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Word: sunbather (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...undoubtedly well edited, about unspeakable betrayal and cold-blooded revenge. As its title suggests, there is a premium on getting, spending and preserving wealth and status. Characters talk in nine and even ten figures. A New York City mistress is taken to Paris for lunch and Cuernavaca for a sunbath. Markets are rigged by big shots who are never out of contact with their intercontinental flunkies; one even has a telephone in his refrigerator in case he gets a call while "taking" a snack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Getting Even | 6/7/1982 | See Source »

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