January 12, 1997|By James H. Bready | James H. Bready,Special to the Sun
This is the second increment of The Sun's customary census of books about Maryland or by Marylanders, from the year gone by; new books for the general reader. Seventy-three others were listed Nov. 3. (O) means oversize; (P), paperback. A book ordered directly from its publisher often requires about $3 more for shipping and handling.
Autobiography, Memoirs
"Sweet Memory: A Book of Remembering," by Judith Hillman Paterson (Farrar Straus and Giroux. 260 pages. $23). Her mother's alcoholism and mental illness.
Biography
"The Stevensons: A Biography of an American Family," by Jean H. Baker (Norton. 577 pages. $30). As in Adlai, of Illinois.
"At His Side: The Last Years of Isaac Babel," by A. N. Pirozhkova; translated by Anne Frydman and Robert L. Busch (Steerforth. 176 pages. $22). The short story master, in his widow's memories.
"The Wildest One: The Life of Wild Bill Davison," by Hal Willard (Avondale Press, Box 351, Monkton 21111. 477 pages. $26.75). The cornet star; he jammed with Eddie Condon, Pee Wee Russell, Gene Schroeder, Dave Tough.
"The Last American Aristocrat: The Biography of Ambassador David K. E. Bruce," by Nelson D. Lankford (Little, Brown. 410 pages. $27.95). A credit to his country, his community and his class.
Cookbooks
"Dinner for Eight: Healthy Cooking for the Kosher Gourmet," by Jeanne N. Weisgal (Maxrom Press. 354 pages. $27.50). By the author of "Entertaining in Jerusalem."
"The Onion Book," by Susan Belsinger and Carolyn Dille (Interweave. 96 pages. $9.95) (P).
"Basil: An Herb Lover's Guide," by Susan Belsinger and Thomas DeBaggio (Interweave. 144 pages. $19.95) (P)
Critical Studies
"Hollywood's High Noon: Moviemaking and Society Before Television," by Thomas Cripps (Johns Hopkins. 200 pages. $38.50).
"Adventures in Speech: Rhetoric and Narration in Boccaccio's 'Decameron'," by Pier Massimo Forni (University of Pennsylvania. pages. $29.95).
"Nicholas Poussin: Friendship and the Love of Painting," by Charles Dempsey and Elizabeth Cropper (Princeton. 374 pages.
Education
"The Transition Guide for College Juniors and Seniors," by Carol Weinberg (NYU Press. 278 pages. $14.95) (P).
"Learning Enrichments: A Parent's and Teacher's Handbook for Grades 4 ` 8," by Henry Littlejohn (Noble House. 183 pages. $21.95) (O) (P).
"Toward a Rebirth of Common Sense in Education," by Thomas J. Brown (American Literary Press. 109 pages. $11.95) (P).
Fiction
"What Goes Without Saying: Collected Stories of Josephine Jacobsen." (Johns Hopkins. 320 pages. $29.95). Thirty stories, previously published in magazines; her third such collection; a literary event.
"The Barrys of Key West and Annapolis," by John J. Noone (Pentland. 432 pages. $20 (P) Navy life.
"The Bog Spell," by Mike Sackett (Royal Fireworks, Unionville, N.Y., l0988. 155 pages.) (P) Eldritch Ireland.
"The Wonderland Gambit. Book Two: The March Hare Net-work," by Jack Chalker (Del Rey. 325 pages. $11) (P) Chalker's sixth multivolume work.
History
PTC "Provincial Families of the Renaissance: Private and Public Life in the Veneto," by James S. Grubb (Johns Hopkins. 352 pages. $45).
"The Language of Sex: Five Voices From Northern France Around 1800," by John Baldwin (Chicago. 250 pages. $37.50).
"Infantry Warfare in the Early 14th Century," by Kelly DeVries (Boydell Press. 216 pages. $63).
Local History
"Sabres & Pistols: The Civil War Career of Col. Harry Gilmor, CSA," by Timothy R. Ackinclose (Stan Clark Military Books, 915 Fairview Ave., Gettysburg, Pa. 17325. 240 pages. $25). Better than the raider's own 1866 account.
"Muffled Drums and Mustard Spoons: Cecil County, Maryland, 1860-1865," by Jerre Garrett (Burd Street Press, Shippensburg, Pa. 17257. 331 pages. $40) (O) Daily minutiae, behind the lines.
"Greetings From Baltimore: Scenes of the City's Colorful Postcard Past," by Bert Smith (Johns Hopkins. 96 pages. $29.95) 163 picture postcards, 1905-1955.
Miscellany
"Hearts and Hands: Women, Quilts and American Society," by Elaine Hedges, Pat Ferrero and Julie Silber (Rutledge Hill. 108 pages. $19.95) (O) (P) Art in and on cloth.
"Life's Living Toward Dying," by Vigen Guroian (Eerdmans. l08 pages. $12.50) (P).
"Who Will Sing to Me Now?" by Bonnie Hunt Conrad (Books Unlimited. 278 pages. $18.95) (P) Mourning a daughter.
"The Civil War Supply Catalogue: A Comprehensive Sourcebook Products From the Civil War Era Available Today," by Alan Wellikoff (Crown. 203 pages. $23) Replicas, reproductions.
"Show Me One Soul: A True Haunting," by Nancy Stallings (Noble House. 363 pages. $27.95). Bump in the night, at a house in Hamilton.
"What Was Socialism, and What Comes Next?" by Katherine Verdery (Princeton. 298 pages. $17.98 (P).
"The Martinetti Family: The Story of a 19th Century Pantomime Company," by John A. Pentz (Vantage. 212 pages. $17.95). An English teacher's ancestors.
"The Joy of Keeping Score: How Scoring the Game Has Influenced and Enhanced the History of Baseball," by Paul Dickson (Walker. 117 pages. $17.95).
