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K^^-" "' ;-?%^2?^ ; "". WB SiSfii?; *? Gay Russell an autol By JIM CORBETT What is 6'11", has a laug as loud as lightning and deeply interested in th historical effects an philisophical aspects of hi race in society? If you sai former National Basketba Association star Bill Russel co-author of his second bool aptly entitled "Secon Wind", you're right. Dliccoll in/4 ? " 11 muuvu auu tU-dUlHUi Taylor Branch have com piled not only the history o Bill Russell the player, bu the inner thv??:t*nts o? one o the first black superutars o sports ; who just happened t( have individualistic leanings at a time when black publi( figures were usually with drawn and non controversial. Russell has always beer controversial in the senst that he never fit anyone's stereotypical role, whether il concerned basketball, politics, women or privacy Russell pvnlninc ir? W. wn^riuiiU7 III WA/V-Ullli Wind" that his greatest asset was not that he could make a great defensive play every time; rather it was that his threatening presence was always there serving as an intimidating factor and he need only pick his situations. RUSSELL HAS BEEN one of the most misunderstood celebrities of our time. As a member of the famous Boston Celtic team that won 11 championships in 13 years, Russell announced his retirement after the conclusion of his final to avoid the fanfai n, on a departing hero. When he was finally persuaded to return for the traditional retirement of his jersey, he did so only on the condition that if I vuuv IV in; wcu UCiUIC lilt? game with just a few teammates and his former coach present. In his .yv,ok, Russell explains why he turned down / a/ttse 's book Diography enshrinement into the [h Basketball Hall of Fame; is because of other members in ie the Hall who were there just d because they knew and is catered to the "right" d people. "Second Wind" is a 11 running monologue irom 1, Russell that starts with his i, childhood days in Louisiana d and follows him through his career, with the emphasis placed upon his feelings and r thoughts as he progressed - rather than a "Bill Russell f Highlights" type of script. t f Bill Russell's "Second f Wind" gives a breath of fresh air to the reader who s may have been expecting the ; typical athletic memoirs. P ? lPCnl 1 In "1 * A iuoovn 1a d stcnsiuvc, m sightful and intelligent man who realizes the world does not revolve around a game 1 or its heroes. Yet the man ; who is on almost everyone's ? all-time defensive list had t his own selfish wishes during , his playing days. 1 Russell describes moments during matchups with ?nm#? of ...v. VI HIV- ?,111111' St great players such as Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and long-time rival Wilt Chamberlain, when their play transcended normal basketball action. These moments are the ones most cherished by Russell, when basketball became less of a game and more of an art form. These rare moments were Kiiit 1 ' uui nicy provided me life-blood that kept Bill Russeli searching for the ultimate game where only the art form was alive and the participants creating in concert. As rare as the poetry in basketball is showcased, Bill Russell is even rarer, more unique and individualistic. "Second Wind" is required reading for anyone interested in the man some call the greatest player to ever walk onto a basketball court. Tales' BY MICHAEL Gay Talese has gained a i merses himself in his work; and thoroughly before he wril depth" research methods t< newest work, "Thy Neighbor' Talese, author of previou v rtonor my father") and Kingdom and the Power"), { book would be about sex. Exp Talese instead bypassed d rumors surfaced that he w? frequenting massage parloi managed), swing clubs am ticipation of his book intensif it is finally in the stores. "Thy Neighbor's Wife" is count of Talese's sexual ad^ would be. It is instead a fasc: sex as it relates to law, religio THE NEW WORK IS entire events are real. Several chap have already earned Talese $ for the movie rights, the most "Thy Neighbor's Wife" is people and how their ideas ai affected American lifestyle pKonnnlc ? viiuuliv-io , UlUgl cl^UHJcU clue magazine editor A1 Goldsteir Hefner are woven around th surance salesman and his wif and emotions stretched to the in Topanga Canyon, Californi and converse, or, as is