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Teri Garr with Henriette Mantel (Hudson Street, $23.95)
''Goofy, windswept and blonde'' — her words — the driven comedian tells
(almost) all, including her decades-long struggle with multiple
sclerosis. Unexpected Names Dropped Dennis Hopper, James Dean, the
Beatles Insider Dish A lot, from drinking Coca-Cola with Elvis to
director David O. Russell literally carrying Garr into his office.
Bottom Line Garr, bless her, overindulges in I'm-overcoming-my-disease
epiphanies. No matter — she's as dizzily funny as ever. B
BETWEEN YOU AND ME
Mike Wallace with Gary Paul Gates (Hyperion, $26.95)
The venerable 60 Minutes journalist methodically recalls over 40
interview subjects in nearly 50 years of broadcasting. Unexpected Names
Dropped When you've interviewed virtually everyone, none. Insider Dish For a brief period in 1984, he reports, Shirley MacLaine's ''karmic
destiny was to become the next Mrs. Mike Wallace.'' Bottom Line Though he
can be pedantically thorough, Wallace's equally hard-nosed approach with
presidents, crooks, celebs, and himself proves fascinating. B
700 SUNDAYS
Billy Crystal (Warner, $21.95)
In this adaptation of his hit
Broadway show, Crystal evokes his bittersweet, Yankee-loving,
joke-honing childhood in Long Beach, N.Y. Unexpected Names Dropped Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong Insider Dish Given the time frame, not
much. Though few can say they saw Shane on the lap of Ms. Holiday.
Bottom Line Crystal's infectious enthusiasm for his past and his family — especially his father, who died when Crystal was 15 — remains surprisingly
funny and poignant on the page. A-
HERE'S JOHNNY!
Ed McMahon (Rutledge Hill, $24.99)
Showbiz's best second
banana promises to answer the Big Question: ''What was Johnny really
like?'' Unexpected Names Dropped He compares Carson to Joe DiMaggio and
Leonard Bernstein. Insider Dish None, unless you didn't know Carson was
shy, couldn't hold his liquor, and was angered by rudeness. Bottom Line Nothing new for Carson fans, and McMahon shamelessly pads with his
favorite (admittedly funny) on-air Tonight Show moments. C-
