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...solitary child--her father distant, her severe mother dead--Amelie amused herself with hand puppets; her playmates are things. Now grown-up, a waitress, she seeks sensuous, not sensual, pleasures: cracking the shell of a creme brulee, skipping stones in the local canal. Her life changes on Aug. 31, 1997, with the news of Princess Diana's death. In surprise she drops a perfume stopper, which rolls toward the wall; behind a loose brick she discovers something else, a boy's prized chest of trinkets, 40 years old. She resolves to find out who the owner is. She gets...
...first, tourism officials hoped Japanese would spread their yen on closer -- and ostensibly safer -- destinations in Asia. But following the attacks, tens of thousands canceled trips to South Korea, where 48% of guests come from Japan. Traffic to Seoul is now recovering, but not to more distant, less stable countries like Cambodia and Nepal. A Thai research company says the terrorist attacks will cost Thailand $224 million this year. Australian hotels are estimating a loss of $101.5 million...
...rounds before you get there." The rebels were told to leap on top of the tanks, pull the Taliban gunners out through the open hatches and kill them. The first land battle in the century's first war began with a showdown from a distant age: fearless men on horseback against modern artillery. America's money was on the ponies...
...often done so in dramatic fashion. It’s a tough break for the 1997 team. That group was far more efficient, but much less exciting. Soon, to fans and future Murphy pupils alike, it will be a distant memory...
...historically significant object to hold the narrative together, Martin’s novels trace the history of legendary New England locations and span several generations. In Cape Cod, the characters embark on search for a lost log of the Mayflower. “These stories begin in the distant past and pick up with a modern character. We follow him as he keeps delving into the past. You travel through time with the main characters and you have two stories, the modern and the historical, working at the same time,” Martin said of his novels...