Word: instead
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...village U.S. girls eased weary legs by dipping them into churning washing machines for impromptu whirlpool therapy, astonished cooks by devouring such mixtures as hamburgers, spaghetti, marmalade and tomato juice. U.S. girl gymnasts captivated their Italian hosts by persuading their bus driver to take them to a beach instead of to a practice session amid the dusty. 1,700-year-old ruins of the Baths of Caracalla...
...Brosnan easily spots the main reason for his new success: he no longer relies on outthinking the batter. "Writing about pitching forced me to recognize how simple it is," he says. "Before, I thought it couldn't possibly be that simple. If I ever get back to thinking instead of pitching, I'm in trouble...
...that another recession is either on the way or inevitable. "The national mood," said Bunting, "is changing. The cycle doesn't have to repeat itself. This time, after level, why can't we go up? We can." As evidence for his thesis, Bunting quoted no experts, but instead cited interviews he had had with 75 vacationers while roaming the beach at Ocean City...
Bunting's unorthodox research began with the discovery that he was not the only one worrying about the economy while on vacation; so were the housewives, the salesmen, the lawyers he met sunbathing. They, like himself, were "vitally interested in the bigger issues of our times"; instead of light and airy conversations about adult westerns or bridge scores, he found people discussing foreign trade, economic growth, the farm problem and national purpose...
...perfume from a bathroom cabinet, or the sudden spaciousness of his bed. Then, wallowing in his sadness, Berman turns on everyone who offers comfort. Even his married daughter, who tries to mother him, is stung by his quick, aimless angers, his sullen preference for the inanities of television instead of the company of friends and family. And though Berman himself is bewildered, he has no words with which to explain, no grace with which to apologize. He begins to rage against God. Toward the end of his long season in hell, he finally comes to believe that he is raging...