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...nine of her children at home. She had no special diet; in fact she ate exactly what she wanted. She came to the U.S. from Italy at age 19. She never learned to drive, so she walked everywhere. When she was in her 90s, a young mugger tried to grab her purse. She whacked him on the head with it and spewed a few choice words at him. The woman I have most admired in the world is of course my mother! Toni Mitchell La Mesa, California, U.S. Your article gave some tips on ways to live...
Winegardner has to look far and wide to find bits of the picture that Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola haven't already colored in, and as a result the novel is a bit of a grab bag. We follow the later careers of consigliereTom Hagen, who becomes a politician in Nevada, and singer Johnny Fontane, who, like Frank Sinatra, "helped transform Las Vegas ... into the fastest growing city in the United States." We also see more of Michael's sad-sack brother Fredo Corleone, who turns out to be a self-hating bisexual, and--in case you cared--the late...
...executive in Canada and Australia, he worked for seven years at Citigroup in Milan - and made regular sales calls on Tonna. "There was big competition" for Parmalat business, Ferraris says. At the time, U.S., British and other European investment banks were piling into Italy trying to grab local business, and Tonna played hard to get. "You needed to come up with a product that really interested them," Ferraris recalls. For Citigroup, Ferraris scored what were seen as two coups: an early version of the securitization program - by which the company's receivables were packaged as debt instruments and sold...
...recent posting shows a late-night Times Square with dazzling lights and larger-than-life advertisements. The message: “Crossroads of the world. Crosscultural Crossword puzzle. Words wash over. Grab ’em, make ’em yours. This is how the story is told...
...that spirit, grab your flasks, fill up your Nalgenes and tap those kegs. Game...