Great Plains

Ian Frazier. Penguin Books, $13.95 (304pp) ISBN 978-0-14-013170-3

Frazier, staff writer for the New Yorker and author of Dating Your Mom , here explores the Great Plains at random, seeking the past and embracing the present. According to PW , ``This is an engaging blend of travelogue, local color, geography and folklore.'' Photos. 100,000 first printing; author tour. (June)

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