1990s

Scope|Overview Source|Personalities and Events|Notable Fiction|Periodicals, Journals, & Trade Publications

SCOPE: The 1990s was a decade that experienced an explosion in communication with the advent of the internet and e-mail that changed the way we communicate and do business. It was a decade of superstars and media advertisement in sports, music, and film. Reminiscences of the scandals of the Nixon administration emerged with President Clinton being exposed for lying and breach of ethical conduct.                       

OVERVIEW SOURCES

REF E 169.12.A419 American Decades, 1990-1999

REF D 421.G627 2002 Great Events 1993-1998; 1998-2001

Some representative books from the Circulating Collection (located upstairs in the library):

PERSONALITIES AND EVENTS

Castells, Manuel. The Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Clayton, Susan D. Justice, Gender, and Affirmative Action. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1992.

Gordon, Michael R. The Generals War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf. Boston: Little, Brown, 1995.

Halberstam, David. War in a Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton, and the Generals. New York: Scribner, 2001.

James, Leon,Dr. Road rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare. Amherst, N.Y: Prometheus Books, 2000.

Hill, Anita Faye. Race, Gender, and Power in America: The Legacy of the Hill- Thomas Hearings. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Mayer, Jane. Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994.

Norden, Michael J. Beyond Prozac: Brain-Toxic Lifestyles, Natural Antidotes & New Generation Antidepressants. New York: ReganBooks, 1995.

Scholte, Jan Aart. Globalization: A Critical Introduction. New York: St. Martins Press, 2000.

Tulgan, Bruce. Managing Generation X: How to Bring Out the Best in Young Talent. New York: W.W. Norton, 2000.

NOTABLE FICTION

Clancy, Tom. Debt of Honor. New York: Berkley Books, 1995.

Crichton, Michael. Disclosure. New York: A.A. Knopf, 1994.

Ellis, Bret Easton. American Psycho: A Novel. New York: Vintage Books, 1991.

Evans, Nicholas. The Horse Whisperer. New York: Dell Pub; 1996.

Grisham, John. The Chamber. New York: Island Books, 1995. Grisham, John. The Client. New York: Doubleday, 1993. Grisham, John. The Firm. New York: Doubleday, 1991. Grisham, John. The Partner. New York: Doubleday, 1997. Grisham, John. The Pelican Brief. New York: Doubleday, 1992. Grisham, John. The Runaway Jury. New York: Doubleday, 1996. Grisham, John. The Street Lawyer. New York: Doubleday, 1998.

Oates, Joyce Carol. Black Water. New York: Dutton, 1992.

Oates, Joyce Carol. We Were the Mulvaneys. New York: Plume, 1997

Rice, Anne. The Vampire Armand. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.

Steel, Danielle. The Gift. New York: Dell, 1996.

Waller, Robert James. The Bridges of Madison County. New York: Warner Books, 1992.

Wolfe, Tom. A Man in Full: A Novel. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS, & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

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