What happened on January 19, 1997

BOOKS

A Sinking World : BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO: Stories.\o7 By Mary Gaitskill\f7 .\o7 Simon & Schuster: 249 pp., $22\f7 By Richard Eder
The Confidence Man : THE CREATION OF DR. B.: A Biography of Bruno Bettelheim.\o7 By Richard Pollak\f7 .\o7 Simon & Schuster: 478 pp., $27.50\f7 By Howard Gardner, \o7 Howard Gardner is a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His newest book, "Extraordinary Minds," will be published by Basic Books this spring. Among his previous books are "Frames of Mind" (1983), "Creating Minds" (1993) and "Leading Minds" (1995)\f7
Pygmalion : BEHIND THE OVAL OFFICE: Winning the Presidency in the Nineties.\o7 By Dick Morris\f7 .\o7 Random House: 346 pp., $25.95\f7 : BAD BOY: The Life and Politics of Lee Atwater.\o7 By John Brady\f7 .\o7 Addison Wesley: 330 pp., $24\f7 By Frank Mankiewicz, \o7 Frank Mankiewicz is vice chairman of Hill & Knowlton Public Affairs and is a former president of National Public Radio. He lives in Washington, D.C\f7
Neither Left Nor Right : LIBERTARIANISM: A Primer.\o7 By David Boaz\f7 .\o7 Free Press: 314 pp., $23\f7 : WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LIBERTARIAN.\o7 By Charles Murray\f7 .\o7 Broadway Books: 192 pp., $20\f7 By Don Franzen, \o7 Don Franzen is a business and entertainment lawyer practicing in Beverly Hills. He is legal advisor to the Reason Foundation, a libertarian social policy institute based in Los Angeles\f7
The Eve of Destruction : ZEKE AND NED.\o7 By Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana\f7 .\o7 Simon & Schuster: 480 pp., $25\f7 By Joyce Maynard, \o7 Joyce Maynard's novels include "To Die For" (NAL/Dutton) and "Where Love Goes" (Vintage)\f7
Knife in the Water : THE WEIGHT OF WATER.\o7 By Anita Shreve\f7 .\o7 Little, Brown: 256 pp., $22.95\f7 By N. Heller Mcalpin, \o7 N. Heller McAlpin is a novelist and critic living in New York. She is working on a novel called "The Compound" and a nonfiction book called "Life in the Compound."\f7
With God on His Side : LETTERS FROM TEL MOND PRISON: An Israeli Settler Defends His Act of Terror.\o7 By Era Rapaport, edited and introduced by William B. Helmreich\f7 .\o7 The Free Press: 280 pp., $23\f7 By Jonathan Kirsch, \o7 Jonathan Kirsch is the author of "The Harlot by the Side of the Road: Forbidden Tales of the Bible" to be published by Ballantine in May\f7
Nonfiction By Kenneth Turan
Spectator Sport : HOLDING MY OWN IN NO MAN'S LAND: Men and Women and Film and Feminism.\o7 By Molly Haskell\f7 . \o7 Oxford University Press: 207 pp., $25\f7 By Annette Insdorf, \o7 Annette Insdorf, author of "Francois Truffaut" and "Indelible Shadows: Film and the Holocaust," (both Cambridge University Press) is director of undergraduate film studies at Columbia University\f7
The Solace of Art : THE DESTINY OF NATHALIE X: And Other Stories.\o7 By William Boyd\f7 .\o7 Alfred A. Knopf: 177 pp., $22\f7 By Michael Frank, \o7 Michael Frank is a writer who lives in New York. His essays and short stories have appeared in Antaeus, the Southwest Review, Glimmer Train and the New York Times\f7
Fiction AIRFRAME by Michael Crichton (Alfred A. Knopf...

NEWS

ENTERTAINMENT

Jump aboard as we launch into a new year of movies (no lifeboats required). By Jack Mathews, Jack Mathews is the film critic for Newsday
OPENING SOON Why wait? Clint clashes with the president... By Richard Cromelin
Selling A Pre-owned Star Vehicle By Richard Natale, Richard Natale is an occasional contributor to Calendar
Take Me Out to the Playhouse By Jan Breslauer, Jan Breslauer is a regular contributor to Calendar
An Epic Outlook at the Lobero By Don Shirley, Don Shirley is a Times staff writer
Taming the Dragon By Timothy Mangan, Timothy Mangan is a frequent contributor to Calendar
West Coast's Orchestral Paradise By Mark Swed
The Hand of Man as Expressive Image By Christopher Knight, Christopher Knight is a Times art critic
Cut the Beat, Crank Up the Guitar By Lorraine Ali, Lorraine Ali writes about pop music for Calendar
H.O.R.D.E. Beckons Neil Young By Steve Hochman
On The Road By Steve Hochman
Step Lightly By Steve Hochman
Small Faces By Steve Hochman
Lovano, Sloane and Moody Do Sinatra Songs Their Way By Don Heckman
Viva Enrique!

