AUGUST by Judith Rossner
A patient’s relationship with her analyst.

MUSIC FOR CHAMELEONS by Truman Capote
Intelligently observed short fiction and non-fiction; first published in 1980.

SOMEONE LIKE YOU by Roald Dahl
Short stories about murder and fantasy by the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda.

SOCIETY’S CHILD by Janis Ian
The singer/song writer, known mostly for “At Seventeen,” tells her story.

SILENT SPRING by Rachel Carson
This polemic novel put an end to the use of DDT.