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Just how deep does the reading rage go? In the superstores--Barnes & Noble, Borders, Crown--where busy workers are sometimes more familiar with the inventory of flavored coffees than the location of the new John Updike novel--reading can seem like a sideshow, not the main event. Flutes play. Writers recite. Young singles munch bagels. Toddlers look for Waldo. "The idea of the cafe and the couches," says Steve Riggio, Barnes & Noble's chief operating officer, "is to make the store a good place to spend leisure time." Riggio's concept appears to be working. Superstores are expanding and multiplying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LEISURE: REDISCOVERING THE JOY OF TEXT | 4/21/1997 | See Source »

...other countries of the region if true economic growth is to occur. In the process, Museveni and his proteges have begun to challenge the paradigms that have existed for more than a century, principally the French claim to an African sphere of influence with Zaire as the crown jewel. We hope this is a true awakening of our giant continent, beloved Africa. DAVID KINTU Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 14, 1997 | 4/14/1997 | See Source »

...mean that as a compliment. Once loyal House members have spent the winter complaining that the leadership has no strategy, little vision and few principles anymore. Senior members, including some of Gingrich's princes, like Dick Armey and Bill Paxon, have been spotted eyeing the throne and measuring the crown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEWT IN THE CROSSHAIRS | 4/7/1997 | See Source »

However, before the Crimson can challenge the Tigers for the Ivy League crown they must first deal with Cornell and Brown...

Author: By Matthew F. Delmont, | Title: Ivy Season to Get Into Swing | 4/4/1997 | See Source »

...these six teams, perennial arch-rival Princeton appears to pose the strongest threat to Harvard earning its first ever Ivy League softball crown...

Author: By Jason E. Schmitt, | Title: Softball Excited For Ivy League Season | 4/3/1997 | See Source »

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