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...book jacket states definitively (as book jackets tend to do) that The Bright Lights introduces Marian Seldes at the outset of a second distinguished career--as a writer." For one traned to convey emotion with the spoken word, Seldes expresses herself quite beautifully with written ones. Her style possesses a completely spontaneous quality, as if she were confiding these thoughts for the first time. Though concise, the writing frequently leaves an image that sways gentlyin the reader's mind...
...From the outset of this marriage by convenience, man and wife try to get what they can out of each other. Julia shows Henry the finer points of gold prospecting, while he applies himself to Julia's education in bed. "You can always tell a virgin on account of the whites of the eyes aren't clear," Henry assures her. "I don't want to brag a lot, but I have on occassion put a gal or two in tune with nature." Undaunted, the feisty Julia spits back, "I'm sure nature is grateful...
...committee's performance turned out to be far more solid and thorough than anyone had expected at the outset, two years ago, when members and staffers feuded in public and repeatedly leaked unsubstantiated reports that there was "new evidence" of a conspiracy. Part of the committee's increased professionalism followed the appointment of G. Robert Blakey, a Cornell law professor, as counsel and Ohio Democrat Louis Stokes as chairman. But much of the credit must go to North Carolina Democrat Richardson Preyer, who headed the subcommittee that probed J.F.K.'s assassination. In two years as a federal...
...things developed from the outset, thought, it looked as though the photo finish would have the Red Sox on top. Although both teams entered the contest with 99-63 records, the Bosox had an eight-game winning streak and a rabid home crowd in their favor...
Bird's appointment was attacked from the outset because she was considered "soft" on crime and the death penalty, and because she had no prior experience as a judge. (Neither did Felix Frankfurter or Earl Warren before they sat on the U.S. Supreme Court, her defenders pointed out.) "She has a very clear mind, a good heart and strong administrative legal skills," said Governor Jerry Brown when he elevated Bird to the court from her prior post as head of the state's agriculture and services agency. "She is vindictive, snaps back and is autocratic as she can be," charges...