Crooning: A Collection

Tough-minded journalist Dunne's studies of the casual violence found in L.A., the arrogance of the rich, famous and/or powerful, and the vulgarity of Hollywood are on-target here, but his essays on the art of writing are flawed by macho posturing. ``Though a fine writer, Dunne perhaps has taken his two-fisted persona as far as it can go,'' said PW. (June)