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...convinced that plate tectonics adequately explains a great deal of "suspect terrain." The whys and wheres of her disclaimers may not rivet the attention of readers whose geology begins on the front lawn and ends at the beach. But Harris' rigors of body and mind cannot fail to impress. She moves robustly over the landscape lugging her hammers and rock samples. She computes the hard evidence of a canyon wall or handful of dirt with quick confidence and cheerful clarity. "I see little pieces of carbon. I see green chert. I see a bug crawling through the sand...
...plot sounds as if it was borrowed from television, the reason is simple: it was. Tora-San began in 1968 as a TV series, but failed to impress network executives. When Tora-San dropped dead after being bitten by a snake, infuriated fans clogged switchboards in protest. The chief fan was Director Yoji Yamada, 51, who persuaded a reluctant film company to let him make just one Tora-San film for general release...
...personal encounters with the greats. But not-too-strangely enough, by the end of a given chapter on a leader, the numerous anecdotes weigh heavily. The purpose of Nixon's personal stories, it seems time after time, is not so much to illuminate these often mysterious characters, but to impress us with his past intimacy and rapport with such illustrious leaders...
...millions of households in the years just ahead: "We make money with the computer, but all we can do with a new carpet is walk on it. Somebody once said there were five reasons to spend money: on necessities, on investments, on self-improvement, on memories and to impress your friends. The carpet falls in that last category, but the computer falls in all five...
...Madrid revealed his own view of himself in an unusually candid description written in response to a request from TIME. "I consider myself to be of normal, serene temperament, but I become enthused or moved by interesting questions or things that impress me," he wrote. "I prefer dealing with people to solitude, but once in a while I appreciate being alone with myself and my reflections. I have always been concerned with equilibrium and avoiding easy irritation or depression. I am fundamentally an optimist...