European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Reviews the Book of Guys by Garrison Keillor Viking. The humorous pieces that make up Keillor a the Book of Guys Are first cousins to his Lake Wobegon Days radio monologues. These stories and two poems Are often funny. They meander without much Structure before halting abruptly. They gleefully probe the weaknesses that make people seem More like clowns than sages. As the title suggests the Book of Guys focuses exclusively on the american heterosexual male in All his current political incorrectness. Keillor sinuses in a this project Are two. Over one shoulder hovers the new sensitive Guy eager to accommodate the Brave new world of female Equality. Over the other swagger Chest thumping Retro Man rejoicing in the Perks of traditional male foolishness. From this dissonant clamor the potential for humor is very Rich. Some of what emerges in the Book of Guys is quite accomplished indeed but the rest is distressingly sophomoric. One of the Best pieces George Bush depicts the president gone fishing while Chicago Burns. As huns and vandals sack the City the chief executive hangs out with the Man to whom he owes his greatest political debt convicted rapist Willie Horton. Rarely has the lurching Stop and Start of Bush speak been mimicked so Well. Marooned is equally Good but with its emphasis on male female combat and psychotherapy a domination of everyday conversation More in keeping with the collections main thrust. Having just been booted from his advertising Job Danny is about to lose his wife Julie As Well. A your marriage is like the electoral College a he muses. A it works of if you done to think about  on a Caribbean sail to think about it their new age a a captains can to keep the boat afloat but manages to seduce Julie with his cooking. Danny resorts to violence renders Rusty a at one with the fish and saves his marriage. Many of these pieces offer new twists on the traditional theme of getting or not getting the girl. Or. St. Paul a poem portrays a bodybuilder whose Muscles Arentt enough to keep his woman. In buddy the Leper a teen age loner finds temporary Bliss in the arms of the family housekeeper a mexican Ameri can who Coos a a in Man ethnic person. Happiness is written into the  in Don Giovanni the old Womanizer shows up As a Gin Mill piano Man. A having two lovers is a scheduling problem and three is a real test of a Man s organizational ability a he boasts but in fact there Are no women in sight when the Cowboy hero of Lone some shorty gives up life on the Range to Settle Down in town his Girlfriend assaults him with psychobabble a silence is a form of anger a she hisses and the school marm doubles As a psychotherapist. Therapy conventional or new age rarely soothes the souls of Keillor a pathetic Guys. The eponymous hero of a1 Denny ought to know. While the author. Of the Best Sellers being the person you Are and re birthing the me you used to be is getting a therapeutic Massage intended to a completely empty his being of All having Ness a his Wallet is stolen. One can accept the cartoonish characters these Are the Staples of much humor fiction including Keillor a own Lake Wobegon Days and wet. A radio Romance. But what a surprisingly missing Here is polished storytelling. Many stories that Donit pass Muster we note have not previously appeared in the new yorker where the author graciously Points out he is the recipient of humorist Veronica Gengos Fine editing. B _ Dan Cryer new Day paperbacks Ibasan and Mitsuka by Joy Kogawa Anchor. Kogawa a Semi autobiographical novels Trace the internment of japanese canadians during Wor War ii and their subsequent struggle for redress. Ibasan a respectful term for aunt introduces the Reader to Naomi Nakane and her prosperous family. Forced to leave their Home in Vancouver the a Kanes Are sent to a series of Inland Camps and abandoned villages. Their Only crime is their asian ances Best Sellers new York times list hardback fiction 1 disclosure by Michael Crichton first week on list. ,. 2 pie Bridges of Madison county by Robert James Waller last week 1 weeks on list 76. 3 slow Waltz in Cedar Bend by Robert James Wallet last week 2, weeks on list 12 a. 4 like water Tor chocolate by Laura Esquival last week 6, weeks on Hal a 41 a a. A a a a. 5 the client by John Grisham Iasi week. 4 weeks on list 45 a 6 bad love by Jonathan Kcal Lorman first week on list. 7 without remorse by Tom Claricy. Last week 4 weeks on Lisl 22 i or. Murder by Dean Koontz last week 10 weeks on list. 11a nightmares a dreams apes by Stephen King last week 3. Weeks on list Garrison Keillor author of the Book of Guys. Try a the hair shirt of  left in the care of her aged aunt Naomi witnesses the painful Disint Gration of the people she loves. Mitsuka someday traces the gradual return to a semblance of Normal life after the War. Kogawa shows the Reader the frustration of the Akanes with caucasians who see Only skin color and refuse to distinguish soldiers of the Imperial army from fellow citizens of japanese descent. In eloquent understated prose she depicts the Long Battle for vindication despite internecine quarrels and cultural biases. Listening to ourselves More stories from a the sound of writing edited by Alan Cheuse amp Caroline Marshall Anchor. Billed As a a american a Only Short Story Magazine of the air a the popular National Public radio program presents new works by respected authors. The stories vary in tone and subject Elizabeth Winthrop reflects on inter generational conflicts in Golden Dart ers Tobias Wolffs mortals captures the angry embarrassment of a cub reporter who has been fired for publishing the obituary of a living person Elena Castedo describes the fears of a latino maid in the White Bedspread. This