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WORLD'S WORST DOG(Harper, $13.95)

By John Grogan. For the love of an unruly Labrador.

27THE INNOCENT MAN: MURDER AND INJUSTICE

IN A SMALL TOWN(Delta, $16; Dell, $7.99)

By John Grisham. A 1982 case of rape and murder.

178INTO THE WILD(Anchor, $13.95)

By Jon Krakauer. A true story (and recent film) of a young man's fatal battle with nature.

24990 MINUTES IN HEAVEN: A TRUE STORY OF DEATH

AND LIFE(Revell, $12.99). By Don Piper. A Baptist minister declared dead returns to life.

3810THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA: A NATURAL HISTORY

OF FOUR MEALS(Penguin, $16)

By Michael Pollan. Surprising origins of foodstuffs.

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