Best of 20th Century publishing omits real stars
AP special correspondent notes Waldenbooks promotional bid for a library quality 20th century classics set skews toward star authors while omitting many major figures. The piece questions canon formation, naming Kipling Yeats Shaw ONeill Joyce Wodehouse and others as overlooked icons in a critique of literary prestige and marketing.
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Best’ of
20Th Century Publishing
Hugh A. Mulligan
Ridgefield, Conn
Waldenbooks
Connecticut
D.H. Lawrence
John LeCarre
Mary Stewart
George Burns Urges Martini, Smoke, Dance for Longevity
The 83 year old actor comedian George Burns quips that a long life comes from drinking martinis smoking cigars and dancing closely.
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George Burns
Quote and Unquote What People Are Saying
Public quotes from Muhammed Ali and Larry O Brien appear in this collection. Ali stresses fearlessness in poverty and faith. The entries reference Kennedy era politics and campaign aptitude with brief commentary on leadership styles.
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John Steinbeck
Gore Vidal
Joseph Conrad
Graham Greene
W. Somerset Maugham
Rudyard Kipling
William Butler Yeats
George Bernard Shaw
Sinclair Lewis
John Galsworthy
Eugene O'Neill
T.S. Eliot
William Faulkner
Ernest Hemingway
Samuel Beckett
Saul Bellow
Pearl Buck
Vladimir Nabokov
Sean O’casey
George Or
Evelyn Waugh
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Truman Capote
James Thurber
E.B. White
S.J. Perelman
Robert Benchley
Frank Sullivan
Red Smith
Joe Palmer
P.G. Wodehouse
James Joyce
H.G. Wells
G.K. Chesterton
Hilaire Bellse
Octopus
Newsday
Vietnam
Steinbeck
Saigon
Caravelle Hotel
Elaine
Muhammed Ali
Jack Kennedy
Teddy
Larry O’brien
J.F.K
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Goodsyear Service Stores
AFC
Perina
Goodyear
Cook Microwave
Good Year Service Stores
AMF
Hi-Rise
Riser Watuie BM
Cing
Ualst
Superior
California
Onia Wire
Europe
Goodyear Service Stores
Pecos, Texas
Glenn Deghetto
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