| Cover | Title | Authors | Rating | Date Read | Notes |
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 | Ringworld | Larry Niven | 4 | 12/1/1997 | An unlikely group is selected to inspect a curious, awe-inspiring, and strangely deserted “ringworld” created long ago by an unknown race - in the far reaches of known space. |
 | Ringworld Engineers | Larry Niven | 4 | 12/1/1997 | The sequel to Ringworld. The unlikely group returns. |
 | A Prayer for Owen Meany | JOHN IRVING | 5 | 11/1/1997 | When some one asks me what my favorite book is, this is often the first book that comes to mind.
A man tells the story of his best friend, Owen Meany, whom he believes was an instrument of God. |
 | Blue Mars | KIM STANLEY ROBINSON | 3 | 7/1/1997 | |
 | The Partner | JOHN GRISHAM | 5 | 6/1/1997 | A man on the run is caught by those whom he stole from, and attempts to arange for his escape. |
 | The Alienist | CALEB CARR | 4 | 5/1/1997 | An excelent book.
Dr. Lazlo Kreizler, John Moore, Stevie Taggart, Teddy Roosevelt, the Issacson brothers Marcus and Lucious, Sara Howard, and Cyrus. Story as told by the reporter, Mr. Moore, about the search for a serial killer. |
 | Airframe | MICHAEL CRICHTON | 4 | 4/1/1997 | A problem on an airline causes an investigation tainted by politics, and manipulated by the press. |
 | A Civil Action | JONATHAN HARR | 5 | 3/1/1997 | A cocky attorney gets in over his head in a lawsuit against two big companies suspected of causing a cancer cluster in a Massachusetts town.
I'll have you know I read this before the movie. |
 | Acts of War (Tom Clancy's Op Center (Paperback)) | Tom Clancy | 4 | 3/1/1997 | A page turner short on plot. |
 | Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Games of State (Tom Clancy's Op Center (Paperback)) | Tom Clancy | 4 | 3/1/1997 | A page turner short on plot. |
 | The Burden of Proof | Scott Turow | 4 | 3/1/1997 | |
 | 3001 The Final Odyssey | Arthur C. Clarke | 3 | 3/1/1997 | A disappointing conclusion to the “2001” series of books. |
 | Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot | Al Franken | 4 | 3/1/1997 | A very funny book that pokes fun at political conservatives. |
 | Infinity's Shore | DAVID BRIN | 5 | 1/1/1997 | Book two of the new Uplift trilogy. A great book. |
 | The Runaway Jury | JOHN GRISHAM | 4 | 1/1/1997 | A young man puts himself in a position to influence a juries’ decision in a civil lawsuit against a tabacco company. |
 | ACCORDION CRIMES | Annie Proulx | 4 | 1/1/1997 | Good book, but depressing. |
 | The 7th Guest : A Novel | MATTHEW J. COSTELLO, CRAIG SHAW GARDNER | 2 | 1/1/1997 | A bad book based on the computer game that I liked. |
 | The Day After Tomorrow | Allan Folsom | 4 | 1/1/1997 | |
 | ARTHUR C. CLARKE'S RICHTER TEN (Bantam Spectra Book) | Arthur C. Clarke, MIKE MCQUAY | 4 | 1/1/1997 | |
 | The Vampire Lestat | ANNE RICE | 5 | 1/1/1997 | |
 | Interview with the Vampire | ANNE RICE | 4 | 1/1/1997 | |
 | The Queen of the Damned | ANNE RICE | 4 | 1/1/1997 | |
 | POSTCARDS | Annie Proulx | 4 | 1/1/1997 | Good book, but depressing. |
 | Executive Orders | Tom Clancy | 4 | 1/1/1996 | Might have been better, had Clancy not gotten too political. It did not help that his politics are opposite mine - and the politics were supposed to make you sympathetic to the character (which in turn had the opposite effect for me). |
 | Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad, Book 3) | DAVID EDDINGS | 4 | 1/1/1996 | |