Ian Fleming’s CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG; the Pott family discovers their car is magical; a tale by the creator of “James Bond”.

Jean Harris’s MARKING TIME: LETTERS FROM JEAN HARRIS TO SHANA ALEXANDER; convicted for the murder of her lover, an imprisoned, former headmistress, befriends a well-known journalist.

Jean Kerr’s THE SNAKE HAS ALL THE LINES; hilarious essays about raising six children in the 1950s, and living with a theatre critic husband.

Erma Bombeck’s IF LIFE IS A BOWL OF CHERRIES, WHAT AM I DOING IN THE PITS?; casual swipes at husbands, marriage, and the drudgery of household chores.