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Julian Mitchell's tricky new novel is about two sensitive, well-educated Englishmen who have widely varying difficulties trying to establish diplomatic relations with their demons and angels. For Charles Humphries, the attempt results in apathy and a self-destructive critical reflex. For Charles' oldest and dearest friend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Naked Brunch | 1/26/1970 | See Source »

The price should include driving lessons: piloting a Hovercraft is almost as tricky as flying a plane. Steering is controlled by a wheel (connected to air rudders) and the direction in which the driver's body leans, but Spectra tends to drift out disconcertingly on turns. "The first feeling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: A New Life for Hovercraft | 1/19/1970 | See Source »

Young Designs in Living by Barbara Plumb. 159 pages. Viking. $14.95. A fascinating social document, full of cheerful ideas about interior design. The book shows how today's "with it" people live in Europe and the U.S. They subdivide interior space into tricky levels. They love mirrors and blazing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Rich Christmas Sampling | 12/5/1969 | See Source »

Competing for the Crimson is certainly rather tricky business. There's no guarantee that you'll make it. We're looking for students who can demonstrate competence in some field, however narrow. But remember that it's not as difficult as getting into Harvard or Radeliffe. Few people who stick...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Putting the Crimson to Bed | 12/2/1969 | See Source »

Competing for the Crimson is certainly rather tricky business. There's no guarantee that you'll make it. We're looking for students who can demonstrate competence in some field, however narrow. But remember that it's not as difficult as getting into Harvard or Radcliffe. Few people who stick...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Putting the Crimson to Bed | 12/1/1969 | See Source »

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