Best Selling Books by Jerry West

Jerry West, "hillbilly kid" and greatest paradox in pro basketball, tells his own story and gives a lively picture of a tense and fast-paced game.

He is one of basketball''s towering figures: "Mr. Clutch," who mesmerized his opponents and fans. The coach who began the Lakers'' resurgence in the 1970s. The general manager who helped bring "Showtime" to Los Angeles, creating a championship-winning force that continues to this day. Now, for the first time, the legendary Jerry West tells his story-from his tough childhood in West Virginia, to his unbelievable college success at West Virginia University, his 40-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and his relationships with NBA legends like Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O''Neal, and Kobe Bryant. Unsparing in its self-assessment and honesty, West by West is far more than a sports memoir: it is a profound confession and a magnificent inspiration.

This book covers all facets of MJ''s life through insight from his closest friends and intense rivals and through the works of the NBA''s most talented photographers.

The National Household Education Survey (NHES) collects data on the educational activities of the United States population. NHES is designed as a telephone survey of the noninstitutionalized population of the United States. The survey was fielded for the first time in 1991 and will be conducted annually beginning in 1993. Each survey will examine a different topic or topics related to education. This report presents findings from the 1991 NHES, which examined young children''s participation in nonparental care and early education programs. The first part of the report provides background information on the survey. The second part presents data on the relationship between preschoolers'' participation in nonparental care and early childhood education programs, and child characteristics, family characteristics, and maternal employment. The third part presents data on the relationship between the number of hours per week preschoolers spend in nonparental care and early education programs, and child characteristics, family socioeconomic characteristics, and maternal employment. Preschool children''s participation in home-based and center-based programs is discussed in the fourth part. The fifth part examines the relationship between children''s participation in the child care arrangement in which they spend the most time per week, and child characteristics, family characteristics, and maternal employment. The sixth part discusses characteristics of center-based programs, including group size and child-staff ratios. The report is summarized in the seventh part. A discussion of the survey methodology is included. (Contains 17 references.) (BC)

In the fall of 1998, about 4 million children were attending kindergarten in the U.S., approximately 95% of them for the first time. This report presents the first findings from a new national study of kindergartners, their schools, classrooms, teachers and families. The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K), sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Education, Nat. Center for Education Statistics, began following a nationally representative sample of some 22,000 kindergartners in the fall of 1998. The ECLS-K will follow the same cohort of children from their entry to kindergarten through their fifth grade year.

Pete Hollister catches a fish with a mysterious tag on it during a fishing contest. Meanwhile, one of the Hollister''s playmates, Bobby, disappears leading the family on another adventure to solve both puzzles.

Mr. and Mrs. Blair invite the Hollisters to Nevada to help determine what is behind some mysterious events and why no one wants to buy their ranch.

The arrival of a crate of pineapples and an odd pet at the Hollister home leads the family on a Puerto Rican vacation.

The five Hollister children visit the Yumatan Indians in New Mexico and help the tribe regain their prosperity and happiness.

The Shoreham Detective Club investigate strange sightings at an old mansion.

The Hollisters investigate a mysterious note found in an old book about the history of tunnels under New York City.

A letter arrives for the Happy Hollisters from Gram Hollister, but it''s written in braille, a special code used by blind people. When they decipher the message, they learn that Gram needs their help with some "midnight trolls" in Iceland.

Pete finds a note hidden in the door of a broken cuckoo clock. When the note was translated, the Hollister children were jubilant. The message was a German riddle that made little sense to them-but it was the first clue in a brand-new mystery.

The five Hollisters pursue a valuable statue through Denmark.