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Word: discoverer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Opium as the opiate of the people is not a new story; blending religion, drugs and pop culture in an ancient culture is. When Allen Ginsberg made his pilgrimage to India in 1962, his influence was limited to the handful of people who read his poetry. When the Beatles headed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Transcendence, Incorporated | 12/24/1979 | See Source »

The Complete Consumer Book by Bess Myerson. The shopper who spends $9.95 for this book will discover that even consumer advocates can be guilty of false and misleading labeling: Myerson is by no means "complete." The 100 or so pages devoted to owning a house, for example, dispatch property insurance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Reads to Riches | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

There are varying word lists-some repetitions, some new words-at each of four levels of difficulty. In addition, the machine plays word games, and can put messages into code. (It also spells any word aloud, when the proper buttons are pushed, and children discover quickly that when improper buttons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Those Beeping, Thinking Toys | 12/10/1979 | See Source »

If Hollywood knows little else, it knows when the market is good, Christmas season is one of those times--when families regroup at home and head for the movies when they discover they have nothing to talk about. About the second week of December, the studios unleash a barrage of...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: From Hollywood for the Holidays | 12/5/1979 | See Source »

Nonetheless, the play does hand any troupe a difficult assignment--trying to convince an audience that they're watching the greatest stage family of an age. Self-consciousness or ostentation easily creep in. But for the most part, Timothy Garry's production boldly closes its eyes to the danger, and...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Family Entertainment | 12/4/1979 | See Source »

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