Word: books
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...difficult for most people to fathom why Fortas, an astute attorney and author of a recent book that begins "I am a man of the law," would so jeopardize his position. Yet it was not the first time. Last year the scales against his confirmation as Chief Justice were tipped when Senator Griffin disclosed that Fortas' former law partner had raised $15,000 in speaker's fees for Fortas, and that some of the donors had cases before the high court. Fortas' many connections in high places have gained him a reputation for wheeling and dealing...
...plot thickens quickly. Jensen Jensen is arrested at a sit-in on Morningside Heights. Spurred on by the Nixon-Mitchell idiots, the magistrate throws the book at Jensen and his friends. One year in jail...
Years ago Harold J. Laski wrote a book entitled "The Danger of Being a Gentleman." At the present time there is a need for a sequel entitled "The Danger of Being a Mucker...
...ours is no exception) has its meditative old scholars who are known to sit quietly reading through even hellishly noisy events going on around them. They are probably achieving a total communication with the author. But the chemistry which got them to this state comes from their entirely book-oriented life style. Dexedrine can drop a student into a book no matter what kind of rock 'n'roll life he leads. (Remember, there is a lot that can be said for rock'n'roll...
...about their respective analysts, over-loving mothers and financial blues. Gradually they reveal the defense mechanisms that help them survive in a world where "failure is the only thing with which [they] feel at home." For Donald, the only escape is to go to the library and read book after book. Michael, worried about getting old, stays alive with the help of self-deprecating wisecracks ("Well, one thing you can say about masturbation. . . you certainly don't have to look your best...