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Spotlight Santa Cruz Sentinel Friday, Jan. 24, 198617 Best A collection written just of erotica for women THE CAMBRIDGE ATLAS OF ASTRONOMY, intra, by Sir Bernard Lovell, Cambridge University Press "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are," is one nursery rhyme that is more than a little out-of-date. It might have been a viable song prior to this century, but the 20th century discoveries of interstellar gas, white dwarfs, supernovas, flare stars, ex-ray stars, etc. have really helped to put Mother Goose into the Dark Ages. THE CAMBRIDGE ATLAS OF ASTRONOMY is a very heavy book in format, length, number of photographs and illustrations (1100 with 350 in color) and scope.

For the average layman fascinated by Halley's comet, this book will show just how little the average reader knows about the cosmos and just how much has been discovered since the Greeks de-mythologized the study of astronomy in the sixth century BC and especially since the important radio techniques were first discovered during World War II. Completely up-to-date, THE CAMBRIDGE ATLAS OF ASTRONOMY gives copious amounts of information, nice historical essays and some theoretical chapters on cosmology. But, the illustrations are perhaps the most prominent feature of the atlas. We get not only gorgeous illustrations of the heavenly bodies in our immediate galaxy but color diagrams of things like space probes and earth telescopes, andcarto-graphical maps of planets (featuring Tolkien-sounding places like Nereidum Montes and Tharsis Tholus). The atlas also includes a very necessary glossary of terms, three star maps, 47 data tables and contributions from 44 international astronomers.

There are some 100 billion stars in our local galaxy but only one atlas that can truly claim to be a representative map of it all. cw BETWEEN PACIFIC TIDES, fifth edition, by Edward F. Ricketti by Jack Calvin and Joel W. Hedgpeth, revised by David W. Phillips, Stanford University Press First published in 1939, BETWEEN PACIFIC TIDES is in its fifth revision, this one including the 1948 foreword by John Steinbeck.

This book overviews the marine biology the plants and animals of the Pacific coast intertidal zone. Predicated on the concept that coastal biological specimens can be classified by their tidal exposure, type of bottom and degree of wave shock, this book begins with the biology of the protected outer coast, continues inland with the open coast, bays and estuaries and ends with wharf pilings. The authors give copious amounts of information on the habits and habitats of marine animals. This book is a super introduction for students and a handy reference guide for field professionals. C.W.

ICELAND, text by Pamela Sanders, photos by Roloff Beny, foreword by John Julius Norwich, Salem House Iceland more than deserves to be recognized with a book like this, one about the people, the land and the culture. But why this expensive, $40 book has so few color photographs is a mystery. Is the price tag so high because the country is so inaccessible? What few color photos there are really show the beauty of the country and even the black and white photos by Roloff Beny (who died in the spring of 1984) show the photographer's incredible eye for the timeless beauty of the remote northern country, "the youngest land mass on trhe planet and probably the last to be settled." Mostly the photos capture the land and scattered rural buildings while the text records the journey Sanders and Beny made and the cultural history of the country. A revealing look at the mysterious qualities of Iceland. C.W.

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"Contact," Carl Sagan, 5. "Secrets," Danielle Steel 6. "Skeleton Crew," Stephen King 7. "The Invader's Plan," L. Ron Hubbard 8.

"The Cat Who Walks Through Walls," Robert A. Heinlein 9. "The Bachman Books," Stephen King 10. "Galapagos," Kurt Von-negut NON-FICTION 1. "Yeaeer: An Auto biography," Yeager and Janos 2.

"Iacocca," Lee Iacocca 3. "I Never Played the Game Before, Howard Cosell 4. "The Be Happy Attitudes," Dr. Robert Schuller 5. "Elvis and Me," Priscilla Beaulieu Presley 6.

"Fit for Life," Harvey and Marilyn Diamond 7. "Dancing in the Light Shirley MacLaine 8. "You Can Fool All of the People All of the Time," Art Buchwald 9. "On the Road with Charles Kuralt," Charles Kuralt Frugal Gourmet," Jeff Smith (Courtesy of Tim; thi wttkly niwimogozint) first-person accounts. For instance, when the author learns of a plane collision in Russia that takes many lives and that nothing was printed about it in the Russian news, we learn a lot about Russian management of news.

In all three cities, we learn that any group of people is a combination of their history and their present-day philosophy. AG THE WHOLESALE-BY-MAIL CATALOG HI, by The Print Project, St. Martin's Press, paperback The third edition of this very popular book ought to sell well, especially taking into account that the review copy was "borrowed" before the book could be reviewed! The fact is, everyone can benefit from the pages of THE WHOLESALE-BY-MAIL CATALOG. Looking for a company that sells party favors and decorations at a2S percent discount? A company like that is listed here. So too are companies selling discounted appliances, records, garden items, food, beauty products, home furnishings and more.

Some company catalogs are free, others are mailed at a charge. Each annotated listing includes such information plus an incredibly detailed list of the items for sale, the comap-ny's return policy and shipping information. Vacuum cleaner supplies diamonds vitamins lingerie reconditioned motorcycle parts binocular up to 90 percent off! CHRIS WATSON PLEASURES Women Write Erotica, edited by Lonnie Barbach, Harper and Row Though the' French continue to praise la difference, women and men seem to be getting more similar, even in their choice of erotica. Male erotica is mostly graphic, physical and anonymous while women's erotica used to be more subtle, personal and romantic. Well, Anais Nin was graphic and physical, but she was mainly writing her dollar-a-page erotica for men.

In PLEASURES, written "by and for women," we have a collection of erotica that is as graphic and physcial as any written specifically for men. Editor Lonnie Barbach, Ph.D., a University of California faculty member, has gathered 31 stories of erotica from top women writers, many of whom refused to reveal their names. In these stories, modern American women aggressively pursue sexual pleasures. In "Rub-a-Dub-Dub," by unsigned, we learn what goes on in Hollywood hot tubs. In "A Few Words on Turning 30 in Marin County," by Carol Conn, we meet a woman who celebrates her birthday by hiring male "geishas." It is no trouble to believe these unbelievable stories.

But perhaps the most believable story is "17 Years, Take Notice," by Lynn Scott Myers, about an American girl who loses her innocence to a Scotsman. While the erotica in PLEASURES is mostly unisexual, it does have a woman's slant. While male erotica will feature stories about a man with two women, this book contains several stories about a woman with two men. Editor Barbach says that her book is "to help female readers more fully accept their sexual experiences," while also allowing tht the book is meant to be sexually arousing. While PLEASURES is written for women, men will also find it interesting, educational and erotic.

ALLEN GRASSO THE THREE ROMES, by Ruisel Frazer, Harcourt, Brace Jovanovich THE THREE ROMES are Rome, Constantinople and Moscow, three ancient cities which hoped to rule the world. English professor Russel Frazer takes us on a tour of each city, mixing its history with its present. Frazer plays with language and style in his writing as if to show that he is an English professor who does not write like one. Unfortunately, his style is so loose that his meaning is sometimes obscured. He writes, "My guide tells me that the Tsar cannon has never been fired.

I tell him to consider the lillies of the field," a remark that probably left the guide as confused as the reader. And while we don't nave to worry about Frazer being over-cultured, Shostakovich's Fifth is certainly more than just a "symphony of socialism." Frazer is good at giving the impression that his writing has more substance that it really does. Still, one can always gain insights from TMa.aLnLXaaaa.s.lnWXa.nfcaAJk.1 EXPERIESCE 4 P. 4 ESE CUSrSE I TS FIES LUNCH 4727 Scotts Valley Dr. DINNER 11:30 to Scotts Valley (.

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