BUSINESS

CALIFORNIA | LOCAL

OPINION

The Twin Scandals in Nation's Political Horizon By Martin Walker, Martin Walker, a contributing editor to Opinion, is U.S. bureau chief of Britain's The Guardian and author of "The President We Deserve; Bill Clinton's Rise, Falls and Comebacks" (Crown)
Losing the Edge: How the Democrats Dropped the Tape By Suzanne Garment, Suzanne Garment, a contributing editor to Opinion, is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. She is the author of "Scandal: The Culture of Mistrust in American Politics" (Times)
In the Eyes of History By Gaddis Smith, Gaddis Smith, Larned Professor of History at Yale, specializes in the history of American foreign policy
A Tale of Delta Levees and Quakes By Marc Reisner, Marc Reisner, the author of "Cadillac Desert: The American West & Its Disappearing Water" (Viking Penguin), is a work on a new book about fin de siecle California
Play It Again, Gilligan--It's Our National Heritage By Neal Gabler, Neal Gabler is author of "An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood." His new book is "Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Cult of Celebrity" (Knopf)
Will a Larger Military Role Harm Democracy? By Donald E. Schulz and Gabriel Marcella, Gabriel Marcella is professor of Third World studies at the Department of National Security and Strategy at the United States U.S Army War College. Donald E. Schulz is professor of national security policy at the Strategic Studies Institute. The views expressed are strictly those of the authors
Arafat Closing in on Dream By Yossi Melman, Yossi Melman, a journalist for the Daily Ha'aretz, specializes in intelligence and terrorist affairs. He is author of "The Master Terrorist: The True Story Behind Abu Nidal" (Avon)
James Lawson By Gayle Pollard Terry, Gayle Pollard Terry is an editorial writer for The Times. She interviewed James M. Lawson Jr. in his office at Holman United Methodist Church in the Adams-Crenshaw section of Los Angeles
The Ultimate Public Franchise By James Merlino, James R. Merlino, former president of the Venice Chamber of Commerce and president of a real-estate investment firm, served as a political organizer and advance man in four presidential campaigns
Political Downside of 'Ebonics'
Dreams Snuffed by Bullets
L.A. Charter Reform Panels: Two Is One Too Many
Can NFL Sell Itself to City of the Future? By Frank Del Olmo, Frank del Olmo is assistant to the editor of The Times and a regular columnist
No More Ladies' Bake Sales By Emily Card, Emily Card is an attorney and author in Santa Monica. Her latest books, coauthored with Adam Miller, are "Business Capital for Women" (Macmillan, 1996) and "Managing Your Inheritance" (Times Books, Random House, 1997)
Is Having a Garment Industry Worth All the Trouble? By Joel Kotkin

REAL ESTATE

SPORTS

MAGAZINE

Trader Joe's By Sue Mcallister
Holy Motoring By Mary Mcnamara
Cock-a-Doodle Dude By Mary Melton
Theme Building By Christopher Reynolds
The CEO Higher Learning By Amy Wallace, Amy Wallace is a Times education writer
All That L.A. Jazz By R J Smith, R J Smith's last article for the magazine was a profile of Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat
Ode to the Original Millennial Women By Kate Braverman, Kate Braverman is a regular contributor to the magazine
Heirloom Rooms By Barbara Thornburg
No Watering By Susan Heeger
Food for the Celebrity-Conscious By S. Irene Virbila

TRAVEL

What happened on January 19, 1997

BOOKS

A Sinking World : BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO: Stories.\o7 By Mary Gaitskill\f7 .\o7 Simon & Schuster: 249 pp., $22\f7 By Richard Eder

The Eve of Destruction : ZEKE AND NED.\o7 By Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana\f7 .\o7 Simon & Schuster: 480 pp., $25\f7 By Joyce Maynard, \o7 Joyce Maynard's novels include "To Die For" (NAL/Dutton) and "Where Love Goes" (Vintage)\f7

Knife in the Water : THE WEIGHT OF WATER.\o7 By Anita Shreve\f7 .\o7 Little, Brown: 256 pp., $22.95\f7 By N. Heller Mcalpin, \o7 N. Heller McAlpin is a novelist and critic living in New York. She is working on a novel called "The Compound" and a nonfiction book called "Life in the Compound."\f7

Nonfiction By Kenneth Turan

NEWS

Is Finding a Preschool Worth All This Angst? By Marnell Jameson Special To The Times

Wining and Dining Patrons of the Arts By Mary Lou Loper, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Kids Know How to Have Good, Clean, Invisible Fun By Nancy Rivera Brooks

Think About Being a Parent Before You Are One By Lynn Smith, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Goodbye to an Imaginary Friend By Nancy Rivera Brooks, TIMES STAFF WRITER

