May 7-13, 1999


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Articles and Features


Oil's Well That Ends Well

Reviews of books by or about Texans:
  • Chocolate Lizards by Cole Thompson
  • State of Mind: Texas Literature and Culture by Tom Pilkington
  • Tarzan Forever: The Life of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Creator of Tarzan by John Taliaferro
  • And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: Kentucky, Texas Western, and the Game That Changed American Sports by Frank Fitzpatrick
  • Longhorn Hoops: The History of Texas Basketball by Richard Pennington


News and Author Signings

Postscripts by Clay Smith

Book news, signings, and author appearances this week.


Off the Bookshelf

Short reviews of recently published books, plus this week's top 10 local bestsellers.


Mothers Who Think: Tales of Real-Life Parenthood reviewed by Robin Bradford

Salon online magazine has released a comforting compilation of its "Mothers Who Think" column.



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