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...alternating between war whoops and mutterings of possible conciliation. Neither side was budging on the issue of Argentine withdrawal from the islands. There was talk of an invasion. Only one thing was certain, and that was known at the outset: people will kill each other over anything. -By Roger Rosenblatt...
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...Essay [April 5], Roger Rosenblatt suggests there is no effective way to discourage the book borrower; I submit there is. When someone wants one of my books, I will willingly oblige-but the borrower must first give me a deposit of $50. He gets his money back when he returns the book. Are some people insulted? Of course-the very ones who would never have returned the book otherwise...
...Roger Rosenblatt's suggested response to a potential book borrower ("I'll break your arm, you bastard!") is understandable, but far too mild. The gentle-minded Mr. Rosenblatt is a pale descendant of the medieval book lover who, in the same circumstances, customarily responded by suggesting disembowelment, torture or excommunication...