POLITICS OF ARLINGTON,  TEXAS An Era of Continuity and Growth By Allan A. Saxe Politics of Arlington, Texas, is a case study of the politics of a booming mid-size American city. Relying on interviews, city documents, and media records, Allan Saxe examines Arlington from the post–World War II years to the end of the millennium.  $24.95 Paperback 1-57168-542-1 224 pages 6 by 9, bibliography, notes and index.  FOOL FOR A CLIENT By  Will R. Wilson, Sr. Will Wilson calls A Fool for a Client a "judgmental book." And few are as qualified to make that judgment as this former attorney general of Texas who was given a position in Nixon's Justice Department, and was personally acquainted with the "Watergate" White House staff. Richard Nixon was an attorney, and the author recalls the adage: "The lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client." Nixon is described as having a tragically flawed character—more suited to a Greek drama or Shakespearean play. The "deceitful, secretive, and vengeful side of him was his political Original Sin, and the enormous good for which he strove was so pitted against the other as to make his downfall seem inevitable." Watergate, the author decided, was a high-stakes drama testing many graduations between loyalty, betrayal, and treachery.  $24.95 Hardback 1-57168-509-X 6 by 9, 280 pages, endnotes, bibliography, photos, index. FRANKIE Mrs. R.D. Randolph and Texas Liberal Politics By Ann Fears Crawford "Frankie" Randolph's name is synonymous with Texas' turbulent politics in the 1950s to the 1970s. A member of a wealthy family, she used both her fortune and her organizational techniques to promote the liberal agenda when Texas politics was polarized among "Shivercrats," loyal Democrats, and a rising Republican party. She helped push the Democrats of Texas to the forefront of the political scene, and helped send liberal candidates to the Texas legislature. The formidable founder of The Texas Observer, Randolph sustained the independent journal while giving its editors free rein to write as they pleased. $22.95 Hardback 1-57168-351-8 6 by 9, 184 pages, photos, endnotes INSIDE THE THIRD HOUSE By H. C. Pittman Lobbyist takes a 50-year frolic through Texas politics. $24.95 Hardback ISBN 0-89015-879-7 256 pages, 6 x 9 photos, sketches, index.