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...seeming violation of psychobiography, of delving into an historical soul, pales beside the violation of misapplied psychology of a biographer. The growing number of superb psychobiographies should prod the biographer to redefine his role. Dr. Cody has gotten hold of what small sureness can be secured from Emily's life...

Author: By Tina Rathborne, | Title: A Clean Dissection | 10/26/1971 | See Source »

...fact is that if the Taipei regime were expelled, the mainland Communists, with their superb theatrical sense, could conceivably have a man on the floor of the General Assembly the next day to deliver a maiden speech. If Peking is admitted but Taipei is allowed to retain its seat, however, Mao's men will almost certainly stay away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: The China Debate Finally Begins | 10/25/1971 | See Source »

...given to exasperation: "With a third hand I could do it all myself!" Both men, naturally, are fantastically skillful. In surgery, Cooley once joked: "You practice for this procedure by circumcising gnats." But they are also driven by an almost compulsive devotion to work and a kind of superb arrogance. Each has appeared in surgery while ill and insisted upon operating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Super-Jesus in Surgery | 10/25/1971 | See Source »

Offensively sporadic for a half but defensively superb throughout its opening victory over MIT last week, Harvard's soccer team visits a large unfriendly crowd, a short field, and a mediocre soccer foe this afternoon at Amherst...

Author: By M. DEACON Dake, | Title: Booters Aim for Consistency at Amherst | 10/6/1971 | See Source »

Pennsylvania, equipped with six superb runners, all nearly equal in talent, employed the same bird-dogging tactics that worked beautifully for the Quakers last year, when they whipped Harvard 20-41. The four victors, plus teammates Frank O'Conner and Piazza, ran as a unit throughout the race, surrounding Harvard sophomore Rick Rojas and captain Mike Koerner, and matching them step for step during the first two miles of the 5.5 mile course...

Author: By John L. Powers, (SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON) | Title: Penn Routs Harriers In Dual Meet, 15-47 | 10/2/1971 | See Source »

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