Word: typhooned
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...Hubbard, led by an aged woman in a wheel chair, was ridiculously enjoyable. In an effort to burlesque the "Unforgettable Character" series in the Reader's Digest, T. D. Edwards wrecks a potentially good idea by attempting to hit the "Unforgettable" style, and missing completely. "Alice the Timid Typhoon"--again Updike--is a fable-like story with illustrations. Written in simple, child-like prose, it may conceivably appeal to children...
...started, and Maras was able to qualify for a Navy commission. He spent most of his time on the U.S.S Boston, a heavy cruiser, and consequently got very little chance to participate in athletics. The Boston was caught--with the rest of the Third Fleet--in the Great Typhoon...
Mara Maru (Warner) is the name of a luxury yacht from which Errol Flynn, a deepsea diver, is trying to retrieve a million dollars in gems from the China Sea. Despite assault & battery, murder, a shipwreck, a typhoon and chases through catacombs and jungles, he succeeds in salvaging the treasure and Ruth Roman, too. Neither Errol's deeds of derring-do nor some vigorous direction can salvage the farfetched scenario...
Carter is lavish with words because he is lavish with everything. For nearly half a century, he has been building a glittering legend of showmanship, generosity, boisterousness and buffoonery. The legend lives and grows in a typhoon of frantic activity that sweeps everything before it - including Carter himself. This pays off for both Carter and Fort Worth. But his old friends know a deeper reason. Whether he is giving away hats, tracts of land, scholarships, or popcorn & peanuts at his 900-acre Shady Oak Farm, his friends see a poor boy acting out his dreams...
Duck Call. In Cleveland, Edward Annen, manager of a linen rental supply firm, glanced at the name and serial number inside a pair of white duck pants a customer had returned by mistake, excitedly telephoned his ex-Seabee son that the pants he lost on Okinawa during the 1945 typhoon had turned...