oft "ballroom" to engage in var girlfriends and wives of other i Inside i By JIM CORBETT The title of the book "The Pope of Greenwich Village" may make one think of a story about a crazy cardinal who gets involved with the unusual goings-on in New York City's most famous section. Instead, Vincent Patrick's novel deals with a small-time hood who tries to survive on the fringes of the Mafia while his youth evades him. Patrick weaves a fine story of a mid-thirties waiter, Charlie Moran, who Follett' By CHRIS Almost everyone has heard t spice of life." Unfortunately, hparH it nr ho fnront U v. A v/1 11 VY1111C Wl I Following his impressive firs which garnered the Mystery Award for the best new novel o! The novel was a good thriller because the ending was similar In "The Key to Rebecca," F the Same Dlot twists and nnp The bad aftertaste from "Trip the conclusion of this book. THE NOVEL IS set in Cairc Marshal Rommel, who is wagii desert, needs an agent in Cairo an improbable entrance he ma 'Firesta By JIM POINPEXTER Reading a Stephen King novel is much like watching a farmer sow a field. King plants his ideas in nice, neat rows, nurtures them with paternal care, and waits for them to blossom in the fields of tho rPflHor'c min/i V4V1 u 111 1 11 V4 . 4'Fires tarter," King's latest offering, is no exception. The seeds are planted early in "Firestarter." King introduces Andy McGee and his daughter Charlie as they are being chased through New York city streets by agents from a government agency called the Shop. Shop n (Jonfc ho* ' * u(,v mo nave UCUII CIlHSlllg Andy and Charlie for 14 months. Andy's wife was 1 killed by Shop agents after i they pulled out her fingernails. I Andy and his wife were I part of an experiment when they were in college. They i were given a drug called Lot I Six. Lot Six was being tested 1 e's th.< ROMATOWSKI -eputation as a writer who im exploring a subject intimatel; tes about it. Talese used his "in 3 full extent in preparing hi: s Wife." s bestsellers about the Mafia ?hn M/.... V ?- nn: me new iuiiv 11II1CS I. "TIN announced in 1971 that his nex ected to finish his work by 1974 eadline after deadline. Whei as conducting his research bj -s (one of which he actually j X-rated movies, public an ied. Now, seven years overdue not the explicitly detailed ac /entures that many thought il inating cross-sectional study oi nand morality. ;ly non-fictional; all people and ters are entertaining enough tc 2.5 million from United Artists i,.^ &: i- - lucrative sucn ueaA in nisiory. basically a study of specific id moral views about sex have . The text flows along two ounts of figures like Screw 1 and Playboy publisher Hugh e main story line about an ine. The couple finds their senses limit at the Sandstone Retreat a. At Sandstone, couples relax en the case, descent to the ious sexual activities with the members. Arnr?Trin ? tries to make a final robbery in order to escape his present predicament and business in New England. His only mistake is to trust his cousin, Paulie, who is in on the caper and picks a mob safe to rob. "THE POPE OF GREENWICH Village" gives an insightful look into the world of the Mafia as seen through the eyes of those who know no other way of life. The family ties and special "codes of honor" n T-n ^ 1? -A fc> UUUJi u HANDAL he old saying, "variety is the Ken Follett either has never ting "The Key to Rebecca." t novel, "Eye of the Needle," Writer's Edgar Allen Poe f 1978, Follett wrote "Triple." but it left a bad aftertaste to his first novel. "ollett subjects his readers to implausibility after another, le" turns to utter distaste at > during World War II. Field ng war with the British in the ?. Enter Alex Wolff. And what kes. After his camel dies, he ,rter' a by the Shop, an agency that makes the CIA look bushleague. Lot Six gave Andy mental domination abilities and gave his wife mild telekinesis. The child they produced was born with pyrokinesis. She is a fires tartpr THE FIRST HALF of the novel chronicles Andy and Charlie's flight from the Shop, which has become very interested in Charlie. King's agency employs a host of horrible characters in the chase, including the Indian. John Rainbird Itainbird is a horror show. His face scarred by a landmine explosion in Vietnam, he stares at the world through one eye. The Shop's No. 1 hit man, Rainbird finally