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...collection 600 times before he sold it to me,” said Wronoski. “The price it sold for wasn’t even that high,” he said. “It was in poor condition—the spine was broken and there was a tear along the front hinge.” In fact, the other first edition copy of “Lolita” that Wronoski sold, which was in better condition, was priced at $65,000. The rare book business is notably complex and clandestine, with a personal flair...
...used to the feeling of losing. There was no trouble getting new bills at the track because they have stacks of cash (that used to be other people’s).The first decision at the track was whether to go to the grandstand with its collection of broken souls or the clubhouse with its hoity-toity carpeting and exorbitant $1.50 admission fee. For a neophyte, a trip to the grandstand is a must. While you may come for the free admission, you’ll stay for the men in knit ponchos, 24 flavors of soft-serve and wisdom...
...forces entered Poland. His father was imprisoned, and young Jaruzelski logged trees. "He had no illusions about Russia," says Stefan Chwin, a Polish writer. Even Lech Walesa, the legendary Solidarity leader interned for almost a year during the clampdown, feels empathy for Jaruzelski. "He belongs to an unfortunate generation broken by (historic) circumstances," Walesa said in a radio interview. "Had he lived in other times, he would have been a great patriot." Walesa believes the trial is "a mistake", and emphasizes that Jaruzelski eventually prepared the way for democracy in Poland by starting the Round Table talks with Solidarity that...
Obama, Barack •enthusiasm for phrase "hit the ground running" of •enthusiasm for phrase "there is only one President at a time" of •record for number of press conferences held by a President-elect is broken by with eight weeks...
...European pharmaceutical federation, EFPIA, said that the report merely described the landscape of a highly competitive sector, but offered no evidence that competition law had been broken. "The report acknowledges that patents are key to pharmaceutical innovation and should be protected," said EFPIA director general Brian Ager. "Indeed the interim report acknowledges that the industry spends more of its turnover on R&D than any other industry sector in Europe...