The Virginian-Pilot
                            THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, March 12, 1995                 TAG: 9503090377
SECTION: COMMENTARY               PAGE: J3   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   16 lines

WHAT AMERICA IS READING

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Editor's Note: Today we begin running a biweekly featured excerpt

from a national best-selling book.

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