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Neither man seemed destined or even inclined to star in a national morality play. Gunn grew up in Benton (pop. 3,800), Kentucky, where his family was active in the Church of Christ. Old classmates remember him as funny, convivial, not at all self-pitying about the brace on his withered right leg, and smart. Beverly Beasley, now an insurance agent in Benton, says, "I remember once when we were in the fifth grade, the history teacher started talking about the Constitution. David stood up and said he could recite the Bill of Rights from memory, and he proceeded...
...chorus of envy and disapproval. The acting is sharp, and Bill Duke's direction is realistically grounded. But writer Ivan Menchell Neil Simonizes loss. He can be funny in variously glib and cozy ways. What's beyond him is the kind of laughter, gallant and sardonic, that can brace and inspire us in adversity...
Abzug also said the publishers of the book, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, did not use his suggestions in editing the book, which he also called "inaccurate...
Shefelman says that the project was accepted by Harcourt-Brace because the editor thought that it would be popular with "young urban pioneer families." The prediction came true; the success of Victoria House encouraged the Shefelmans to write their newest book, A Peddler's Dream. The story is about Soloman Azar, a man who immigrates to the United States from Lebanon in hopes of finding his fortune. After many setbacks, Solomon and his wife Marie establish a fashionable department store in Texas (where the Shefelmans live...
...proves that reformists and conservatives agree on the issue. "China," said the analyst, "will never give in to Patten's proposals." Time is on China's side, as 1997 quickly approaches. Patriarch Deng Xiaoping has reportedly urged an unbending stance, advising, "Do not fear tension." The colony should brace for more...