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...push in the right direction.Having grown up in New York in the 1970’s, Swanay fondly recalls memories of his early trips to Yankee Stadium, where he watched childhood idols like Thurman Munson, Bobby Murcer, and—Swanay’s personal favorite—Cliff Johnson play ball during the tumultuous yet exhilarating “Bronx Zoo” era in Yankees’ history.As Swanay’s passion for baseball developed, so did his fascination with numbers.“Like many kids, I taught myself division by figuring out batting averages...
...tremendous,” Amaker said. “I thought he was the catalyst in that area that got us that lead.” Nursing a four-point advantage with 11:27 left in the second half, Housman smothered Lions guard Matt Johnson as he brought the ball over half-court. The senior managed to poke the ball loose, gain possession, and find Lin for an easy lay-up. The next time down court, Columbia entrusted Kevin Bulger with the ball-handling duties. Again, Housman applied pressure, stole the ball, and drove...
...February 19, 2009, it is acceptable to lie in the pages of the Washington Post. There is no other way to interpret the e-mail that the paper’s ombudsman, Andrew Alexander, sent to reporter Pat Johnson that day, excusing a blatantly error-riddled column on global warming by George Will that the Post had published earlier in the week...
Peaks and Valleys: Making Good and Bad Times Work for You--At Work and in Life By Spencer Johnson, M.D. Atria Books; 103 pages...
...hardly blame a publisher for wanting to play it safe in these economically treacherous, print-endangered times. But was it really necessary to ape Johnson's motivational manual Who Moved My Cheese? in every way, from its distinctive cover to its format (inspirational parable) to its length (fleeting)? Granted, the author's previous book was a No. 1 blockbuster that sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, but the difference is that his original was far superior: a deceptively simple but ultimately smart lesson on coping with the inevitability of change. Here, the penses are punier. A confused young...