CHRONICLES OF BUSTOS DOMECa,
by Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bloy–
Casares, translated by Norman Thomas
dl GiovannI. Dutton, 57.95
A thoroughly diverting spoof of the
critical essay. As Gervasio Montenenegro
writes in the forward: "Whomsoever longs
to dive into the depths of the novel, the
lyric , the essay, conceptualism, architec·
ture, sculpture, the theater, and the
whole gamut of audiovisual media, which
are so much the mark of our times, will, in
spite of himself, have to come to terms
with this indispensable vademecum, a
true Ariadne's thread which will lead him
by the hand all the way to the Minotaur."
R.D. LAING: The Man and His Ideas, by
Richard
I.
Evans. Dutton, 512.95
R.D. Laing is one of the most influential
and controversial figures in psychother·
apy today. This book contains an inter'
view with Laing by Evans covering a wide
variety of subjects, as well as a biograph·
ical essay by Peter Mezan , and a hitherto
unpublished essay by Laing himself on
schizophrenia.
ESCAPE FROM EVIL, by Ernest Becker.
Free Press, 59.95
Ernest Becker's final work,
Escape
From Evil,
elaborates on the central
theme of his Pulitzer Prize·winning
The
Denial of Death :
the shaping force behind
human activity-including evil-is the
attempt to deny human mortality and
insignificance . In this book he fully con·
fronts, for the first time, the fact of evil,
and its meaning for man's destiny. "Abso·
lutely essential to the understanding of
our troubled times." -ANAIS NIN
CHARLES IVES REMEMBERED: An Oral
History, by Vivian Perlis, forward by
Aaron Copland. Yale University Press,
512.50
In addition to fifty,six edited interviews,
each prefaced with an introduction by
Mrs. Perlis, the book includes over eighty
illustrations, many of them reproduced
here for the first time-unique photo'
graphs of Ives and his family and asso·
ciates, original music manuscripts, rare
programs of performances of Ives's
works, and handwritten letters both to
and from Ives. These combine to form
an in·depth picture of one of the most
original and creative minds of the twen·
tieth century.
AFFIRMATIVE DISCRIMINATION: Eth–
nic Inequality and Public Policy, by
Nathan Glazer. Basic Books, 510.95
One of the most controversial social
developments of recent years is "Affirma–
tive Action ," the government's policy of
requiring educators and employers (from
both governmental and private sectors) to
actively favor members of discriminated·
against groups in decisions on admis·
sions, hiring, and promotions. In this
important book, Nathan Glazer, the dis·
tinguished Harvard sociologist who co·
authored
The Lonely Crdwd
and
Beyond
the MeltIng Pot,
questions the wisdom–
and indeed the equity of the new policy.
MARILYN THE WILD, by Jerome
Charyn. Arbor House, 5B.95
This high voltage, complex novel, a
dizzying vortex of sex and violence, pulls
the reader into a literate thriller that won't
let go until the very last page. "Charyn
forces one deep into his inimitable world
of tough·talking fuzz . You won't forget in
a hurry ... " -CHRISTOPHER
LEHMANN·HAUPT,
The New York
Times.
THE DEAD FATHER, by Donald Bar–
thelme. Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
57.95
The Dead Father
is Donald Barthelme's
first novel since
Snow White ,
published
in 1967.
BEYOND THE BEDROOM WALL, a novel
by Larry Wolwode. Farrar, Straus and
Giroux, 512.50
By the author of
What I'm Going To
Do,
I Think,
which received the William Faulk·
ner Foundation Award for "The most
notable first novel" of 1969,
Beyond The
Bedroom Wall
explores the structure of
the American family with honesty, daring
and great artistry.
THE MAKING OF THE MODERN
FAMILY, by Edward Shorter. Basic
Books, 515.00
Brilliantly written and meticulously
researched , Edward Shorter's rich and
absorbing book artfully combines new
historical information about birth rates ,
illegitimacy, family size, health , and edu·
cation with fascinating eyewitness ac·
counts by doctors, priests, and local
officials. With the publication of this work,
Professor Shorter has provided us with
the first comprehensive history of the
modern family in Western culture .
