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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...William Steig seems to have found the secret of eternal freshness: compose a children's book nearly every year. For 1985, it is Solomon the Rusty Nail (Farrar, Straus & Giroux; $12.95). A jaunty rabbit finds that he can turn himself into the useless metal object any time he wants to. But Solomon shows off once too often, and he is captured by Ambrose the hungry cat. Although the rabbit avoids becoming a dinner by remaining a nail, he is trapped in that role when the angry feline hammers him into the side of a house. The nail whiles away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Shelf of Small Wonders | 12/23/1985 | See Source »

Reynold's defense lawyer hit the nail on the head when he said that the issue is "personal accountability for one's actions." The 14th Amendment defines corporations as legal persons, persons who are responsible for what they do. If cigarette companies were, in fact, deceptive or dishonest in marketing their products, then they ought to be held liable for the consequences of smoking cigarettes which they concealed from the public...

Author: By John Ross, | Title: Corporate Accountability? | 11/27/1985 | See Source »

...Steinberg created a little Saturday Afternoon Fever of his own, splitting the uprights on a 27-yd. chip shot into the wind to give Harvard (3-1, 2-0 Ivy) a nail-chomping 20-17 decision over Cornell (0-4, 0-2 Ivy) before more than 15,000 fans at Schoellkopf Field...

Author: By Bob Cunha, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Crimson Clocks Red in Last Seconds | 10/15/1985 | See Source »

...tough. Jonathan, a former college basketball guard, is an aggressive negotiator. The Apple Corps is at a disadvantage dealing with a lawyer and a woman who has had advanced psychology courses. Before the last finishing nail is driven and countersunk, Judith has earned the admiration and respect of the crew by swinging her own hammer. That the firm does not make much money on the Souweine job suggests how hard it is to get rich in the construction business. Still, the Corps is a young outfit that needs the work. Jim, Ned, Alex and Richard are equal partners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Gimme Shelter House | 10/14/1985 | See Source »

...skies looked bleak for the Crimson. Harvard had its back against the wall. The final nail was being hammered into the coffin, Sportswriters were mixing their metaphors...

Author: By Bob Cunha, | Title: Diary of a Madman | 10/7/1985 | See Source »

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