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...died, apparently of a heart at tack, perhaps complicated by simple bafflement. Today, in a more cynical age, it is hard to believe that so many officials could plunder so brazenly. Mee's version of this gaudy time is light and entertaining. It may also, if the reader wishes, be taken as cautionary...
...Bailey Smith himself lends partial credence to the doctrine of biblical inerrancy that he so vigorously champions. The poisonous remarks emanating from his pulpit are almost enough to persuade a skeptical reader of Genesis that talking snakes do exist...
...Since he is also chairman of the House Select Committee on Aging, Congressman Pepper's "Lonely Heart's Club" banter will deal with the concerns of the elderly. But like any columnist worth his salt, Pepper will spice up matters with advice to the lovelorn. Asked one reader: "I am 74 years old, a widower, and am seriously considering marriage to a woman who is 68. We are curious to know whether a lot of people our age get married." His reply: "They sure do. In ,1977, there were 21,180 brides and 38,820 grooms over...
When Mao launched his devastating Cultural Revolution in 1966, Hu was one of its first victims. With Deng, he was branded a "capitalist reader." Both men were stripped of power for nearly a decade. Hu was sent to a re-education camp, where he was obliged not only to tend cattle but to eat and sleep with the sheep and horses...
...Samantha, " in which the captain of a British sailing vessel rescues a reddish ape from the Indian Ocean but throws it back when the sad, manlike creature disrupts ship's business. The captain insists that the ape had no meaning and his fate no moral significance. The reader should have no trouble getting the author's drift: when the freight must be moved, the strange and rare are always expendable...