She Gets a Thrill Out of Building Esteem By Libby Slate, SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

One and Only Client By Pamela Warrick, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Tennis Coach Fought Illness to the End, Volley by Volley By David Kinney, ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Africa Fights Unending Battle to Stop Tide of Illegal Immigrants By Angus Shaw, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Prober Tried to Fake Oswald Photo, FBI Report Says By Michael Dorman, SPECIAL TO NEWSDAY

New York Officials Crack Down on Subway Seat Hogs By Lisa M. Hamm, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Town Offers Compassion to Suspect in Barn Burnings By Michael Hill, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ships' Crews Set Stowaways Adrift to Avoid Fines By Ellen Knickmeyer, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Inaugural Speeches a Quadrennial Rite of Presidential Passage, Vision By Lawrence L. Knutson, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gender's Role in Sexual Jealousy Debated By Malcolm Ritter, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fossil Find Dated 390 Million Years Ago \o7 Associated Press\f7

Infamous 'Death Railway' Reemerges in Thai Jungle By Patrick Mcdowell, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wall of Water or Soft Kiss, Tsunamis Mystify By Eric Talmadge, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rising Wave of Mafia-Style Violence Terrorizes Eastern European Nations By Judith Ingram, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Officer Tracks Down Parking Scofflaw, Writes Own Ticket \o7 Reuters\f7

Battle for Biggest Bulge By Karin Davies, ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sudan Civil War Endangers Cattle-Rich Culture By Karin Davies, ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Politics of Give and Take By Ronald Brownstein, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER

'The Man Died Doing What He Loved' By Carla Hall, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Police Release Suspect's Sketch in Cosby Slaying By Jim Newton and Matt Lait, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

95th Street School: Ebonics in Real Life By Amy Pyle, TIMES EDUCATION WRITER

GOP Likely to 'Target' Lake's Bid for CIA Post By James Risen, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Back-to-Land Ideal Is Taking Root in Japan By Sonni Efron, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Judge's Retirement Comes Amid Array of Allegations By Alan Abrahamson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

After Gingrich Storm, a Frail Calm By Edwin Chen, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rev. King's Son to Lead Civil Rights Group By Dave Lesher, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Airing Jerry's Dirty Tie-Dyed Laundry By Maria L. La Ganga, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Touched By Two Heroes, One Famous, One Less So By Jerry Hicks, \o7 Jerry Hicks writes a column for the Orange County edition of The Times\f7

Austrian Chancellor Resigns, Putting Coalition at Risk By Tracy Wilkinson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Algeria, Beset by Violence, Plans Elections \o7 Associated Press\f7

Could Israel-Syria Be Next on Peace Agenda? By Rebecca Trounson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Rebel OKs Canadian Role in Talks \o7 Washington Post\f7

Norwegian Man Crosses Antarctic Alone \o7 From Associated Press\f7

Taliban Claims New Areas in Afghanistan \o7 Associated Press\f7

Camels to Be Banished as Cure for Problems at Pyramids By John Daniszewski, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Blast in Pakistan Kills 25, Injures Dozens \o7 From Associated Press\f7

Frigid Washington Breaks the Ice With Pre-Oath Festivities By Jonathan Peterson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Frigid Washington Breaks the Ice With Pre-Oath Festivities By Jonathan Peterson, TIMES STAFF WRITER

In Era of New Party Roles, Survival Instincts Obscure Ideology By Robert Shogan, TIMES POLITICAL WRITER

Panetta Stands at Junction in Heralded Career By Doyle Mcmanus, TIMES WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF

Sharp Rise Seen in Church Arson Arrests \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7

Bone Disease Fells Former Sen. Tsongas By Elizabeth Mehren, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Balloonist Floats Across Saudi Arabia From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Relief Predicted for Snowbound Midwesterners \o7 From Times Wire Services\f7

New GOP Chairman Stresses Outreach From Times Staff and Wire Reports

Through Negotiations, Gingrich Narrowly Escapes Censure Bid By Janet Hook, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Civic Tide : North County Pushes to Revitalize Its Once-Decaying City Centers By Matt Lait and Shelby Grad, TIMES STAFF WRITERS

Cold, Not Flu: We've been hit with wind, rain and... By Sandy Banks

'Pregnancy Depression' on Trial With O.C. Mother By Anna Cekola, TIMES STAFF WRITER

TURN ON, TUNE IN OR MISS OUT : NBC airs 'Golden Globes'; Comedy Central premieres the 'AbFab' film; KCET's 'Richest Man in the World' By Steven Linan, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Platoon (KCOP Friday at 8 p.m.), Oliver Stone's 1986... By Kevin Thomas

Coogan's Bluff (TNT Sunday at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.), in which... By Kevin Thomas