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Writers often carp that most interviewers have seldom read their books. One guest on the Mike Douglas show was ready to accept the fact that his book had only been thumbed, but was surprised to see that the host's cue cards read: "That's interesting. Tell me about it." There are gaffs on even the largest, most thoroughly prepared programs. Interviewing Guy Lombardo about his book Auld Acquaintance, Jim Hartz of the Today show wanted to know how Brother Carmen was doing. "He passed away three years ago," answered...
Meanwhile, opposite number Rhodes had her hands full. With six minutes remaining in the half, Princeton applied tremendous pressure. Rhodes managed to flag down two Tiger drives ticketed for the goal before sophomore Terry Carp gave the visitors a 2-0 halftime lead. The left-halfback grabbed a loose ball in the middle of the circle, and fired a booming shot past the 'Cliffe defense...
Nine out of ten Americans lived on farms, grew their own corn and potatoes, made most of their own clothes. In the not-yet-crowded countryside and seashore, the woods were full of wild game and the waters of cod, carp, shad and salmon. Life was tough and dangerous but self-sufficient. What now seems amaz ing about this hardy era was the immense national feeling of self-confidence-the feeling, summed up in the phrase still imprinted on the back of every dollar bill, that America was a "new order of the ages." Toward the impressive contemporary Europe...
...hers is no glib story of faith. Later she prays privately: "Jesus, there are many things I do not understand. Do not let me go mad." Graham has often been criticized for emphasizing personal conversion and avoiding the difficult problems in the Christian life. Few will carp at shallowness in The Hiding Place...
This year everything went as expected for the first couple of rounds, but in the semifinals the duo met a tough Princeton number two team of Lynn McClanahan and Terry Carp and wound up losing the match...