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Which is what it was. And so is The Medusa and the Snail (Viking; 175 pages; $8.95), a collection of 29 more Thomas essays to be published this month. If anything, the new book is better than its predecessor. Thomas' prose seems firmer, his conclusions surer, his voice more resonant. He ranges farther and farther away from the laboratory, and devotes his attention to larger chunks of society as well as to bacteria and viruses. Taken together, his two books form an extended paean to this, the best of all possible worlds...
When the FBI began investigating a ring of counterfeiters, agents found no bogus $20 bills but something far more valuable: entry cards to Louisville's Churchill Downs. There could be no surer tipoff that Kentucky Derby time is at hand. The counterfeiters were betrayed by their brazenness. They sold phony $50 tickets to an imaginary grandstand at the 105th Run for the Roses this weekend. But their act of daring is soon to be outdone by a few intrepid horse owners. They plan to put up entries against Spectacular Bid, one of the most heavily favored colts...
There is no surer or happier sign of spring and the surge of new life. In the lush bluegrass pastures of Kentucky, new foals test their spindly legs behind those famous white rail fences. In another annual rite, the great stables breed Thoroughbred stallions and mares imported from around the world...
...floating back. He leaned forward in his chair, and his face hardened. "Win or lose this Series," he said, "I'm going to demand a new contract that gives me some independence. If he fires me, he'll never live it down, with these fans." He sounded surer of himself now, more confident that he had an edge in the battle with the owner. "A little Dago like me fixed his ass. If I get fired, I've still got something inside of me that will beat him. I'll come back and haunt...
...today's meet, look for Providence to be the overwhelming favorite: a Harvard victory would be unlikely here. UMass, however, should provide a surer test of the team's ability, and the result may well set the tone for the rest of the season...