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Buckley's microelectronic baptism took place late in the winter of 1982 while he was visiting the Baltimore home of Critic Hugh Kenner. There, Kenner introduced him to a vintage Heathkit/ Zenith model Z-89 computer. The next month Buckley purchased his first system: a secondhand Z-89 with a Diablo printer and a copy of the pioneering Pie word processing program. Buckley took the gear along on his annual winter pilgrimage to Switzerland where, guided by 16 pages of instructions prepared by Kenner, he turned out in only five weeks his 20th book, Overdrive (Doubleday...
...comeback comrade In a 60-year march through war and revolution, achievements and humiliations, triumphs and tragedies, the self-effacing leader has always shown a preference for pragmatism over ideology. Today, at 81 , he stands at the zenith of his power...
...equally humiliating downfalls, personal achievements and family tragedies. Through it all, drawing on seemingly limitless reserves of energy and wily resilience, the tenacious 4-ft. 11-in. politician has managed not only to endure but to prevail. Today, one year into his ninth decade, he stands at the zenith of his power as leader of the world's most populous nation and as progenitor of what he proudly calls its "second revolution...
...Street and follow the money. When Chicago's Dean Witter bought New York City's Morgan for $10.4 billion and later adopted the Morgan name, Purcell became top dog. Morgan's John Mack became the No. 2. That didn't sit well with Morganites, but this was near the zenith of day trading and the rise of the individual investor. The blue bloods at Morgan needed an Everyman presence, and Dean Witter (once owned by Sears) fit the bill. They caved to Purcell's terms. Besides, on the Morgan side "it was an article of faith that Mack would take...
...Dungeon" franchise, which began in 1998 under the title "Donjon," has expanded into more than twenty volumes, with more coming, many of them spin-offs of the original series. These first two volumes of the American "Dungeon" represent the four chapters of the series known in Europe as the "Zenith" group. This Fall NBM will next publish the series that takes place 100 years prior to "Zenith," followed by the series that takes place after "Zenith." Readers may be reminded of Jeff Smith's gigantic "Bone" series (see TIME.comix review), which coincidentally is now being reprinted in full color...