Word: kirkus
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...horse to tea, or less extravagantly, Bill Russell, who played basketball to meet only his own standards of excellence. Russell told his daughter that he never heard the boos of the crowd because he never heard the cheers -- no easy feat in an age pumped up by windbags and Kirkus Reviews. Your commencement speaker hopes that you will turn a deaf ear to empty praise as much as to careless blame, that you will scare yourself with your own severity...
...Erma Bombeck 's Letters to Andy Rooney. Hilarious yet wise correspondence between the nation's best-loved humorists, with advice on everything from how to jar pickles to how to eat jam. "Sidesplitting"-Kirkus Reviews...
...Wallace Family's Book of the Wallace Family. A complete listing of all the people in the world, past and present, bearing the name Wallace or Wallechinsky, and what they did with their lives. "Indispensable"-Kirkus Reviews...
...Richer and Thinner in Your Mid-Life Crisis by Jane Fonda and Garfield the Cat. Frankly commercial yet endearing and useful guide by America's bestselling authors. "A treat"-Kirkus Reviews...
...Things Soft and Edible by James Herriot. A surprising new look at the Yorkshire veterinarian. Introduction by Julia Child. "Delicious"-Kirkus Reviews...