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...think Paul in his writings is saying, 'I know what I'm doing,' " she explains. The range of book topics captures Simon's eclectic enthusiasms: an insightful chronicle of Abraham Lincoln's years in the Illinois legislature; a critique of Americans' disinterest in learning foreign languages; and a 1967 primer, written with Jeanne, a Roman Catholic, titled Protestant-Catholic Marriages Can Succeed. Several of his books capture Simon's earnest belief in self- improvement. A 1986 guide for young people, Beginnings, recommends these antidotes for loneliness: "walk through three stores . . . write a poem . . . take a shower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Portrait, Paul Simon: Some of That Old-Time Religion | 11/16/1987 | See Source »

...million annual billing, said $900,000 of it comes from contacts made at the flower show. He was one of 53 major exhibitors. Their flora took up six acres under the roof of the Philadelphia Civic Center. Montgomery is as good as anyone at giving a primer on the mercantile side of the matter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Philadelphia: A Flower Show | 4/6/1987 | See Source »

...Post-modern Primer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SO WHAT | 3/12/1987 | See Source »

...Harry Angel, Louis Cyphre (as DeNiro states, "Mephistopheles is a mouthful in Manhattan) and Epiphany Proudfoot as well as the generous amount of scenes set in or around places of worship. One can easily see what attracted Parker to this work. No pulled punches anywhere--it's a veritable primer of platitudes...

Author: By Joseph D. Penachio, | Title: Peeping With Parker | 3/12/1987 | See Source »

...settled back on the couch in front of the tube; on the screen Ronald Reagan was bashing various ethnic minorities into submission in the jungleland classic "Tropical Zone." The movie's soundtrack, probably a valuable primer to Reagan's foreign policy, was drowned out by the thrashing feedback screaming out of the Dinosaur's tapedeck. "Man, this band really sucks," he decided, replacing it with a virtually identical tonal mash...

Author: By John P. Thompson, BRAIN LINT: | Title: BRAIN LINT | 2/23/1987 | See Source »

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