Word: alberts
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Pettie's growing obsession with her lost opportunity is observed warily by her friend Albert, another alum of the Morning Star who now makes a living cleaning graffiti off the walls of the London Underground at night. Albert is another masterpiece in Trevor's long career of creating odd but wholly plausible characters. Terribly well meaning but also mentally handicapped ("Not being the full ticket" is how Pettie puts it), Albert plays a crucial role in determining whether Letitia's innocent death will be followed by others. Trevor's narrative tone is, as always, gentle and nuanced, a model...
MARATHON 1925: 2:29:01.8, Albert Michelsen 1960: 2:15:16.2, Abebe Bikila, down 9.2% 1988: 2:06:50, Belayneh Dinsamo, down...
...microbiology and immunology professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, Bloom brings a scientific perspective to important public health issues, Rudenstine said...
...boxing, after all, which is nearly as dirty a sport as politics. If Tyson was allowed to fight despite a rape conviction, how long can the commission ban him for mere biting and carrying on? Just put him in the ring and let Marv Albert call the fight...
...generally considered Y-chromosome ground zero: Monday Night Football. Not bad for a reporter who once had a footballer sign her notebook, assuming she was a fan. And who was told she got her first TV gig because she had the experience and was "cosmetically correct." (Did Marv Albert sit that test?) "I try to make every at bat a quality at bat," Visser says. Can't imagine Ally saying that...