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The article reviews the book "Rock Paper Fire: The Best of Mountain and Wilderness Writing," edited by Marni Jackson and Tony Whittome.

A review of the book "The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life's Work at 72," by Molly Peacock is presented.

Reviews `The Paper Man,' a six-hour mini-series which will air on CTV from Jul. 4 to Aug. 8, 1991. Produced by Australian Broadcasting Corp. and private Australian and British filmmakers, the series tells the story of Australian newspaperman Phillip Cromwell, a character loosely based on media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. Actor John Bach; Plot.

Reviews two memoirs of immigrant upbringing. `Paper Shadows: A Chinatown Childhood,' by Wayson Choy; `The Closer We Are to Dying,' by Joe Fiorito.

Reviews three books on the dissolution of Yugoslavia. `The Balkan Express: Fragments from the Other Side of the War,' by Slavenka Drakulic; Misha Glenny's `The Fall of Yugoslavia: The Third Balkan War'; `A Paper House: The Ending of Yugoslavia,' by Mark Thompson.

Reviews the novel `The Double Tongue,' by William Golding. What was found among his papers at his death in 1993; Resulting short novel set in ancient Greece; Form of a reminiscence by an old woman who has been a prophetess at Delphi.

Gives brief information on a variety of diversions. Movies including `The Wild River,' `October' and `The Professional'; Videos including `Backbeat' and `The Paper'; Books including `Robertson Davies: Man of Myth,' by Judith Skelton Grant and `Moodie's Tale,' by Eric Wright; Audio including `The Glory of Gershwin,' by varios artists.

Reviews briefly a number of books which provide fascinating insights into the most compelling of Canada's moneymen. `The Pez,' by Jennifer Wells, a compelling profile of Murray Pezim; Peter Thomas' oddly titled autobiography, `Never Fight with a Pig,' which sets out his business philosophy; John Rothchild's `Going For Broke,' which describes Robert Campeau's inexhaustible greed and subsequent fall from grace; Peter Gzowski's latest edition of `The Morningside Papers.'