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...TIME, Jan. 6). and By Love Possessed, by James Gould Cozzens (TIME, Sept. 2). The books handle "nice sharp quillets of the law" expertly, but differently. Anatomy of a Murder (the author, hiding behind a pen name, is John D. Voelker, justice of the Michigan Supreme Court) suffers from inexpert writing but describes in fascinating detail the elaborate, unpredictable mechanism that controls the outwardly simple scales of justice during a murder trial. A fact that has not harmed sales is that the case involves the rape of a luscious doll (she is so sexy that the defense lawyer orders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: By Law Possessed | 3/24/1958 | See Source »

...Office, however, Costantini's work did not go unsung. Without revealing details, a Whitehall spokesman admitted last week that "the whole security system of these [diplomatic] missions has been reconstructed" as a result of his activities. Now a breeder of tropical fish, Costantini modestly admits: "I was an inexpert spy, but I was smarter than the English...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ESPIONAGE: The Tactful Servant | 12/9/1957 | See Source »

...Light, monofilament line helps even inexpert casters to toss a lure as far as necessary. It has less air resistance than older, braided line, and is almost invisible to fish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Classroom for Casters | 6/24/1957 | See Source »

Director Jack Landau has crammed the production full of some of the most side-splitting stage business I have seen in a long while. He is wonderfully abetted by William Roberts' hilarious costumes and ingenious sets. Even the inexpert wielding of the six portable houses on opening night contributed some unintentional farce that it would be almost a shame to refine...

Author: By Caldwell Titcomb, | Title: The Shoemaker's Holiday | 7/19/1956 | See Source »

Under the careful coaching of Grandfather and "Mr. Nielsen," young David tried his inexpert hand at fly-casting, driving a golf ball, and riding one of the dappled horses in Nielsen's stable. One day the press came by to record David's progress. Said Ike proudly: "He wants to fish, he wants to play golf, he wants to ride. There are so many things he wants to do, and like all little boys, he doesn't know which one he wants." When a reporter commented on David's easy handling of a big horse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Five Days with Grandfather | 8/29/1955 | See Source »

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