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FICTION

OLDEST LIVING CONFEDERATE WIDOW TELLS ALL by Allan Gurganus (Ivy: $6.95). A centenarian’s voice rises above the rubble of the first modern war to relive an age-old story.

SO WORTHY MY LOVE by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss (Avon: $5.95). Latest offering from popular author with seven best-selling historical romance novels to her credit.

MURDER IN A COLD CLIMATE by Scott Young (Penguin: $4.50). Drugs (and all their attendant terror) find their way to the Northwest Territories, to the regret of a native northern Inuk and member of the Mounties.

FEVER by John Edgar Wideman (Penguin: $7.95). Six of these 12 stories by the critically acclaimed writer have never before been published.

THE DARK HALF by Stephen King (Signet: $5.95). Thad Beaumont’s alter ego (and his nom de plume) has apparently been running amok on a murderous rampage.

NONFICTION

LUCY’S CHILD: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor by Donald Johanson and James Shreeve (Avon: $10.95). Paleontologist recalls the historic dig that turned one of the theories of evolution topsy-turvy.

STRAIGHT SHOOTING: What’s Wrong With America and How to Fix It by John Silber (HarperPerennial: $10.95). Boston University president and long-shot Massachusetts Democratic gubernatorial candidate takes dead aim at American politics.

A CRIMINAL HISTORY OF MANKIND by Colin Wilson (Carroll & Graf: $13.95). Examines the psychology, historical examples and modern manifestations of violence.

NOW, WHERE WERE WE? by Roy Blount Jr. (Ballantine: $8.95). Humorist’s columns take issue with the state of the union, exercise books, home-equity loans and other unrelated matters.

THE SECOND WORLD WAR by John Keegan (Penguin: $16.95). Award-winning historian analyzes the ramification of significant airborne, carrier, tank, land and amphibious battles.

SELF-HELP / REFERENCE

HELP YOUR CHILD GET THE MOST OUT OF SCHOOL: How to Instill Essential Learning Skills in Children Ages 6-13 by Charles E. Schaefer Ph.D. and Theresa DiGeronimo M.Ed. (Plume: $7.95). Advice, exercises and resources designed to assist parents in guiding average, gifted or learning-disabled children in routine school activities such as test taking, student-teacher personality clashes, IQ tests, etc.

ENDING THE HOMEWORK HASSLE: Understanding, Preventing, and Solving School Performance Problems by John K. Rosemond (Andrews & McMeel: $8.95). Surprisingly, the authors cite parents as one of the obstacles children must overcome to be successful students; once mastered, though, homework can cultivate responsibility, autonomy, perseverance, resourcefulness and self-esteem.