Books From The 1990s - We CAN Handle The Truth

What do you do after watching a sports hero on television riding in a truck to escape the law only to have a court case drag on for years in the public eye? Try reading the biographies or autobiographies of those behind the scene, or maybe a bio on someone who was connected with Watergate. Tough love and getting back to your senses are very popular.

The 90s reading material was still more of the themes appealing to the Baby Boomers. Self-improvement has always been a hot topic over the last half of the 1900s. The 90s seemed to incorporate these topics with a new age angle. The mood of these books went from pampering the poor victim to blaming the victim for getting into the mess in the first place.

The two most controversial books of this decade were "Final Exit," by Derek Humphry and "Sex" by Madonna.

"Final Exit had a lot of heat because our society has a hard enough time in dealing with issues of death, let alone promoting suicide. The critics feared we have become a society where people are easily disposable from before the cradle to one foot in the grave. Others applauded the book as they felt it was about time someone gave a kind option to those who were going to die anyway to let them do it with dignity.

"Sex" was controversial over the explicit nature of the subject and the graphic pictures. It was sold much like stores sold Adult XXX magazines - in a wrapper and not sold to minors. Many felt this book crossed the line of taste. Others felt it was a work of art.

The usual gang of authors were very much present in the 1990s. The prolific writers such as Stephen King, Sidney Sheldon, Danielle Steel, Anne Rice, Mary Higgins Clark, James A Michener, Tom Clancy, and Robert Ludlum had more than their fair share of best sellers. They have been criticized by some as churning out formula novels without much substance or imagination. If that were true, they wouldn't have much of a following for very long.

Favorite personalities also took up the niche and produced a best seller. Bill Cosby, America's favorite dad, wrote "Childhood" and other comedians such as Paul Reiser, Jerry Seinfeld, Roseanne Barr, and Ellen DeGeneres made the cut.

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F I C T I O N

1. The Plains of Passage, Jean M. Auel
2. Four Past Midnight, Stephen King
3. The Burden of Proof, Scott Turow
4. Memories of Midnight, Sidney Sheldon
5. Message from Nam, Danielle Steel
6. The Bourne Ultimatum, Robert Ludlum
7. The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition, Stephen King
8. Lady Boss, Jackie Collins
9. The Witching Hour, Anne Rice
10. September, Rosamunde Pilcher

N O N F I C T I O N

1. A Life on the Road, Charles Kuralt
2. The Civil War, Geoffrey C. Ward with Ric Burns & Ken Burns
3. The Frugal Gourmet on Our Immigrant Heritage: Recipes You Should Have Gotten from Your Grandmother, Jeff Smith
4. Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book
5. Financial Self-Defense: How To Win the Fight for Financial Freedom, Charles J. Givens
6. Homecoming: Reclaiming and Championing Your Inner Child, John Bradshaw
7. Wealth Without Risk: How To Develop a Personal Fortune Without Going Out on a Limb, Charles J. Givens
8. Bo Knows Bo, Bo Jackson and Dick Schaap
9. An American Life: An Autobiography, Ronald Reagan
10. Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990s, John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene

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F I C T I O N

1. Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind," Alexandra Ripley
2. The Sum of All Fears, Tom Clancy
3. Needful Things, Stephen King
4. No Greater Love, Danielle Steel
5. Heartbeat, Danielle Steel
6. The Doomsday Conspiracy, Sidney Sheldon
7. The Firm, John Grisham
8. Night Over Water, Ken Follet
9. Remember, Barbara Taylor Bradford
10. Loves Music, Loves to Dance, Mary Higgins Clark

N O N F I C T I O N

1. Me: Stories of My Life, Katharine Hepburn
2. Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography, Kitty Kelley
3. Uh-Oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door, Robert Fulghum
4. Under Fire: An American Story, Oliver North with William Novak
5. Final Exit: The Practicalities of Self-Deliverance and Assisted Suicide for the Dying, Derek Humphry
6. When You Look Like Your Passport Photo, It's Time to Go Home, Erma Bombeck
7. More Wealth Without Risk, Charles J. Givens
8. Den of Thieves, James B. Stewart
9. Childhood, Bill Cosby
10. Financial Self-Defense, Charles J. Givens

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F I C T I O N

1. Dolores Claiborne, Stephen King
2. The Pelican Brief, John Grisham
3. Gerald's Game, Stephen King
4. Mixed Blessings, Danielle Steel
5. Jewels, Danielle Steel
6. The Stars Shine Down, Sidney Sheldon
7. Tale of the Body Thief, Anne Rice
8. Mexico, James A. Michener
9. Waiting to Exhale, Terry McMillan
10. All Around the Town, Mary Higgins Clark

N O N F I C T I O N

1. The Way Things Ought To Be, Rush Limbaugh
2. It Doesn't Take a Hero: The Autobiography, Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf
3. How to Satisfy a Woman Every Time, Naura Hayden
4. Every Living Thing, James Herriot
5. A Return to Love, Marianne Williamson
6. Sam Walton: Made in America, Sam Walton
7. Diana: Her True Story, Andrew Morton
8. Truman, David McCullough
9. Silent Passage, Gail Sheehy
10. Sex, Madonna

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F I C T I O N

1. The Bridges of Madison County, Robert James Waller
2. The Client, John Grisham
3. Slow Waltz at Cedar Bend, Robert James Waller
4. Without Remorse, Tom Clancy
5. Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Stephen King
6. Vanished, Danielle Steel
7. Lasher, Anne Rice
8. Pleading Guilty, Scott Turow
9. Like Water for Chocolate, Laura Esquivel
10. The Scorpio Illusion, Robert Ludlum