succeeds in capturing the McGees. The second half of the novel cannot be revealed because it contains a typical King twisted ending. King is 3me is For the most part, Talese i- effectively intertwines the I y main storyline. While a few i- boring, others are utterly fas s chapter devoted to Hefner, 1 vestment into his multi-mill a descriptions of Hefner zippii e Angeles and Chicago in his ] t mansions and manipulating , highly entertaining. y TALESE HIMSELF does I t last thirty pages, and even t t relates a few details about - portraying the typical mass , therapist" and the average furtive lunch-hour visits." He - people each pay psychologisi t paid money to be touched'' f Talese also reveals in the fi was severely threatened by tl I employed and by the me > received. I Talese now professes that h him strongly opposed to any \ on pornography. He sees ma i places where men can reli ? conversation as well as phys annoronflti onfiiro uf/f/ui V1IUJ a^llVdlCU U1C SCA i them feel better about thems more eager to please their wr Gay Talese has survived t that condemned his researi ting." He has parlayed hi: fascinating study of the cha "Thy Neighbor's Wife" will circles for years to come. Js of the that bind organized crime participants together are delicately woven into the storv so that thf* rpnHpr fW>lc J ? ' w-.W . IVVIU the same helplessness that traps the thieves as they seek to save themselves from the system that has annihilated countless people and dreams since their childhood. Vincent Patrick's simple, earthy style fits his characters with believable dialogues and humanistic anecdotes. Paulie, the childhe same walks the last few miles acros! than a compass to guide him to On his way from the oasis to British officer. This act ties W< the British Intelligence. It a beautiful but perverse belly da to steal British secrets. Vandar Thus the stage is set for the climax. Follett's handling of the last 1 Most authors usually grab t book and force them to finisi reader slip from his grasp as tei the novel. I .ittlp in thic uuo UUUA JUSllllCk) 1U> with Follett's earlier works, bi joyed by someone not yet expos "Triple." twisted a master at leading the reader through blind alleys only to jerk him back onto the right path. King's conversational style makes the book easy to read. His characters are I I IjS sex 's straightforward writing style biographical material with the chapters tend to be somewhat icinating. Most interesting is the who parlayed an initial $600 inion dollar Playboy fortune. The ng back and forth between Los private jet, maintaining his two his many beautiful women, is not appear in the book until the hen it is in the third person. He his massage parlor escapades, ;euse as "a kind of unlicensed customers as "businessmen on ; adds that "Just as thousands of Is money to be heard, these men nal pages how his own marriage tie unusual research methods he sdia attention those methods lis years of research have made 'orm of government restrictions tssage parlors, for example, as eve their frustrations through ical contact: ..."the massueses drives of the older men, made /-vl 1 f/An -> -1 ? A. t_ civco, inuic cumeiiieu ai nome, ves..." he barrage of early criticizms ch as "irresponsible galavans nine years of work into a nging face of sexual America, be widely discussed in literary Mafia like crook who knowingly steals from the mob, is terrified of the homosexual neighborhood where the robbery is to take place because of the rumors of sadistic practices that occur in the empty warehouses of the area. "The Pope of Greenwich Village" is a novel of in trigue and suspense that realistically takes a look at the alternative li fe-styles chosen by some and pressed upon others. story 5 the desert with nothing more an oasis. Cairo, Wolff is forced to kill a Jiff's fate to Major Vandam of lso sends Wolff to Sonja, a ncer. With her aid, he sets out n, however, has other ideas, book to plod to its inevitable 00 pages is, at times, inept, he reader in this part of the h. Follett, however, lets the nsion dissolves near the end of purchase by anyone familiar it it can probably still be ened to "Eye of the Needle" and 1 novel concrete and believable. King deals with the darker side of the human psyche. His characters are just as capable of murder and suicide as they are of love and tenderness. L