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...sweetest surprise of Home Before Dark is how much of John Cheever's magical voice has been inherited in Susan Cheever. At the end of the book, the daughter evokes the her melancholy after John Cheever's death in 1982--the tone is vintage Papa...

Author: By Ari Z. Posner, | Title: The Lives of John Cheever | 11/30/1984 | See Source »

...dream. Daggett scored a 10 and Vidmar a 9.95 on the high bar to clinch a victory over the world champion Chinese team in the men's finals. It was a first for the men's team as well: their first Olympic medal, and the sweetest one of all-the gold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Finishing First, At Last | 8/13/1984 | See Source »

...resonant portrayal of a washed-out country singer in Tender Mercies won him an Oscar, but for Robert Duvall, 53, the sweetest reward was the praise for his singing performance that came from real country-and-western stars like Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson. If it worked on the silver screen, why not try for a gold record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 9, 1984 | 7/9/1984 | See Source »

...then, the President's eyes were red, and he could barely continue reading. Near him was Lisa, who wept openly. Afterward, the First Couple, still shaken, boarded their helicopter and flew to Utah Beach. In the end, pride and tears seemed the sweetest memorial to the fallen, and the most eloquent way of saying goodbye...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tributes and Tears | 6/18/1984 | See Source »

...most countries, durability is usually a sign there's a gun behind the ballot box or lollipops in front of it. Trudeau was the sweetest of candidates, a perennial choice but a bit of a Catch-22. Fifteen years brought few political alternatives. Conservative leaders Robert Stanfield and Joe Clark were no match; what are molasses and oatmeal compared to the Jesuit-trained, Bhagavad-Gita believing wooer of Margaret, flower child and Rolling Stone groupie...

Author: By Nicholas J. Mcconnell, | Title: Farewell Pierre | 3/5/1984 | See Source »

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