N O N F I C T I O N

1. See, I Told You So, Rush Limbaugh
2. Private Parts, Howard Stern
3. Seinlanguage, Jerry Seinfeld
4. Embraced by the Light, Betty J. Eadie with Curtis Taylor
5. Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, Deepak Chopra
6. Stop the Insanity, Susan Powter
7. Women Who Run with the Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes
8. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, John Gray
9. The Hidden Life of Dogs, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
10. And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend, Harvey Penick with Bud Shrake

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F I C T I O N

1. The Chamber, John Grisham
2. Debt of Honor, Tom Clancy
3. The Celestine Prophecy, James Redfield
4. The Gift, Danielle Steel
5. Insomnia, Steven King
6. Politically Correct Bedtime Stories, James Finn Garner
7. Wings, Danielle Steel
8. Accident, Danielle Steel
9. The Bridges of Madison County, Robert James Waller
10. Disclosure, Michael Crichton

N O N F I C T I O N

1. In the Kitchen with Rosie, Rosie Daley
2. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, John Gray
3. Crossing the Threshold of Hope, John Paul II
4. Magic Eye I, N.E. Thing Enterprises
5. The Book of Virtues, William J. Bennett
6. Magic Eye II, N.E. Thing Enterprises
7. Embraced by the Light, Betty J. Eadie with Curtis Taylor
8. Don't Stand Too Close to a Naked Man, Tim Allen
9. Couplehood, Paul Reiser
10. Magic Eye III, N.E. Thing Enterprises

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F I C T I O N

1. The Rainmaker, John Grisham
2. The Lost World, Michael Crichton
3. Five Days in Paris, Danielle Steel
4. The Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans
5. Lightning, Danielle Steel
6. The Celestine Prophecy, James Redfield
7. Rose Madder, Stephen King
8. Silent Night, Mary Higgins Clark
9. Politically Correct Holiday Stories, James Finn Garner
10. The Horse Whisperer, Nicholas Evans

N O N F I C T I O N

1. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, John Gray
2. My American Journey, Colin Powell
3. Miss America, Howard Stern
4. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra
5. The Road Ahead, Bill Gates
6. Charles Kuralt's America, Charles Kuralt
7. Mars and Venus in the Bedroom, John Gray
8. To Renew America, Newt Gingrich
9. My Point...and I Do Have One, Ellen DeGeneres
10. The Moral Compass, William J. Bennett

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F I C T I O N

1. The Runaway Jury, John Grisham
2. Executive Orders, Tom Clancy
3. Desperation, Stephen King
4. Airframe, Michael Crichton
5. The Regulators, Richard Bachman
6. Malice, Danielle Steele
7. Silent Honor, Danielle Steel
8. Primary Colors, Anonymous
9. Cause of Death, Patricia Cornwell
10. The Tenth Insight, James Redfield

N O N F I C T I O N

1. Make the Connection, Oprah Winfrey and Bob Greene
2. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, John Gray
3. The Dilbert Principle, Scott Adams
4. Simple Abundance, Sarah Ban Breathnach
5. The Zone, Barry Sears with Bill Lawren
6. Bad As I Wanna Be, Dennis Rodman
7. In Contempt, Christopher Darden
8. A Reporter's Life, Walter Cronkite
9. Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook, Scott Adams
10. My Sergei: A Love Story, Ekaterina Gordeeva with E. M. Swift

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F I C T I O N

1. The Partner, John Grisham
2. Cold Mountain, Charles Frazier
3. The Ghost, Danielle Steel
4. The Ranch, Danielle Steel
5. Special Delivery, Danielle Steel
6. Unnatural Exposure, Patricia Cornwell
7. The Best Laid Plans, Sidney Sheldon
8. Pretend You Don't See Her, Mary Higgins Clark
9. Cat & Mouse, James Patterson
10. Hornet's Nest, Patricia Cornwell

N O N F I C T I O N

1. Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt
2. Simple Abundance, Sarah Ban Breathnach
3. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, John Berendt
4. The Royals, Kitty Kelley
5. Joy of Cooking, Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker
6. Diana: Her True Story, Andrew Morton
7. Into Thin Air, Jon Krakauer
8. Conversations with God, Book I, Neale Donald Walsch
9. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, John Gray
10. Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, Andrew Weil

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F I C T I O N

1. The Street Lawyer, John Grisham
2. Rainbow Six, Tom Clancy
3. Bag of Bones, Stephen King
4. A Man in Full, Tom Wolfe
5. Mirror Image, Danielle Steel
6. The Long Road Home, Danielle Steel
7. The Klone and I, Danielle Steel
8. Point of Origin, Patricia Cornwell
9. Paradise, Toni Morrison
10. All Through the Night, Mary Higgins Clark

N O N F I C T I O N

1. The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom, Suze Orman
2. The Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw
3. Sugar Busters!, H. Leighton Steward, Morrison C. Bethea, Sam S. Andrews, and Luis A. Balart
4. Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom
5. The Guinness Book of Records 1999
6. Talking to Heaven, James Van Praagh
7. Something More: Excavating Your Authentic Self, Sarah Ban Breathnach
8. In the Meantime, Iyanla Vanzant
9. A Pirate Looks at Fifty, Jimmy Buffett
10. If Life Is a Game These Are the Rules, Cherie Carter-Scott, Ph.D.

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