Word: tales
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Helen and Teacher is much more than a work of mammoth scholarship, however. In nearly 800 pages, Lash has written a multitutde of books--biographies, histories, stories of stormy romance and deep poverty. It is the tale, first and foremost, of course, of Helen Keller's life, from her first encounters with the woman who shaped her life to her last breath...
...fails of course, to escape the conclusion that everyone draws about Helen: here was a child, a woman, an actress of sorts who, in the words of one contemporary, knew "absolutely nothing of the unkindness, hostility, narrow-mindedness, hatefulness and wickedness of the world around her." It is the tale of a woman who, as Lash writes, "spoke the language of love. Despite the deprevation of sight and hearing...she was made to love and be loved...
...literature. New police and spy thrillers and science fiction are snapped up by fans on publication day. The country's top mystery writer is currently Julian Semyonov, 48, whose latest, Tass Is Authorized to State ..., was published in an edition numbering 100,000 copies. It is the stirring tale of intrepid KGB agents vs. the CIA in an unnamed African country-manifestly Angola...
...only surprise Carny offers the viewer is its relentless ordinariness. A movie that promises, in its first reels, to update Nightmare Alley, the old Tyrone Power sideshow shocker, soon relaxes into a standard triangle tale of love, jealousy and reconciliation. No freaks, no geeks-just two pals and a nymphet with a heart of gold. All that is left is the oldtime star power of the lead performers: Robertson, with his motel-room eyes and a voice like pure nicotine; Gary Busey, strong and lovable behind his goony, gummy smile; and Jodie Foster, poised for a swan dive into young...
...Dorothy," 36, a Chicago elementary school teacher, told school officials she had the flu for five days last month. In fact, she spent the time hiding at home reading The Tale of Genji, an 11th century Japanese novel of love and manners. Says she: "Some days I can't bear to go to school. My legs won't take me to the classroom." After 13 years of teaching, Dorothy is a classic case of teacher burnout, and she hopes to find a job in public relations. But she remembers proud moments from years ago: her rousing student production...