Word: thirds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Heath's big score seems as unlikely as breaking the bank at Monte Carlo, it isn't. Like a gambler hooked on high-stakes roulette, the general-interest segment of the $15 billion book-publishing industry is on a binge. In this go- go market, which represents one-third of an industry that includes books ranging from college texts to Bibles, editors are frantically putting bets on any potential best sellers. In recent months, the spin of the wheel has made not only a construction worker but also a Yale history professor and several fresh college graduates richer than they...
...Evans: "Every day somebody gives us a time bomb. They look very pretty, and they're only costing you $2 million, but they're going to go off." Among last year's crop of six-figure books that failed to make the national best-seller lists: Jay McInerney's third novel, Story of My Life (Atlantic Monthly Press); George Bernau's first novel, Promises to Keep (Warner Books); and Studs Terkel's The Great Divide (Pantheon Books...
...third week of the season, Coach Mike Getman's face had taken on a look of disbelief. The team stumbled against UConn, then fell to Hartwick and Dartmouth as the season seemed to snowball. No Ivy title, no national ranking, no invitation back to the NCAA tourney...
November 1: The women's soccer team clinches its third Ivy title in four seasons with a 4-3 win over Brown...
June: The men's heavyweight crew wins its third national championship...