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...unusual methods as well. His persistence paid off, and the result, Nagel's Encyclopedia Guide to China, was published in French last year and has just appeared in an English translation. A 1,504-page compendium of hard-to-come-by information on China, it should be a delight both for China-watchers and for general readers who want to shell out $19.95 for a vicarious trip...
...citizens voted him in as mayor in every election from 1945 to the present, and though he often proved a thorn both to his church (he once called Khrushchev "a crusader for peace") and government (De Gaulle, he said, was a "big boob"), he never failed to delight his followers-as when he squelched a heckler on the existence of God with: "You've never seen my derriere, have you? Yet it exists...
...rate, in 1938, at the age of 32, White produced The Sword in the Stone, an evocation of "the 12th century or whenever it was," written as if remembered. It was without much question the best book for a twelve-year-old ever written, and a haunting delight for readers of any age. Besides unfolding the entire panoply of medieval life, it was a book of profound patriotic piety, distilling England's future greatness-and its humor as well...
...pity that they call it a muffin house, because everything besides the muffins is a delight. The sirloin steak--the Pewter Pot's only substantial meal--reminds you of the good old days when steaks were thick and juicy, and also of a backyard barbecue. There are no fancy sauces, just good olde fashioned American fare--baked beans and clam chowder and suchlike...
Then, to the ironic delight of the depressed Sox fans, the public address announcer pleaded for the kids to clear the field, "or the Red Sox will forfeit." This with the score 9-2. But the sheep-like horde dispersed and the groundskeepers intimidated a few of the ringleaders. So everyone went home with the sorow of defeat a bit relieved...