FICTION

SPHERE by Michael Crichton (Ballantine: $4.95). American scientists investigate what appears to be a spaceship 1,000 feet below the South Pacific. What they find frightens them to the depths of their souls.

THE RULES OF ATTRACTION by Bret Easton Ellis (Penguin: $6.95). Privileged students at a liberal arts college are swept by a steady stream of alcohol, gratuitous sex and superficial relationships, while relentlessly pursuing genuine love.

FALLEN HEARTS by V. C. Andrews (Pocket: $4.95). Continuing in the Casteel Family saga, Heaven Leigh Casteel’s idyllic life is threatened by “scandal and jealousy, sinister passions and dangerous dreams!”

‘TIL THE REAL THING COMES ALONG by Iris Rainer Dart (Bantam: $4.50). After experiencing a few trial-by-fire relationships, a young widowed mother is unable to recognize “the real thing” when it arrives. Especially when it comes in the form of a younger, wealthy movie scion.

SARUM: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherfurd (Ivy: $5.95). Historical novel about one of England’s oldest regions, spanning 10,000 years and paralleling the evolvement of five families.

NONFICTION

ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT? by Lucy de Barbin and Dary Matera (Charter: $4.50). De Barbin claims a 24-year affair with Elvis Presley that allegedly resulted in a daughter named Desiree.

WEEDEE PEEPO: A Collection of Essays by Jose Antonio Burciaga (Pan American University Press: $10.95). Burciaga, a syndicated columnist, ponders, pans, and pokes fun at ambivalent experiences Latinos encounter as American citizens. Text is in English and Spanish.

THE INDOMITABLE TIN GOOSE: Preston Tucker a Biography by Charles T. Pearson (Pocket: $3.95). In the 40s Tucker built a car with a rear engine, air cooling and a retractable steering wheel. But, the story did not begin until Detroit car manufacturers conspired to run him out of business.

BREAKING THE RING: The Rise and Fall of the Walker Family Spy Network by John Barron (Avon: $3.95). Undetected for 15 years, this family--father, son and uncle--where said to have divulged U.S. military secrets to the Soviets that possibly impacted Vietnam and the Iran hostage crisis during the Carter Administration.

NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER by Betty Mahmoody with William Hoffer (St. Martin’s: $4.95). Mahmoody’s and her daughter’s two-week vacation in Iran turns into a prison when her husband refuses to let them leave. She relives her escape, abandonment of her daughter and her determination to return the child to the United States.

SELF HELP / REFERENCE

HOW TO SHOOT YOUR KIDS ON HOME VIDEO by David Hajdu (Newmarket Press: $10.95). Hajdu covers casting, common movie-making situations, filming, sound, lighting and editing; suggests how to maintain equipment, and includes 10 ready-to-shoot scripts and story ideas.

THE OTHER GENERATION GAP: The Middle-Aged and Their Aging Parents by Dr. Stephen Z. Cohen and Bruce Michael Gans (Dodd, Mead: $9.95). A guide to improve relationships between middle-age adults and their parents in these times of increased longevity.