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...Joy Hakim's new science textbook is meant for kids, but even a well-read adult might learn a thing or two--for instance, that Greek mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras was a fashion trailblazer who insisted on wearing trousers, then considered an Eastern style, while his countrymen were still in robes. Such are the details that pepper the narrative of Hakim's The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way (Smithsonian Books; 282 pages). Hakim's chatty style and character-driven stories have won her legions of fans. At age 11, Ethan Denny in Athens, Ga., wrote...
...cards' value would expire altogether by 2005. "I thought I was buying something that would be worth $50 and would be good forever, just like a gift certificate," says Norman. "It was very irritating because nobody told me anything [about all the conditions] up front." The joy that millions will feel when they find prepaid cards in their Christmas stockings --retailers estimate that consumers will spend some $17 billion on them this season--could turn into misery if they don't understand the myriad rules, fees and conditions attached...
...brutally stifling—creatively, respiratorially—and yet, deliriously enticing. Every year, fresh-faced first-years glide like gazelles up the four steps to that big red door, their eyes narrowed into a determined squint, their lips locked in straight lines with curving corners that project the joy of the saboteur. “Today I will hold someone accountable,” they think. “Today I will earn a victory for the common...
...RETIRED. MIA HAMM, 32, after 17 years on the U.S. women's national soccer squad, during which time the team won two world championships, two Olympic gold medals, worldwide fame and legions of young fans; along with teammates Julie Foudy and Joy Fawcett. After playing a final game?a 5-0 win in California against Mexico?Hamm, whose 158 international goals set a record for both men's and women's soccer, said, "It's been a blast. We've done what we sought...
...EMBROIDERIES By Marjane Satrapi From the author of PERSEPOLIS, comes a sort of a graphic novel version of The Joy Luck Club, only in Iran. (April) See TIME.comix review of PERSEPOPLIS