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Hickey, Hascher t Engaged ; I f WILDWOOD CREST - t Mr. and Mrs. William F. t Hickey Jr. of this borough t - announce the engagement ( of their daughter, Donna, t to Glenn H. Hascher, son of t Mr. and Mrs. Herbert [ Hascher of Clark, N.J. ( Hascher is a financial consultant with E.F. Hut- t ton and a 1983 graduate of t Cook-Rutgers University. t Donna is a buyer with z Saks Fifth Avenue and a z 1983 graduate of Douglass- z Rutgers University. A 1986 fall wedding is c planned. ( Center Has f Car Show ! i SWAINTON - The Cape j May Care Center on Rte. 9 f will hold an antique car and t craft show, 11 - 4 p.m. Sun- e day . The South Jersey Anti- t que Car Club will display 20 vintage automobiles and 1 craft dealers from the s South Jersey area will display their wares for the s public. 1 The Wheeler Dealers, a c square group from North Wildwood, will entertain at s 1 p.m. For more informa- t tion, call 465-7633. v s Pressured L „ I Tests Set RI® GRANDE - Free ( blood \ pressure testing is f provided by the County De- t partment of Aging. County r health nurses will be taking a blood pressure readings this t month at the following locations: t Wildwood Comm. Center, ( 10 Sept. 18. 25; Rio Grande ( Fire Hall 1 p.m., Sept. 9. v Ocean City Legion Hall. 1 s pm . Sept. 12; Millman t Center. Villas. 10:30 a.m.. j Sept. 19; CMCH Rescue 1 Squad 3 p.m.. Sept 19; West c Cape May Borough Hall, 1 1 p.m.. Sept 23; Health i Department 7 p.m. Sept 23. c t Starting Fall I r AVALON - The Upper f Cape Chapter of the Deborah Hospital Founda- ; tion will hold its first fall < meeting 8 p.m. Sept. 18 in I the meeting room at j Avalon Borough Hall. i

County Library | ^ by Kathleen Dully

Rumors abound that books/aren't what they used tp/ be — a really good book is as hard to find today as a needle in a haystack was to former generations. Authors cry that publishers are interested only in authors who have one or more published books under their belt and that it's next impossible to break into print nowadays, creating a situation. But these are generalizations on their way to stereotypes of the book industry. There GOOD novels out there and several of the books by new authors or "midlist" nonfiction which does not generate a large cash flow. HOW TO FIND a good book nowadays? That can be tricky, but here are a pointers. 1) avoid dumps (large cardboard book displays pushing the publishers PR project); 2) stay away from fiction; 3) never with books advertised in subways or on bus boards. Some libraries and some still provide a service known as "Reader's Advisory". (I specify some because have tended to emphasize and hire "generalists" rather than specialists, bucking the trend of other professions which are emphasizing specialties). A "Reader's Advisor" is a librarian who recommends or helps a patron find a novel, short story collection etc. that fits the patron's criterion (such as "Who writes like John Le Carre? What other books women of medieval times?") or simply recommends some above books that they themselves have read. T II K F OLLOWING are recommended as books: English Creek by Ivan Doig. Doig writes a coming of age story about a 14-year-old growing up in Montana prior to World War II. real hero is the Big Sky country itself, from its to the grandeur of towering mountains Doig is among that group of talented writers whose rarely appear on bestseller lists but who develop a loyal following of readers, especially in public libraries. Pearl, by Anne Leaton, is unique novel about the daughter of famous outlaw Starr Leaton, the author of one previous novel and one story collec-

tion, has found her voice in this seemingly moribund western genre. The author spins a vibrant but ultimately melancholy tale of life lived under the cloud of violence breathing life into printed words. The Old Forest and Other Stories by Peter Taylor is set in the South during the 1930's and 1940's. The stories offer indelible impressions of people handcuffed to, yet enthralled by a complex network of custom and tradition. Peter Taylor has published six short -story collections and one novel; all of his books have been critical successes, but he remains largely unknown to average readers. This latest volume is one of his best. ELINOR LANGER authored Josephine Herbst. a biography of a writer and radical activist in the 1930's and after who affords modern readers the opportunity to become acquainted with a remarkable woman. This book is already considered a publishing achievement. Josephine Herbst was both a talented novelist and a perceptive social critic whose work has been largely neglected for years. The second recommended biography is entitled The Chief: A Memoir of Fathers and Sons by Lance Morrow. Morrow's father was a journalist and assistant to Nelson Rockefeller, but what makes this memoir special is not the subject's notoriety. Rather, it is the author's ability to capture the subtle textures of the mysterious relationship between father and son. NON-FICTION readers will cherish In the Rain forest: Report from a Strange, Beautiful Imperiled World by Catherine Caulfield. Although Caulfield's survey of tropical rainforests has a definite ecological point to make, it is not the kind of strident tract that creates controversy Instead, it is an evocative portrayal of the fertile beauty and essential mystery that defines both the rainforests and the people who live in them. The Grizzly Bear by Thomas McNamee is the last of this week's recommendations In this insightful. poetically wrought study of the day-to-day existence and behavior of a Yellowstone Park grizzly bear and her two clubs, McNamee shoyvs that natural history need not be dry or without style.

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