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...erase the awful memories and their replays. Mason lived in a private, disconnected world that finally crashed in 1981 when he was arrested for and convicted of dope smuggling. "No one [was] more shocked than I," he recalls. Chickenhawk, with its vertical plunge into the thickets of madness, will stun readers as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Levitation | 8/29/1983 | See Source »

...coming back this fall worked out well, because the guys on the team didn't treat us like we were different than the other people in their Cash says "They really made me and Stun like we were a part of their group...

Author: By Gwes Knapp, | Title: Harry Cash | 11/20/1982 | See Source »

...extent of the Israeli attack seemed to stun some units of the P.L.O., although others fought back valiantly. Noting that P.L.O. counterfire was becoming sporadic, an Israeli general told TIME Correspondent David Halevy, "I hope they are running out of ammunition, I hope they are close to the breaking point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Middle East: Beirut Goes Up in Flames | 8/16/1982 | See Source »

That will not happen to these books. They are printed on opaque, acid-free paper; unlike most volumes published after 1840, these will not slowly eat themselves up. Each one contains more than 1,300 pages, sewn together, not glued. Many uniform or limited editions try to stun with sheer size and ornate design, fancy letters marching across deserts of white space. Here, the money and care have gone into providing readable type, and plenty of it. These books are bound handsomely enough to grace any bookshelf; more important, their size (approximately 5 in. by 8 in.) and weight (about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Library in the Hands | 5/3/1982 | See Source »

...McEnroe held serve and then broke back with a stunning barrage of outright winners, including two top-spin lobs Borg didn't even bother to chase. The sudden attack seemed to stun Borg, who never seriously threatened to regain the offensive...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: McEnroe Defeats Borg in U.S. Open; USSR Topples Canada in Canada Cup | 9/14/1981 | See Source »

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