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Mary -- According to Carol Gilligan's work, men <in general> have an "us against them" philosophy of life, and women <in general> have an open, accomodating, inclusive philosophy, it seems natural to me that men would prefer the rather stereotyped good country/bad country themes of Tom Clancy books. All right, go ahead, flame me %:) Shellie Mueller entiat@u.washington.edu P. S. As a card-carrying member of the Jane Austen listserv group, I can testify that we've just been having a no-holds-barred discussion about whether/why serious Jane Austen fans seem to be predominantly women. Much discussion about the "inner life" as opposed to action-packed-thriller "outer-events life" modes ....