A MAN IN FULL Tom Wolfe (Bantam, $8.50, first published in 1998) Massive, spectacularly ambitious novel examines racial politics, class, power, sex, and money in '90s Atlanta.
THE GIRL IN THE FLAMMABLE SKIRT Aimee Bender (Anchor, $11.95, 1998) Auspicious debut short-story collection features adventurous, self-possessed women in surreal escapades.
A VERY PRIVATE WOMAN: THE LIFE AND UNSOLVED MURDER OF PRESIDENTIAL MISTRESS MARY MEYER Nina Burleigh (Bantam, $13.95, 1998) Bio of JFK's onetime mistress vividly evokes how Washington insiders keep secrets.
NAKED PICTURES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE Jon Stewart (Rob Weisbach, $14, 1998) Humor essays from the self-deprecating host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show.
FIGHT CLUB Chuck Palahniuk (Owl, $13, 1996) Darkly comic novel about men who tussle in secret boxing matches is rereleased in time for the film version.
