Books

January, 1984

It's deck-the-halls time again, and we've got some terrific books to recommend. As always, Harry N. Abrams has an array of spectacular coffee-table books. Among them: The Gilbert and Sullivan Operas, by Darlene Geis, Jacques Cousteau's Calypso and our own LeRoy Neiman's Winners: My Thirty Years in Sports. Each would make a fine gift for the right person.In the armchair-adventure category are three special volumes. Mountains of the Middle Kingdom (Sierra Club Books), by Galen Rowell, explores the...

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