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...When Willard Met Babe Ruth By Donald Hall (Browndeer; $16) This book, like much of Hall's adult work, is set in Wilmot Flat, New Hampshire. Here, some time ago, a burly fellow named Babe Ruth, then a member of the Boston Red Sox, slid his roadster into a ditch. Fortunately for the ballplayer, a team of oxen belonging to young Willard's dad was on hand to pull his car out of trouble. Hall, a sportswriter whose day job is penning poetry, has Willard follow the Babe's career the way fans all over the country did back then...
...female agent assigned to seduce a target; raven: the male counterpart of a swallow). Beyond these terms are detailed entries about notable spies of yesteryear (Daniel Defoe, Christopher Marlowe), as well as those of more recent vintage (Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Whittaker Chambers, Kim Philby, Anthony Blunt, Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, Jonathan Pollard...
...rods. But the Air Force knew: in 1986 and 1991 mechanics at other bases had made the same error. Their F-15 pilots were saved from certain death only because an alert ground crew and one pilot noted the flaps weren't moving properly before takeoff. But as Major Donald Lowry Jr., 36, prepared to fly on May 30, 1995, no one noticed the snafu. So Lowry's plane, instead of being lifted into the sky that Memorial Day morning, was pushed into the runway and disintegrated at 250 m.p.h...
...average discount to net asset value on country funds been so large, a reflection of investors' strong preference for U.S. stocks at the moment. But "if you can find a country you like, and a fund at a deep discount, you've got an enticing package," says analyst Donald Cassidy at Lipper Analytical Services. The accompanying chart shows 12 funds trading at discounts. There are no sure winners. But diversifying your stock holdings is always advisable. A good start is 20% in foreign markets, including 5% in emerging markets. Why wait? This may be your best chance to go abroad...
...moon as additional reasons for mutations. Soon we'll be back in the Middle Ages. Surely one question would be, Has this happened to other aquatic life? If not, why just frogs? I can tell you that abnormalities have occurred in humans forever. Look at the fossil records. DONALD BRADLEY Plainfield, New Hampshire