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IN THE SPORT'S HALL OF FAME |
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CELEBRITIES' FAVORITE BOOKS |
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ON THE FIRST OF THE MONTH |
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James Worthy, James Kennedy, James Naismith |
basketball
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(Hi, I'm Hannah Storm.) There's a character named Hannah in this favorite of mine; she's lived with the March family since Meg was born & is considered "more as a friend than a servant" |
Little Women
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Many believe that the death penalty is not a proven one of these to prevent homicide |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
a deterrent
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Aug. 1, 1944: She made the final entry in the diary she kept while in hiding |
Anne Frank
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In 1951 this son of A.A. Milne opened a bookshop in Dartmouth, England with his cousin/wife Lesley |
(Alex: You are right, with less than a minute to go now.)
Christopher Robin
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Symbolizing the union of the upper & lower regions, the pschent was the double headdress of these ancient kings |
the pharaohs
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More formal names on its list: Lawrence P. Berra, Ernest Banks, George H. Ruth |
baseball
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(Hi, I'm Harry Shearer.) John Kennedy Toole committed suicide, unable to find a publisher for this satiric novel that later won a Pulitzer Prize |
A Confederacy of Dunces
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Prince of Wales is a title reserved exclusively for the person in this position to the British throne |
the heir apparent
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Feb. 1, 1884: You could look it up in the first volume of this, published in London |
(Arthur: What is the Encyclopedia Britannica?)
the Oxford English Dictionary
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In 1957 a whole lotta head shakin' was going on after this singer married his 13-year-old cousin Myra |
Jerry Lee Lewis
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Wearing one of these protectors is usually associated with someone a little out on the fringe |
(Alex: Yes. I have one, by the way.)
a tinfoil hat
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Kid Gavilan, Jimmy Carter (not that one!), Sylvester Stallone |
boxing
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(I'm New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.) My favorite book is this Pat Conroy novel in which Tom Wingo leaves South Carolina to help his troubled twin sister in New York & ends up confronting his own dark past |
The Prince of Tides
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This word can precede "Biography" or follow "Humboldt" |
Current
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June 1, 2009: He took over hosting duties on "The Tonight Show" (for less than a year) |
Conan O'Brien
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This outlaw & wife Zerelda, his first cousin, lie side by side at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Kearney, Missouri |
Jesse James
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Ahoy! There's a mode of transport in the name of this straw hat with a flat crown & a ribbon band |
a boater
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Olga Korbut, Kurt Thomas, Dominique Dawes |
(Carolyn: What is women's [*]-- (Alex: No.) (Carolyn: --or [*]?) (Alex: Oh, you corrected it in time.)
gymnastics
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(Hi. I'm Rebecca Lobo.) "The Human Stain" by this author spins a tale of race, deception & the dangers of political correctness |
(Philip) Roth
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The Latin for "to shudder at" gives us this adjective meaning loathsome or repugnant |
abhorrent
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May 1, 1971: This federally supported corporation began its passenger train service |
Amtrak
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In the Bible, Isaac married this first cousin once removed |
Rebecca
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It's the Middle Eastern headdress seen here that's held in place with an agal cord |
a keffiyeh
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Eddie Giacomin, Herb Brooks, Conn Smythe |
(Arthur: [Immediately] I don't know.) [Laughter]
hockey
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(I'm Chris Wallace.) The influence of the title country house on the lives of the Schlegels & the Wilcoxes is at the heart of this E.M. Forster book, my favorite novel |
(Arthur: What is Anne of Green Gables?)
Howards End
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"The Mental Floss History of the World" is this kind of "Romp Through Civilization's Best Bits" |
irreverent
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March 1, 1932: The baby son of this American hero was abducted from his home |
(Charles) Lindbergh
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