European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Fiction 1 four past Midnight by Stephen King first week on list 2 memories of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon last week 1 weeks on list 4 3 the Burden of proof by Scott Turow last week 2 weeks on list 14 4 the women in his life by Barbara Taylor Bradford last week 3 weeks on list 6 5 message from Nam by Danielle steel last week 4 weeks on list 13 6 the stand by Stephen King last week 5 weeks on list 19 7 of the places you la go by or. Seuss last week 6 weeks on list 30 8 september by Rosamunde Pilcher last week 7 weeks on list 22 9 spy sinker by Len Deighton first week on list 10 prime directive by Judith and Garfield Reeves first week on list non fiction 1 darkness visible by William Styron last week 6 weeks on list 2 2 bootleggers boy by Barry Switzer with Bud Shrake first week on list 3 Tom Landry by Tom Landry with Gregg Lewis last week 9 weeks on list 4 4 you just done to understand by Deborah Tannen last week 2 weeks on list 7 5 every spy a Prince by Dan Raviv and Yossi Melman last week 5 weeks on list 6 6 men at work by George f. Will last week 4 weeks on list 23 7 the politics of Rich and poor by Kevin Phillips last week 3 weeks on list 7 8 barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough and John Helyer last week 8 weeks on list 34 9 Dave Barry turns 40 by Dave Barry last week 7 weeks on list 16 10 Trump surviving at the top by Donald j. Trump with Charles Leerhsen last week 1 weeks on list 3 paperback fiction 1 presumed innocent by Scott Turow weeks on list 42 2 silent partner by Jonathan Kellerman weeks on list 4 3 Clear and present danger by Tom Clancy weeks on list 9 4 the pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett weeks on list 8 5 the old silent by Martha Grimes weeks on list 2 6 counterattack by . Griffin weeks on list 2 7 Earth song by Castherine Coulter first week on list 8 the Joy Luck club by Amy Tan weeks on list 17 9 the eyes of the beholders by . Crispin first week on list 10 some can whistle by Larry Mcmurty first week on list paperback non-fiction1 All i really need to know i Learned in kindergarten by Robert Fulghum weeks on list 43 2 i want to grow hair i want to grow up i want to go to Boise by Erma Bombeck weeks on list 3 3 from Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas l. Friedman weeks on list 5 4 a Brief history of time by Stephen hawking weeks on list 15 5 when Rabbit howls by Truddie Chase weeks on list 15 6 the Road less travelled by m. Scott Peck weeks on list 360 7 the Road from Coo rain by Jill Ker Conway first week on list 8 its always something by Gilda Radner weeks on list 12 9 the bridesmaids by Judith Balaban Quine weeks on list 6 10 among school children by Tracy Kidder weeks on list 2 paperback miscellaneous 1 Rand Mcnally Road Atlas by Rand Mcnally weeks on list 30 2 codependent no More by Melody Beattie weeks on list 106 3 weirdos from another planet by Bill Watterson weeks on list 26 4 the to Factor fat Gram counter by Jamie Pope Cordle weeks on list 19 5 classics of Western literature Berke breathed first week on list compiled by the new York times stars and stripes Best Sellers fiction 1 four past Midnight by Stephen king2 memories of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon 3 message from Nam by Danielle steel4 hammerheads by Dale Brown 5 the stand by Stephen king6 the Burden of proof by Scott Turow 7 dragon by Clive Cussler 8 Coyote Waits by Tony hillerman9 Bright Star by Harold Coyle 10 the bad place by Dean Koontznon-fiction1 wealth without risk by Charles j. Givens2 Dave Barry turns 40 by Dave Barry 3 men at work by George will 4 father son and co. By Thomas j. Watson or. And Peter petre5 it was on fire when i Lay Down on it by Robert Fulghum 6 barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough arid John Helyar 7 perils Promise by John Chancellor 8 whereas Waldo by Martin Handford 9 done to shoot its Only me by Bob Hope with Melville shavelson10 websters ninth new collegiate dictionary Index puns Good fun and Good writing James j. Kilpatrick Universal press Syndicate t has been said that a Pun is the lowest form of wit but the complaint probably came from a dullard who was incapable of getting off an effective play on words. James Boswell said that a a Good Punk a note the qualification a May be admitted a among the smaller excellencies of Lively  for the past eight years Ever since the column began i have invited readers to Send me examples of Good writing As Well As poor writing. Yet every week the mail brings mostly horrid examples. Mighty Little Good stuff comes in but some splendid puns have come along. In the Indianapolis Star sportswriter Bob Collins had occasion to say of coach Ron Meyer a the was no More or less sanitary than any other coach in the Southwest conference. He left sum As a Winner. And he was Long gone before the Mustangs were tried and found Wanton in the division of recruiting  another Fine sportswriter Shirley Povich of the Washington Post produced a memorable description of Boxer Larry Holmes in 1988. Holmes a Only recently had been carrying 254 pounds representing a vast Waistband a couple of years ago the Portland oregonian editorially lamented the spate of kiss and Tell books about the Reagan White House. Former chief of staff Donald Regan had just published his Memoir. A the notion that All is fair for publication the Day after an aide decamps surely must inhibit the free flow of debate and advice. A the paper observed. The associated press provided a feature Story in 1985 about a gregarious Crow named Blacky. Most residents of Blacky a neighbourhood liked the Bird a but two families made several complaints about him saying their Small children a had been frightened by close encounters of the Bird  a earlier this year Jack Kroll theater critic for Newsweek Magazine came up with a Beautiful review of an inadequate production of a a Hamlet at the Public theater in new York. The performance was intelligent but the leading actor lacked something a not Energy exactly and not Youthful Grace. Kroll speculated that to play the most multifarious role in world theater an actor must take extraordinary Steps to think read meet new people Challenge his preconceptions not just about theater but about life. He concluded a you can to make a Hamlet without breaking  gazing upon that Cracker 1 sigh with envy. Some of us in the writing game Pray the lord will inspire us to one Good sentence a month. With that gorgeous Pun Kroll had his sentence of the year. September 16, 1990 sunday c