European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bestseller fiction 1 the Plains of passage by Jean m. Auel last week 1 weeks on Lisl 11 Quot 2 four past Midnight by Stephen King last week. 2, weeks on list 16 a 3 Polar express by Chris Vanallsburg last week 3 a. Weeks on list 284 the witching hour by Anne Rice last week 4 weeks on list 8 a 5 dazzle by Judith Krantz last week 6, weeks on list 5 6 memories of Midnight by Sidney Sheldon last week 7 weeks on list 19. A a 7 Carlos Christmas by Alexandra Day last week 5, weeks on list 3 a a a. A a 8. Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton last week a weeks. On list 5 a a. 9 the Burden of proof by Scott Turow last week 10 weeks on list 29.10 Longshot by Dick Francis last week 9 weeks on list a 10. 7 a a a non fiction 1 a life on the Road by Charles Kurall last week la weeks on list 7 a a 2 the civil War by Geoffrey c. Ward with Ric Burns and Ken Burns last week 2 weeks on list 12 a a 3 to knows to by to Jackson and Dick Schaap last. Week 3. Weeks on list 7. A 4 Millie a Book As dictated to Barbara Bush last week 4 a weeks on list 14. A 5 ail i really need to know i Learned in kindergarten by Robert Fulghum last week 6 weeks on list 7 6 Iron John by Robert Bly last week 5 weeks on list 4 7 the cat and the curmudgeon by Cleveland Amory last week 7 weeks on list 11 8 get to the heart by Barbara Mandrell with George. Vecsey last week 9 weeks on list 15 9 an american life by Ronald Reagan last week 8. Weeks on list 6. A a 7 10 Friday night lights by  Bissinger last week 10 / weeks on list 13 / a a a a a a paperback fiction 1 dances with wolves by Michael Blake weeks on list 2 misery by Stephen King weeks on list 19 y a a a 3 the bad place by Dean a Koontz weeks on Lisi 6 4 Foucault s Pyramid by Umberto eco weeks on fist 4 5 the dark Hall by Stephen King weeks on list 14. 6 the gift by Julie Garwood weeks on list 2 a 7 sleepwalk by John Saul weeks on list 2. A 8 it by Stephen King weeks on list 28 9 daddy by Danielle steel weeks on list 1110 Dawn by . Andrews weeks on list 9. Non fiction 1 All i really need to know i Learned in kindergarten by Robert Fulghum weeks on list 582 the cat who came for Christmas by Cleveland Amory wee son list 253 education of a wandering Man by Louis l amour a a weeks on list 4  v.4 new kids on the Block by Lynn Goldsmith weeks on a list 5 a. A a 5 from Beirut to Jerusalem by Thomas i. Friedman weeks on list 20 a. A a a. 6 the cuckoos egg by Cliff Stott weeks on list 5 f the Road from Coo rain by Wiliker Conway weeks on list 16 a b a Brief history of time by Stephen hawking weeks on. List 18. Quot a a a. A 9 liar s poker by Michael Lewis weeks on list 14. 10 the Road less travelled by m. Scott Peck weeks on a list 375 / y \ a it paperback miscellaneous 1 r the authoritative Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Walterson weeks on fist 14 a a y. A a 2 All need to know i Learned from my cat i a a Becker weeks on list 5 a a Quot a 3 the world almanac and Book of facts 1991 weeks on is 2 a a a a a a by v 4 the Quot late night with David Lei Ter Man Quot Book of top. Ten lists by David Letler Rhan Steve go Donneil it Al.  on list 10. L. A a a 5 Weiner dog Art by Gary Urson weeks on list 8 compiled by the new York times. A a a. A a stars and stripes Best Sellers fiction1 the Plains of passage by Jean m. Auel2 four past mid nigh i by Stephen king3 the witching hour by Anne Rice a 4 lady Boss by Jackie Collins ,.5 memories of Midnight by Sidney sheldon6 Longshot by Dick Francis a a a .�?T��7 the secret Pilgrim by John be Carifi �8 Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. 9 the general in his labyrinth by Gabriel Garcia a a a a Marquez Quot. A a a y 10 message from Nam by Danielle Siee non fiction 1 to knows baby to Jackson and Dick Schaap a 2 the cat and the curmudgeon by Cleveland amory3 by Way of deception by Victor Ostrovsky 4 get to the heart by Barbara Mandrell with George a Vecsey 5 Millie a Book As dictated to Barbara Bush 8 Powers Hitt by Alvin  y 7 Homecoming by John Bradshaw 8 darkness vis ibid by William styron9 the great Waldo search by Marlin Handford id Trump surviving at the top by Donald Trump with Charles Leerhsen a a a. A sometimes More than one is still single James j. Kilpatrick Universal press Syndicate ack to basics and if there is any thing Basic about English Eom Posk Tion it is the Rule that subject and predicate should agree in. Number. A plural subject takes a plural verb a singular subject takes a singular verb. Of now granted this Isnit always As easy As it sounds. This is Froin the Wall Street journal a neither rep. Dixon nor his press Secretary were available a and this is front the new York times Quot neither sen. Dole nor sen. Do Munici have Given any indication Quot heavens Tob Etsyl a neither nor construction demands a singular verb. Rep. Dixon was not available. His press Secretary was not available either. Neither one was available. Dixon is sing ular the Secretary is singular. Let us keep them that Way. A a a a. A a a a a a a a a. A a collective nouns cause problems for one example Quot number a can. Take either a singular or a plural verb. Quot the number of talented quarterbacks is  Blit a a number of talented quarterbacks arc  in the same Way a couple Quot eludes a simple Rule the verb depends upon How the writer views the couple in question As two ind open Dent beings or As one marital unit. Thus Quot the couple were married in Hackensack and went to Trenton on their  surely it would sound Odd to say that the couple was married and went on its honeymoon. Would a it Quot have signed a prenuptial agreement but there is nothing wrong with Quot the couple is now living in  let your ear guid you. In the absence of any Pat rules on collectives the Best Rule is a commonsense one if you re thinking of a group As a unit use the singular. A was a class the clergy is highly a regarded a if you re thinking of a collection of individuals use the plural. Quot at the Church picnic the clergy were visiting old friends a not Long ago a newspaper columnist wrote that she was tired of the a this or Here problem. She uses Quot they As a generic referent Quot every child who turns in their Homework gets a  -7. A 7 a Quot she would approve of a headline in the Rocky Mountain news a a everyone has an opinion about their Hysterectomy Quot a and a promotion for a How to write Book Quot for anyone seeking to improve their  it is quite True that respected writers once used Quot they Quot in this fashion but i am not yet prepared to yield. Only in extreme cases does the use of masculine pronouns Quot damage the Peoples image of  therefore in my Book every child still turns in his Homework. _ or clumsily his or her Homework. I Low could one child turn in their Homework but unwitting offence May be easily avoided a nah pupils who turn in their Homework., plurals have their uses in this context they May be singularly effective. V december 30, 1990 sunday to plus Page 17