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...World War I, Menzies discovered that he enjoyed wielding power from the shadows, and he did not need or want public acclaim. Even his three wives knew only that he had some connection to the government. Between the wars he was deputy to "C," as the head of the SIS (Britain's version of the CIA) is titled. In 1939 he was appointed "C" himself, moving into an office that was connected to his living quarters by a hidden door and passageway...
Menzies' final years -- he retired in 1952 -- were clouded by his failure to realize that the Soviets had penetrated SIS and were reading his own mail. "Only people with foreign names commit treason," he once said, and he was unwilling to believe that a fellow golden boy like Kim Philby could betray Crown and country and the establishment that had been so good to both of them...
Once numbers and letters lead lives of their own, colors cannot be far behind. And, indeed, they provide the supporting company of Peter Sis' Rainbow Rhino (Knopf; $11.95). Birds of primary hue -- red, yellow and blue -- lure their behemoth friend through poppy fields and banana groves searching for tranquillity. It will surprise no one that they find it back in their own back veld. Happily, the simpleminded text is augmented with whimsical drawings that show a mature eye and a youthful...
...play opens, Mattie ("Sis") Eng (Janet Choi) returns to her home after 14 years of absence while on a promotional tour for her new Mama Fu Fu's chinese cookbook. To her dismay, one of her brothers is wasting his time running "Chinatown Tour'n'Travoo" tours, while the other has turned into a gangster. Her father (Carlton Sagara), on the verge of death after years of illness, has finally brought his first wife "China Mama" (Lena Chen) over to the United States. She is not enthusiastically received by number two wife or the children. To add to the chaos...
...senior friend of ours was feeling generous. She gave her little sister her temporary i.d. and sis walked in, and received her older sister's i.d. envelope and her birthdate. Her senior sister showed up at the i.d. office several days later and had a replacement i.d. made...