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Like Samuel Butler's Erewhon, Thomas Berger's principality of Saint Sebastian can be found on no map, but its significance will be clear to any reader with a sufficiently jaundiced eye. Tucked away in Middle Europe, somewhere between Johann Strauss's Vienna and Kafka's Prague, the country subsists on a precarious economy of universal credit. Politics and journalism are against the law; pederasty is condoned, but rudeness is considered a crime against the state. The government bureaucracy includes the absurdly named Ministry of Clams, a sort of dead-letter office for all insoluble problems, whose minister believes that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Dicey Clams Nowhere by Thomas Berge | 6/17/1985 | See Source »

...equally unrealistic are those who strive to become Supermom and Ultra- Exec. "You're not going to be able to go as far in your career, have the kind of marriage and be the kind of parent you would like all at the same time," warns Atlanta Psychologist Michael Berger. "If you've got tremendous amounts of energy, go for two of the three. But you're not going to get three out of three...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Behavior: The Perils of Dual Careers | 5/13/1985 | See Source »

Like their heavy counterparts, the varsity underdogs also have a new lineup. The jaggling there has landed Dave Berger up from the J.V., in the six seat...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: Paint the Town Crimson | 5/10/1985 | See Source »

SECOND VARSITY 1 HARVARD (bow Kevin Bedell, 2. Larry Meyer; 3. Geoff Emberling, 4. Geoff Binney, 5. Trip Switzer. 6. Dave Berger 7. Chris Raff. Stroke Peter Herbig coxswain Mike Mollerus 5:58.2. 2. Yale 5:59.1. 3. Princeton...

Author: By Marie B. Morres, | Title: Navy, Princeton, Yale Outstroke Crimson | 4/29/1985 | See Source »

Sheldon replaces Peter Herbig, who replaced Dave Berger. But even without the familiarity that comes from rowing together consistently, the Crimson 150s should have little trouble with the Middies...

Author: By Marie B. Morris, | Title: Crimson Lights Face Navy; Heavies Go Tiger Hunting | 4/20/1985 | See Source »

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