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...extended childhood, in which everything seemed to be an apprenticeship and nothing is done entirely seriously." Di Natale's apprenticeship as a writer is entirely serious. Her second novel, Il Giardino del Luppolo (The Hop Garden), published last year in Italy, is about a young German in the 1920s who has hallucinatory premonitions of Hitler's rise. This month comes her latest, L'Ombre del Cerro (Shadow of the Turkey Oak), about two friends struggling to survive the wartime chaos of a country Di Natale once knew: Italy. For her - as for Kaja and millions of others in this rootless...
...onto the U.S. apparel scene is a fashion legend. René Lacoste, a famous French tennis champion nicknamed the Alligator (le Crocodile in French) by the American press because he "never let go of his prey," grew tired of the starched, long-sleeved shirts that players wore during the 1920s. He designed a breathable, short-sleeved polo for himself, and soon for his tennis friends too, creating what was to become one of the most famous sportswear companies in France...
...Google Print Library Project enables users to view the full text of books that are not under copyright, such as books printed before the 1920s in the United States. For books that are under copyright, users can view short snippets of text surrounding their search term and are given information on how to find the book in stores or libraries...
...Google Print Library Project enables users to view the full text of books that are not under copyright, such as books printed before the 1920s in the United States. For books that are under copyright, users can view short snippets of text surrounding their search term and are given information on how to find the book in stores or libraries...
Earning Their Stripes Germany's Adidas has been a fixture on the sporting scene ever since founder Adi Dassler invented spiked shoes for track-and-field in the 1920s. But when it comes to making sneakers for fashion and leisure, Adidas has lagged far behind Nike, the world's leading sportswear firm, especially in the U.S. Now it's racing to catch up. Last week, Adidas agreed to pay $3.8 billion to acquire rival Reebok, delivering a head-on challenge to Nike. Canton, Massachusetts-based Reebok is popular with American basketball and baseball fans, while Adidas' strength has traditionally been...