NONFICTION - April 14, 1991

SCHWARZKOPF: The Man, the Mission, the Triumph by Richard Pyle (Signet: $4.50). Four-star general who presided over the 100-hour war reveals details about Iraqi cease-fire negotiations and casualties.

GREAT POSSESSIONS: An Amish Farmer’s Journal by David Kline (North Point Press: $9.95). A larger view is glimpsed through the daily tasks carried out on a 70-acre Ohio farm.

HYPE AND GLORY by William Goldman (Villard: $13). Goldman intimates that there are no real winners in major competitions, based on his experiences judging both the Cannes Film Festival and the Miss America Pageant.

PRESCHOOL IN THREE CULTURES: Japan, China, and the United States by Joseph J. Tobin, David Y. H. Wu, Dana H. Davidson (Yale University: $11.95). Various approaches to the socialization process are examined. (A typical day at each school is available on videotape.)

FICTION

FRUIT OF THE MONTH by Abby Frucht (Graywolf: $9.95). Twelve contemporary stories by the 1987 Iowa Short Fiction Award winner.

MIDNIGHT ROSE by Patricia Hagan (Harper: $4.95). The lineage of a slave trader’s stepdaughter is a matter of intense interest among old Virginian gentry.

BUSTER MIDNIGHT’S CAFE by Sandra Dallas (Dell: $8.99). Wippy Bird and Effa Commander take pen in hand to set the story straight on the tragedy that befell their childhood friend after she became a Hollywood legend.

SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER by Shelby Foote (Vintage: $9). Civil War historian spins a yarn about three white criminals who kidnap one of Memphis’ wealthiest black heirs.