and The Fist of God''. Born in Ashford, Kent, Forsyth was
• The Fifth Horseman - Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
• FirestarterThis is about the Stephen King book. Firestarter" is also the name of a song by the band The Prodigy. Firestarter is a novel by Stephen King originally published in 1980. It was serialized in Omni magazine previous to being published. Story Firestarter is - Stephen KingThis page is about Stephen Edwin King, the writer. There is also Stephen King, a convicted British paedophile. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is a prolific American author best known for his horror novels. King's books have been extremely po
• The Girl in a Swing - Richard AdamsRichard Adams (born May 9 1920 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK) is a British novelist who is best known for his sophisticated fantasy novels featuring animal characters, Watership Down and The Plague Dogs''. Novels Watership Down (1972) Beklan Empire S
• In Loon Lake - E. L. DoctorowEdgar Lawrence Doctorow (born January 6, 1931, New York, New York) is a writer who has written several critically aclaimed novels that blend history and social criticism. As of 2004, Doctorow is the current Glucksman Chair in American Letters at New York
• The Invasion of Canada - Pierre BertonPierre Berton (born July 12, 1920) is a noted author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and is a well-known television personality and journalist in Canada. Berton is one of Canada's most prolific and popular authors and an accompl
• The Iron Wolf and Other Stories - Richard AdamsRichard Adams (born May 9 1920 in Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK) is a British novelist who is best known for his sophisticated fantasy novels featuring animal characters, Watership Down and The Plague Dogs''. Novels Watership Down (1972) Beklan Empire S
• Joshua Then and Now - Mordecai Richler
• The Key to Rebecca - Ken Follett
• The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco
• Princess Daisy - Judith Krantz
• Rage of Angels - Sidney Sheldon
• Random Winds - Belva Plain
• A Ring of Endless Light - Madeleine L'Engle
• Smiley's People - John le Carré
• Song of the Wild - Allan W. Eckert
• The Third Wave - Alvin Toffler
• Thy Neighbor's Wife - Gay Talese