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8G News-Leader Sunday, January 3, 1999 Page edited by Laura Vaughn; call 836-1256 after 10 a.m. Books Hollywood quips entertaining Quotes by and about some of the biggest stars range from funny to plain malicious. Best sellers list to return The National Bestsellers list from Publishers Weekly was unavailable this week. -The list will return next Sunday, Jan. 10, in the Life Times potato! Bad potato!" And so on.

And so on. Many of these quotes are famous even if there is some doubt about who originally uttered them. And, while there is no doubt some personalities enjoy the reputation of being quick with a quip, others would probably as soon forget and be forgotten as the source of their famous or infamous cracks. This is great for killing time for a few moments or longer, in any room in the house. It's a quick read, to be sure, but also funny.

For what it's worth, in a few cases, a reader might even glean a rare insight or a shiny little gem of wisdom from their reading. IHollywood and Whine: The Snippy, Snotty and Scandalous Things Stars Say About Each Other," by Boze Hadleigh, Birch Lane Press, 254 pages, $19.95. By Mark Marymont News-Leader Dlssing friends and foes alike has been a blood sport in Hollywood for years. So it was certainly no problem for Boze REVIEW Hadleigh author of 10 1 other books, including "Hollywood Babble On" to prepare a rich collection of malicious, often Children's books stand out from crowd "Showtimes Good For Today Only BARGAIN MATINEE I ALL SEATS $3.50 M.25 Daily Unlil (RHS) (To Capacity) RHS Only SENIORS 55-1- $4.00 ANYTIME! Aulttivt Ltoaning Dtvictt ALL THEATERS! TA No Child Under Admitted to (PQ-13)or(R)Showaer6PM Um your Vita or Mastercard to purchase advance tickets or gift certificates mm nariTiii-PrTnTn iak PATCH ADAMS digital stereo PG13 Stadium Stating PATCH ADAMS dgialsroPG13 12:00 2:35 8:15 STEPMOM DGiTAurtito PG13 1 1:50 2: 15 3:15 (4:45 5:45) Stadium Seating MIGHTY JOE YOUNG MALsnrtQ PQ Stadium Stating MIGHTY JOE YOUNG rxflALSTtrto PG 12:30 3:00 THE FACULTY 3:00 YOU'VE GOT MAIL digital stereo PG 11:20 Stadium Seating YOU'VE GOT MAIL txitalstereo PG 12:00 PRINCE OF EGYPT PG 12:15 2:30 3:20 5:45) A BUG'S LIFE chaikoG (4:40) 9:30 ENEMY OF THE STATE 1:35 9:50 THE WATERBOY dotal stereo PG1 3 (5:35) STAR TREK: INSURRECTION PG 12:40 -(5: 10) JACK FROST digital stereo PG RUGRATS: THE MOVIE 1:00 1 VISA HASTinCABB 4CCHTED PATCH ADAMS PQ13 9:40 A IUQS UFI 9 7:10, PRINCE OF EflYPT PO OJ, 'V PRINCE OF EGYPT PO '4. 15 6:30 8.45 STAR TREK PO 30 7:15 9 30 MIGHTY JOE YOUNG PO 1 1 5 CHE WATERBOY PG13 7:30 10:00 ACK FROST PG' 9:35 STVOmS: 0ONT fORGET ABOUT OUR STUDCNT PRICfSI ONLY $4.50 EVENINOSI A BUGS UFEQ -4 30- PATCH ADAMS PG11 YOU'VE GOT MAIL PG PRINCE OF EGYPT PG STAR PG 7:10 7:25 2:30 THE RUGRATS STEPMOM PG13 '140 THE SIEGE ANTZ PG .2 00 RUSH HOUR PG1I WEET JOE BLACK PG13 200 SMS Hammons Student Center Sat.

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Stories include "Spot's Windy Day," "Spot in the Snow," "Spot at the Fair," and "Sweet Dreams, Spot." The puppy appeals to young chu dren because his day goes a lot like theirs. He's got a Mom who warns him not to get muddy when he goes out to play because she just finished cleaning the house, a Grandpa who is sporting enough to ride bumper cars, and two close friends, Helen and Tom, a hippo and an alligator. Strong, primary colors carry the illustrations. The text is written in short, declarative sentences with lots of dialogue. For ages 4-6.

CARIBBEAN DREAM Rachel Isadora (G.P. Putnam's Sons, $15.99) Take a trip to an island in the West Indies, where children run, splash, fish, dance and sing in the tropics. Isadora, a professional ballerina turned children's writer and illustrator, has won awards for previous works. Her realistic, warm watercolors capture joyful play, with an exotic Caribbean twist For ages 445. BASKETBALL BUDDIES Jean and Dan Marzollo; illustrated by True Kelley (Scholastic $3.50) Scholastic's "Hello Reader!" selections help kids hone their reading skills by focusing on subjects of interest to them, The inexpensive paperback series has grade-level guidelines to help adults make selections.

In this piece, "Too Tall Paul" is teased about his height by other kids, and he feels like all feet on the basketball court, But he keeps practicing, and learns how to use his height as an asset On the day of the big game guess who saves the day? For ages 5-7. MY TOWN William Wegman (Hyperion, WEDNESDAY; Fair Grove, 3-7 p.m. THURSDAY: Elm and National, p.m.; Miller and LaCasa, p.m.; Lujwood and Foster, p.m.; John Hughes, 2100 N. Clifton p.m.; 8U N. Cedar-brook p.m.

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