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There are no moral complexities here, no cunning passages of history, no double agents trading allegiances for meaning. But there is a tumultuous plot, an appealing young protagonist -- who except Hitler could root against a pre- pubescent? -- and a prime villain. Colonel Gregor Laemmle, the SS officer in pursuit of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Savory Gambits | 1/2/1989 | See Source »

Cunning, cynical young Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise) learns he has been cut out of his father's $3 million estate, which has gone to an older brother, Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), whom he did not know existed. Ray has long been institutionalized because he is an autistic savant. He has a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Two Out of Five Ain't Bad | 12/19/1988 | See Source »

But Tower was a cunning legislator who delighted in frustrating congressional liberals and earned the nickname "Ironbutt" for his wait-'em- out negotiating style. Moreover, he wanted the Defense job when few others did. He campaigned for Bush, rushed to Dan Quayle's defense after the Republican Convention, and joined...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Tower's Hesitation Blues | 12/12/1988 | See Source »

To begin with, my bedroom is now a study. With great cunning, my parents waited until my junior year before they erased all vestiges of my memory. They packed away my weight set, tore down the basketball net and worst of all, gave my NFL bedsheets to charity. My pennants...

Author: By Matt Pinsker, | Title: Back and Better Than Ever | 11/30/1988 | See Source »

To critics, billionaire publishing baron Robert Maxwell is a capricious, blustering egotist. He is also a cunning entrepreneur who has added Macmillan to his growing U. S. stake.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents PageVol. 132 No. 22 NOVEMBER 28, 1988 | 11/28/1988 | See Source »

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