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Besides, in the Reagan Administration, concern over the possible lulling effects of arms control, as expressed in closed-door meetings of policymakers, has been elevated from a cautionary anxiety to an institutionalized obsession. It reflects a basic distaste and distrust for the Soviet Union, all its works, and any dealings...
"It was instant euphoria. My problems drained away." Before that night in June 1980, Tarver, 35, had often posed as a coke buyer. He was an ambitious, model police officer, a survivor of 25 shootouts. He was Houston's 1978 Officer of the Year. But he had always glibly...
I discovered how very different Italy was through an unlikely source. Italians are a diverse lot, but they are unified by a common national obsession. From Parma to Pisa they worship the game of soccer. And in the summer of 1982 their obsession intensified with the playing of the quadrennial...
The Mondial was more than just a tournament for the average Italian. It was a reason for being, something that commanded Italy's heart and soul throughout the summer. In short, it was an obsession.
Born in Budapest of middle-class Jewish parents, Koestler was a lonely, neurotic child brought up by a possessive and angry mother and strict, punishing household help. He was subject to suicidal depression, homicidal rage and "obsession with a cause." His first obsession was Zionism, a movement that seized his...