ZD Internet Life PREMIERE ISSUE -- Contents

What's your pleasure -- fun stuff? Web sites that can help you make a profit? Or are you interested in personal growth -- mind, body or soul?
- Richard Butner takes us on a tour of American towns and cities.
- We're not saying that hitting the Net will ever replace kicking the tires, but Lamont Wood found that you can take care of a lot of your auto-buying needs online.
- Don't tell a soul, but Shane Mooney has the dish on celebrity gossip online.
- Get Bach to the Web with Byron Nilsson as he reviews classical-music sites.
- For 97 percent of America, farming is a recreational pastime. Byron Nilsson has details.
- Looking for the Games story? It's not on the CD-ROM -- but if you connect to our Web site you'll find it there. Join us online!
- So your kid is the next Einstein or Curie? David Haskin has some terrific hands-on science pages for you.
- How many blondes does it take to watch the OJ trial with yo momma? Shane Mooney yuks it up on the jokes pages.
- Don't try out that motorcycle without a helmet -- or a Net! Alan Kay revs up.
- The big screen comes to the little screen (of your computer) as Cyndy Bates previews popular movies online.
- What do Mozart, Hole, Garth Brooks and Peggy Lee have in common? They all come to us courtesy of record labels. Don Willmott goes on tour.
- Alone out there in Web-land? Richard Butner says that with singles sites you can find the cyber-companion of your dreams. Sort of.
- You won't find the Sports News Article on this CD-ROM, but you'll find it at our web site.
- "But I haaaaaate spinach!" is a bad whine. Find a good wine here; Alan Kay is your maitre d' this evening.
- Not only charity begins at home: Theresa Carey explains home finance.
- Paris! New York! Milan! Your desk! International shopping is closer than you think, as Art MacCammon explains.
- What's news doing in the Profit section? Pass David Haskin the Wall Street Journal and the want ads and he'll tell you.
- Personal and professional concerns meet in the home office: Alan Kay addresses both sides of the technology market.
- Run into the Web, see stars: Lamont Wood enlightens us about astronomy online.
- Grace, elegance, structure: With baseball dying only ballet appeals to both artists and athletes. Abigail Crane reports.
- Nothing like a relaxing afternoon of bicycling when the weather's good. David Haskin encourages you to take the air.
- The Internet won't kill books; actually, it sells them. JW Olsen is your librarian du jour.
- The Civil War: an utter misnomer. Lamont Wood takes us to the battlefields.
- Mind , body and soul are part of holistic medicine, as Richard Butner discovers.
- Math is good for you, and after David Haskin shows you around you may even like it!
- Since philosophy is literally the love of wisdom, you're sure to love Richard Butner's tour of the major points of online philosophical interest.
- Who says Net-heads don't get enough exercise? David Haskin found running pages put up by devotees of the road and the (info) highway.
- Sharing is caring, and shareware is a vital part of the Web. JW Olsen explains.
- You saw the astronomy page above; now dream of going to far-off worlds with Lamont Wood and the space travel pages.
- Unless you're a polar bear, it's a bit cold for swimming this time of year, but David Haskin will brave the waves for you.
- Can you catch a virus by going online? No, but JW Olsen says you might be able to cure one.
- Not just a hobby, woodworking is good for the soul. Ken Sadler ponders the beauty of craftsmanship.
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