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...century A.D., these ruthless raiders would periodically sweep in from the sea to kill, plunder and destroy, essentially at will. "From the fury of the Northmen, deliver us, O Lord" was a prayer uttered frequently and fervently at the close of the first millennium. Small wonder that the ancient Anglo-Saxons--and their cultural descendants in England, the U.S. and Canada--think of these seafaring Scandinavians as little more than violent brutes...
...even sometimes hilarious, to have these lives of old stars (especially Taylor's) to carry with us into the new millennium. Gerald Clarke has done a fine, if sad, job on Judy Garland (Get Happy; Random House). Esther Williams has published an unexpectedly spirited memoir (The Million Dollar Mermaid; Simon & Schuster) in which she reveals, among other things, that she did not marry the ripple-jawed Jeff Chandler in the '50s because he liked to dress up in women's clothes ("You're too big to wear polka dots," she told...
American Century New Oppor. Inv. 217.34 -31.20 Scudder 21st Century Growth 118.07 -31.95 Fidelity New Millennium...
...argument that this book, and its promoters, are interested in. A quick Internet search for "5/5/2000" brings up a company called The Survival Center, which maintains a website for the author and sells copies, posters and videos as well as other books with contradictory cataclysmic predictions for the millennium. It also sells Y2K-era survivalist equipment--food, water, medical equipment, underground shelter kits--all the while telling readers how to survive the catastrophes by ordering "Basic Preparedness," which is $16.95 plus $2.95 shipping and handling...
Congratulations! Finally a major publication has taken the giant leap into the outer world, answering the great challenge of the new millennium. It is incumbent upon Americans to show the way. So that all humanity can benefit, we must take the leadership role as explorers, pioneers and innovators in seeking new worlds. "Up, up and away!" should be the new battle cry. GEORGE H. GEORGERIAN Haverhill, Mass...