enjoyable anthology shows that sound has replaced defunct magazines that once presented Quality contemporary fiction. Mount Vernon the civil War years the presence of a lady by Dorothy troth Muir the mount Vernon ladies association. In 1860, the women of the United states represented by the mount Vernon ladies association purchased George Washington a estate to preserve for future generations. When the civil War broke out the members of the association agreed that a the presence of a lady was the Best Way to ensure the safety of the historic site. Sarah Tracy Secretary to the Regent of the association spent the War there with a Chaperon a Handyman and a few servants. Although several major Battles 1st Manassas Antie Tarn Creek Bull run were fought near mount Vernon both sides respected its absolute neutrality. Compiled from letters and diaries this charming chronicle presents a vivid account of one woman a courage and a Little known chapter in american history. A who cares what i think american teens talk about their lives and their country edited by Marcia Thompson close up publications. Sixteen teen agers offer their thoughts about life in contemporary America in these Short interviews. Despite economic political and ethnic differences most of the Young men and women share a surprising number of opinions they cherish Freedom of speech and the right to vote yet feel the Federal government has Little if any Impact on their lives. This Small sampling could scarcely be described As a portrait of a generation but it could Spur discussions in Homes and classrooms. A Charles Solomon los Angeles times 15, 10 the Booko Guy by Garrison Keillor Iasi week 9 weeks on list 6 11 Lasher by Anne Rice last week 8 weeks on list 17 12 the Hope by Herman Wouk last week 7 weeks on list 7. 13 Small Law a Sens of Snow by Peter Hong last week 15 weeks on list 5 14 Grattin it Sabine by Nick Bantock last week not listed weeks on list 47 15 a dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett last week 11 weeks on list 14 \ nonfiction 1 embraced by the Light by Betty j. Eadie with Curlis Taylor last week 4. Weeks on list 37.-. 2 the Book of virtue by William j. Bennett last week 1 weeks on list 5 3 the hidden Lite of dog by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas last week 5 weeks on list 22. 4 see i told you so by Rush Umbaugh last week 3 weeks on list 10 5 private part by Howard Stem last week 2 weeks on list 14. A wouldn�?T1 Taka nothing for my journey now by Maya Angelou last week 5 weeks on list 16. 7 Senle Nguie by Jerry so Intel last week 6 weeks on list 20 i having our say by Sarah and a. Elizabeth Oei any with Amy Hill Hearth last week 8 weeks on list 8 9 love can build a Bridge by Naomi Judd Las week 9 weeks on list 7 10 women who run with the wove by Clarissa Pinkola Estes last week 10 weeks on list 76 ii further along the Road Lew travelled by m. Scott Peck last week 11 weeks on list 16. 12 soul mate by Thomas Moore last week 16 weeks on list 2 13 a history of god by Karen Armstrong last week. 13 weeks on list 2 14 listening to prozac by Peter d. Kramer last week not listed weeks on list / 22. A a Quot 15 a marriage made in heaven. Or too tired Tor an attain by Erma Bombeck last week 12 weeks on list 16 miscellaneous 1 Stop the insanity by Susan Powter Iasi week 2 weeks on list 13 2 ageless body to Meleia mind by of Cupak. Chopra last week 1, weeks on a list 26 3 men Are from mar women Are from Venus by John Gray last week 3 weeks on list 35 4 magic Eye by . Thing enterprises first week on Lisl paperback fiction 1 the Pelican Brief by John Grisham weeks on list 49 2 degree of guilt by Richard North Patterson weeks on list 4 3 Schindler s lilt by Thomas Mcneally weeks on list 3 4 the invitation by Jude Deveraux weeks on Lisl 5 s along came a spider by James Patterson weeks on list. 9 a a Tho to kill by John Grisham weeks on list 93 7 Mead Blessing by Danielle steel weeks on list 10 i Oul Ort a Tacoma by Stephen King weeks on list 8 9 Wintar moan by Oean Koontz first week on list 10 interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice weeks on list. 20 11 tha rebel Bride by Catherine Coulter weeks on list 2 12 the form by John Grisham weeks on list 97 13 the Joy Luck club by Amy Tan weeks on list 56 14 la tie presence of enemies by William j. Coughlin first week on list 15 the remain of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro weeks on list 9 nonfiction 1 the Road less travelled by a Scott Peck weeks on list 533 a 2 the Way thing ought to be by Rush Limbaugh weeks on list 19 3 Oprah by Nellie Bly weeks on list 6 4 care of the soul by Thomas Moore weeks on list 2 5 i know Why die caged Bird sings by Maya Angelou weeks on list 49 6 rare air by Michael Jordan weeks on list 12 7 everything she wanted by Ann Rule weeks on Lisl 8 9 a year in Provence by Peter Mayle weeks on list 119 9 the to of Piglet by Benjamin Hod weeks on list 6 10 where Angels walk by Joan Wester Anderson weeks on Lisl. 2 11 the Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hotl weeks on Lisl. 12 12 Genius by James Gleick weeks on list 8 13 the silent passage by Gail Szechy weeks on list. 3414 us of by Robert Fulghum weeks on list 23 15 you just done to understand by Peter Mayle weeks on list 133 16 tour ours Provence by Peter Mayte weeks on Lisl 41 17 Young men and fire by Norman Maclean weeks on list. 13 miscellaneous 1 Bottoms up by Joyce i. Vedral weeks on list. 6 2 the seven habits of highly effective people by Stephen r Covey weeks on list 149,. 3 the world almanac and Book of facts 1994 by almanac Funk amp wag Nalls weeks on list 4 4 the Days Are just packed by Bill Watterson weeks on list 17 most books listed Are available or on order at stars and stripes bookstores. January 23,1994 sunday