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...skill and resourcefulness as a researcher are formidable. No petty bureaucracy thwarts her search for public records, no archive is too remote to pursue. When she uncovers her unknown step-grandmother, she ferrets into the woman's extraordinary life of generosity to waves of foster charges, child by child. An account of the long siege of Malta during the war is an eloquent memorial to the courage of a population. In India, where Reg Greer visited briefly, she gives a beguiling description of the pastimes of women in a comfortable family. One lady chauffeured her to Devlali to investigate local...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Gotcha! DADDY, WE HARDLY KNEW YOU by Germaine Greer | 2/5/1990 | See Source »

During the post-game analysis, chess masters said that they were surprised at the computer's skill, despite its loss...

Author: By Mark N. Templeton, | Title: Karpov Beats Computer Champ | 2/3/1990 | See Source »

...only computer skill you need to get through college is how to work a word processor," Carr said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Record-High Number Still Have Not Passed QRR | 1/24/1990 | See Source »

...although they are quick to compliment Tomassoni's skill in the recruiting game, Cleary and the Harvard players see him first as a coach...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: More Than Just a Recruiting Wizard | 1/22/1990 | See Source »

...while Washington wives may move on the slow track, they do so with a skill and charm that their often incompetent husbands sorely lack. They must make up for their husbands' professional tendency to talk for hours without saying anything...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Playing Powder-Puff Politics | 1/22/1990 | See Source »

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