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...sardonically concurred: "I didn't write for children at all ... the idea simply didn't enter my head. I am bound to assume that there is such a field as children's books - I hear about it so often - but I wonder if it is a valid one or whether it has not been created less by writers than by publishers and booksellers. I am always astonished when I see books labeled 'From 5 to 7' or 'From 9 to 12,' because who is to know what child will be moved by what...
...poem was chosen as the epigraph for this splendid, pioneering collection of verse by women. Sadly, Sappho's fears of oblivion have proved valid. For each poet represented in this anthology there are uncounted others whose work has been diminished, dispersed or utterly lost. In A.D. 1073, virtually all existing copies of Sappho's work were burned in Rome and Constantinople, because the church perceived her lesbian love lyrics as a threat to Christian morality. In 12th century China the parents of Chu Shu-chen incinerated the body of the poet's work after her death...
Harvard first sent eviction notices to tenants of the 16-unit apartment house in early January of 1979. Residents of the building won the right to stay for at least a few more months during the spring of 1979 after the board ruled that several had valid leases...
While reading "Group Attacks Wilson's Sociobiology" (December 13), I was disappointed to find that the International Committee Against Racism (INCAR) has joined the misinformed bandwagon against Wilson's theories. Granted, some of Wilson's colleagues have valid arguments against his work based on his methods and terminology. And, some other sociobiologists do propose theories containing racist implications. However, the theories INCAR attacks bear no resemblance to Wilson sociobiology. Professor Wilson simply suggests that human behavior is determined partially by genetic factors. He applies his theories to humans as a group, not individual races, but all humans. He has never...
Federal prosecutors charge that the mine shares were sold after that deadline, and that Osserman and others backdated all the documents so the tax deductions would appear to be valid...