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...joy to browse through the Booksmith's centrally located table loaded with "paperback favorites" (Marquez, Kundera, Hurston et al) and the store's slightly hidden "New and Newsworthy" shelf boasts a great selection of current-events related books. The Booksmith does have some hard-covers (mostly bestsellers at up to 30 percent off), but its real strength lies in its unbeatable paperback selection...
...overlooked, Reading International at 47 Brattle Street is one of the Square's true bookstore gems. RI does not have the huge selection offered by some of its larger neighbors, but what it lacks in quantity it makes up for in quality. Its comprehensive magazine collection is a pure joy for browsers, with hundreds of often obscure journals, many of which you won't find at the Out of Town News...
...countries, for example, appear to enjoy life more. People in Paris or Rome, faced with an event as momentous to them as German unity is to us, would have celebrated with big parties. But in this country, people sit and study the details and say, "Let's reserve our joy for later." They do not realize that by then they will be so old that they won't be able to experience the joy. I say this in jest, yet I am serious. The fact that in three or four years the area now contained in East Germany will...
...things they think they will be unable to do. They wonder whether they will be able to continue at their jobs, whether they will be able to perform satisfactorily at sex, whether they can play tennis or golf again. In short, + they contemplate an existence drained of usefulness and joy. The spark goes out of their souls. It may help for these people to know that in addition to the miracles that modern medicine can perform, the heart can make its own bypass around the occluded arteries and that collateral circulation can provide a rich supply of oxygen. A heart...
...National Convention when he was trailing in the polls, Barbara, who was once so shy she cried over having to speak to the Houston Garden Club, delivered the speech of her life. She admonished the audience to find something bigger than themselves to believe in, to share laughter, find joy in life and cherish, above all, human connections. The loudest cheer came when she delivered the predictable but nonetheless effective kicker: "Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day follow in my footsteps, and preside over the White House as the President's spouse...