Show I i 5-)1r-1 4 r: 11 : it ft:i! iff--1- '' $ IV le 1--- 7) i :1 li '1 I 41--- A BY HERBERT KUPFERBERG 4- - Or BERIIIARDI SAGA - ow' 7 1992 5 What's Upo l'i - IIt 3 JANUARY Who was the first true international superstar? A reasonable answer might be Sarah Bernhardt the French actress who lived from 1844 to 1923 and led a thoroughly successful sensational and scandalous -- -life on and off the stage Her story has now been told in an authoritative but lively fashion in The Divine Sarah (Knopf $30) by Robert Fizdale and the late Arthur Gold at one time a popular piano duo Bemhardt's mother was a call- girl her father unknown Sarah herself used her charms as well as her talents to advance her career v) She even posed for a nude photo a la Marilyn Monroe (it's among the book's 100 illustrations) Once she 11:7) 1- '-the Bernhardt remained to got top supreme Although she acted in French she was idolized in Britain and America Bernhardt kept on with her career even when her right leg had to be amputated after an accident henceforth she was carried about in a litter "with the air of a Byzantine empress" Beautiful passionate promiscuous and supremely theatrical Sarah Bernhardt led a life that makes juicy reading even today I - ' of A If - 1 :- - 1 I - - 1 :171: Ta I I ' ii' - tittve Ili i -- t I 1 - - lop cx ' - tt '''0 1 ‘ I 4 TO WE To? OF A CONTIIIEZIT - )! ‘'''k 7- - - At 20320 feet high Mount McKinley is the crown jewel of Alaska By means of a bush plane you can r At begin the ascent at 7000 feet--11 miles from the simunit As one who did this in 1988 reaching the summit 17 days later I can testify that climbing the peak is a journey to another level of experience Mount Calder The Conquest of Denali (Abrams $60) contains 130 photos 44 in color taken over the years by Bradford Washburn with David Roberts of this remarkable history of the highest peak in North America Some of the pictures are amazing and the text tells the story of the mountain and its climbers in a clean straightforward way More than 65 have died trying to climb McKinley since it first was conquered in June 1913 About 50 percent of those who try don't get there Even so more than 6000 intrepid men and women had reached the summit by the end of 1990 For those who don't plan to go this book is the next best thing —Larry Smith ‘ 7 or : i i 110"E COO'UNG FOR PIE SOUL An unusual cookbook combining cultural information An with food is Eric V Copage's MOM Celebration at Citure and Cookkg (Morrow $25) Kwanzaa is a week-lon- g holiday celebrated by some 5 million in the US based on African tradition and heritage After explaining its origin and meaning Copage gives more than 140 delicious recipes from people of various African descents Whether you make these dishes or not you'll enjoy learning the history behind them —Renee Keller Ahican-America- GENERAL'S WARNING: LSURGEON Contains Carbon Cigarette Monoxide 1 I I g 1 0 PAGE 24 0 JANUARY 5 1992 n PARADE MAGAZINE |