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...straight up the middle, with The Brothers Karamazov, but turns a sharp corner at #9 with The Man Who Loved Children by Christina Stead, and another at #10 with Independent People by Halldor Laxness. The quintessentially American Tom Wolfe starts by reeling off four French classics in a row. Norman Mailer revives John Dos Passos's out-of-fashion U.S.A. trilogy for his #6 (and shows uncharacteristic forebearance by leaving his own works off the list). And so on. (At times one reads in the knowledge that one is being messed with. There's an outside, screwball chance that David...
This story nearly knocked the alligator off our shirt. Retired golfer GREG NORMAN, 51, and retired tennis champ CHRIS EVERT, 52, have left their longtime spouses in the past year and begun dating. Norman, known as the Great White Shark, reportedly started circling Evert when she signed on to create tennis academies in his resorts. Now the twosome are sharing romantic meals in Sydney, Australia, and Norman has told Golf magazine, "We enjoy each other's company immensely." Apparently, jocks are more civilized than you or I: Evert's ex, skier Andy Mill, says he wishes the couple happiness...
...positioning for the Presidential race heats up, they'll be calling on that megaphone even more frequently. For most potential candidates, a trip out west will include a visit with a couple of the industry's notable Democratic activists - producer Norman Lear, Warner Brothers Entertainment President Alan Horn, actor-director Rob Reiner, George Clooney, to name a few. There will be breakfasts, private get-togethers in Hollywood homes, parties to recruit younger Hollywood supporters and bigger fundraisers. Just which candidate most of the Hollywood crowd winds up back remains to be seen, but one thing is fairly certain: Streisand will...
...message that has resonated throughout history, from Proverbs 23:7 ("As a man thinks in his heart, so is he") to Norman Vincent Peale's 1952 self-help bestseller The Power of Positive Thinking. The Secret - created by Australian reality show producer Rhonda Byrne - is so hokey at times you have to roll your eyes. But to a lot of enthusiasts, it makes perfect sense...
...Apparently, I’m safe,” he said. He was one of the lucky ones. Bearing the subject line, “UCLA Warns of Unauthorized Access to Restricted Database,” the e-mail from the school’s acting chancellor, Norman Abrams, warned that a “sophisticated computer hacker” had illegally gained access to the school’s database. The database contained information about some student applicants and parents of applicants who applied for financial aid. Social Security numbers, dates of birth, home addresses and contact information were...