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...call this thing a book is something of a stretch. The pages are not numbered; I counted a mere 60. Better just to call it a masterpiece. With remarkable power and economy, Address Unknown (Souvenir Press) recounts the breakup of a friendship between a Jewish art dealer in San Francisco and his German business partner after the latter returns to Germany in 1932. Author Kressmann Taylor tells the story solely through their letters, which saves a lot of space on plot, dialogue and description. Yet the letters carry considerable freight. "Back in Germany! How I envy you," enthuses Max Eisenstein...
...should be no different. There will be tension, surprises, mind games; there always are at Ryder Cups. But who would really call it fun? Originally set for last fall, the Cup was postponed after the Sept. 11 attacks. The balls and T shirts and golf umbrellas in the Belfry souvenir shop still say "Ryder Cup: 1927-2001," as do the flags, the websites and even the wrappers on the mints in the hospitality tents. The Belfry's Brabazon course, built on old potato fields in the '70s, is also much the same, including the famed 18th hole, with that ball...
...captains will lead the adventure, fighting rivers, animals, weather and diseases for thousands of miles, and you will march right beside them. But you, the aboriginal multitasker, will also breast-feed. And at the end of your Sacagawea journey, you will be shown the exit and given a souvenir T shirt that reads, IF THE U.S. IS EDEN, THEN SACAGAWEA...
...four-day getaway was over, and as the Marco Polo turned back to Bira, Engel's early observation continued to haunt me. I could always get a boat and set up shop on my own little island. Nobody would ever find me. That knowledge would be my most treasured souvenir...
Cantabrigians take pride in their city’s multicultural and intellectual feel—the souvenir hats say 02138 is “world’s most opinionated zip code”—and they love the wide variety of bookstores, coffeeshops and ethnic restaurants that can be found on its historic, brick-lined streets...