123. Robert Kennedy and His Times, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

Schlesinger was too enamoured of the Kennedys and it was too soon (1978) to write an objective biography. Gave up early.

122. Love, Lies and Liquor, M. C. Beaton

Agatha Raisin. Either Beaton had writers block when starting or someone else wrote the opening chapters. Worst written, best plot. Murder, dope, gambling, robbery, action.

121. The Widening Gyre, Robert Parker

Political blackmail, sex, cocaine, and discussions of self and love from Spenser.

120. It Must've Been Something I Ate, Jeffrey Steingarten

Another volume of food erudition from the food editor at Vogue. He does get anal about pot-au-feu, but he's entertaining.

119. Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace. . . One School at a Time, Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin

A must-read about the power of education and the determination of one man to educate the children of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Read and help.

118. The Women of Brewster Place, Gloria Naylor

"A novel in 7 stories" about Black women, but these women are more Universal than Black. American Book Award winner.

117. Blood Relatives, Ed McBain

The most excellent thing about police procedurals is it doesn't matter if you guess whodunnit. It's the procedure -- and the writing -- that counts.