THE PC BIBLE, 3^rd Edition, by Robert Lauriston. This book is the only book that offers everything you need to know about your computer, whether it's for business, education, hobbies, or keeping in touch with friends and relatives. You will learn to choose and use the best hardware for your needs, and how to master all kinds of software. ($34.99; ISBN# 0-201-35382-2) Contact: Peachpit Press, 1249 Eighth St, Berkeley CA 94710; Phone: 1 510 524-2178; Fax: 1 510 524-2221.

THE CURMUDGEON'S GUIDE TO CHILD-FREE TRAVEL, by Jennifer Lawler. This funny but seriously comprehensive book is for people who don’t want children around when on vacation….their own, or anyone else’s. The author provides readers with an impressive number and variety of adult-oriented vacation ideas and destinations, including those that focus on: romance; adventure; learning; culture; senior and alternative lifestyles. Amusing and solidly informative. ($13.95 + $3.50 p&h; ISBN# 0-87576-218-2) Contact: Pilot Books, 127 Sterling Ave, P.O. Box 2102, Greenport NY 11944. Phone: 1 800 79-PILOT. Fax: 1 516 477-0978. Email: feedback@pilotbooks.com

ARTIST TO ARTIST, compiled by Clint Brown, gathers more than a thousand quotations from more than two hundred master artists through the ages, to provide inspiration and advice to today's visual artists, as artist speaking to artist. The fifty-seven subjects expressed in this book include advice, creativity, education, inspiration, fear and doubt, the nude, solitude, technique, and work habits, as well as drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and more. ($14.95; ISBN# 0-943097-04-5) Contact: Jackson Creek Press, 2150 Jackson Creek Drive, Corvallis, Oregon 97330; Phone: 1 541 752-4666; Email: jacksonCrk@aol.com

COMPUTER PHOTOGRAPHY HANDBOOK, by Rob Sheppard. Whether you want to fix scratched and damaged photos, correct color, or create amazing special effects, this book will get you up and running. Also included are detailed instructions for ten fun and practical projects to get you started using computer photography. ($29.95; 128 pages; ISBN 0-936262-50-8) Contact: Amherst Media, Inc., 155 Rano St., Ste. 300, Buffalo, NY 14207. Phone: 1 800 622-3278. Fax: 1 800 622 3298. Email: ambooks@aol.com.

KEEPING UP WITH THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE A subscription to the quarterly newsletter, The Postal Link. Covers issues which effect the mail, current problems and advances in mail preparation and delivery. Especially helpful for the business involved in international mail. The newsletter gives a complete list (cross-referenced by date and country) of problems and advancements, plus other events which have affected mail delivery, referred to as "International Mail Incidents." Phone: 1 800 521-0080.