Mini Book Excerpts  Biography When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it... The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor.  J. D. Salinger:A Life by Kenneth Slawenski (Random House, $27) Mystery  "You're a smart boy. Benny's death was no accident, and you're the only who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it? "The boy was starting stubbornly at his lap again.  A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, "Did you ...You recognized the man in the car, didn't you?" The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, "Maybe," he said quietly.  Red Wolf by Liza Marklund (Atria Books, $25. 99) Short Stories She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class. Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they don't want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't. Some mothers love so their daughters won't.  You Are Free by Danzy Senna (Riverhead Books,$15) Humor Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!'s "amusement cycling" is the most fun you can have legally in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half to that within a day's drive lf most cities? Happy And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle (Ecco,$14. 99) Which book describes women with characters of their own?
Happy And Other Bad Thoughts J. You Are Free Red Wolf