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THE FIG EATER Jody Shields (Back Bay Books, $13.95, first published in 2000) A young woman's murder sparks the action of this mystery set in a vividly rendered early-20th-century Vienna.
FRESH AIR FIEND Paul Theroux (Mariner, $15, 2000) These 50 essays from the past 15 years examine exile and wanderlust, while taking giddy aim at other people's travel books.
TAKE THE CANNOLI Sarah Vowell (Touchstone, $12, 2000) The public-radio personality explores subjects that range from Frank Sinatra to her own estranged father in 16 snappy essays.
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