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In the book, Irving explained the strange woman and her ideas in great detail. Her evolution from rebellious Wellesley student into even more rebellious nurse and ultimately into the leader of a militant women's movement seems plausible. But the movie bypasses Jenny's younger days altogether, and the lack...

Author: By --thomas H. Howlett, | Title: Lunacy and Sorrow | 7/23/1982 | See Source »

Less Handicapped Help. A 1975 U.S. law obliges federally assisted local schools to offer handicapped children a "free appropriate public education." But what does that mean? Confounded by the statute's 58-word definition, the court examined the legislation's evolution and concluded that the key words mean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: The Court's Final Flurry | 7/12/1982 | See Source »

One hears already the night sounds of autumn: slide projectors clicking in the dark to punctuate a drone of travelogue. The oppressed audience writhes and dozes and works its eyes open and shut like jalousies. Etna will be seen in a bleeding, theatrical sunset. The Acropolis will be out of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Is the Going Still Good? | 5/31/1982 | See Source »

Up From Eden is the most important book now available in the field of social science. I cannot recommend it strongly enough for any one who seeks answers to big questions. You may attack his methodology, his technique, his conclusions--but at least he's in the right goddam field...

Author: By Martin S. Barnett, | Title: Explaining the Universe | 5/14/1982 | See Source »

And if we--you and I--are to further the evolution of mankind, and not just reap the benefits of past humanity's struggles, if we are to help the overcoming of our self-alienation from the spirit and not merely perpetrate it, then meditation--or a similar and truly...

Author: By Martin S. Barnett, | Title: Explaining the Universe | 5/14/1982 | See Source »

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