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Throughout, life in town and country is laced with sundry subplots involving rogues, bullies, detectives, tarts and popinjays, as well as a few sterling characters ranging from a Cantabrigian historian to a gentleman's gentleman, who almost rates a novel by himself. Young Churchill makes an appearance. The suffragists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Yankee-Panky | 8/3/1981 | See Source »

But Mornings on Horseback finally lacks the salient characteristic of the Roosevelts-enthusiasm. In spite of Teddy's strenuous self-improvement and relentless selfdiscipline, McCullough finds something spoiled about the prig who talks of keeping himself "pure," for some "rare and radiant maiden" and postures for the camera as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Foolish Grit | 7/20/1981 | See Source »

My introduction to McEnroe was comical at the time. Today it seems startlingly appropriate as I watch the young Mr. M behave like the most spoiled of 12-and-under beasts. The setting was, in fact, that famous tennis emporium at Port Washington. The air conditioning was too strong; I...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Big Mac and His Flying Raquet | 6/26/1981 | See Source »

Min-Chueh Chang, 72, co-developer of the birth control pill, on one of its side effects: "I personally feel the Pill has rather spoiled young people. It's made them more permissive."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jun. 22, 1981 | 6/22/1981 | See Source »

The players have said they would consider accepting some less punishing scheme of compensation, but the owners are refusing to compromise. They seem determined to force a walkout; as much as $50 million in strike insurance has been arranged with Lloyd's of London. Says American League Player Representative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: In the Strike Zone | 5/11/1981 | See Source »

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