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'Full Burn' author Kevin Conley on the stuntman subculture
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOn a recent afternoon, the writer Kevin Conley sat in a rental car driven by Sean Graham, a tanned, ripped stuntman who hadn't slept for 72 hours. The two spent some time kicking up dirt on a back road in Griffith Park, burning out the car's clutch,...Tags: Books and Magazines, Washington Post Company, Ingmar Bergman, Canadian Football, Newspapers
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Two states are better than one
Re "Forget the two-state solution," Opinion, May 11 I find it touching that a professor in English and comparative literature is venturing into international relations, but Saree Makdisi's suggestion that a one-state solution will magically bring...Tags: Treaties, Retirement, Peace Negotiations, Interior Policy, Terrorism
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Free activities for everyone
THURSDAY Variety: Daley Civic Center Plaza, Washington and Dearborn Streets, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Asian American Festival. Book discussion: Harold Washington Library Center, 400 S. State St., Talking Book Center, noon. "The Bishop in the West Wing" by...Tags: Music Industry, Maxwell Street, Harold Washington, Book, Public Holidays
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Armchair Traveler: books that transport
spencer.rumsey@newsday.com"Unabellavista: Rome," by Anthony Capozzoli (Bella Industries Publishing, $19.98): I've seen countless guidebooks to Italy's capital, and many have merit, but this slim volume, a mere 162 pages complete with lavish illustrations, deserves special...Tags: Books and Magazines, Health and Safety at School
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Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
Fiction 1. Atonement by Ian McEwan ($14.95) 2. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs ($14) 3. The Gathering by Anne Enright ($14) 4. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett ($24.95) 5. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen ($13.95) 6. The...Tags: David Oliver, Cormac McCarthy, Diablo Cody, John Grisham, Michael Connelly
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England's medieval cathedrals: The magnificent 7
Special to the TribuneEngland's medieval Anglican cathedrals--the soaring, awe-inspiring skyscrapers of their day--remain among the world's architectural treasures, their history entwined with that of saints and sinners, kings and queens, and ordinary folk. There are more...Tags: John Constable, Christianity, History, Jane Austen, Crimes
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Orange County Teacher of the week is Ann F. Morgan
Grade and school: Pre-kindergarten exceptional education class at William Frangus Elementary. I have been teaching at Frangus for 12 years as a speech and language pathologist. Education and experience: Received a bachelor of arts (1976) and a master...Tags: Jose Santiago, Schools, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Teaching and Learning, Sunland
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No need to roam -- it's best close to home
Sentinel ColumnistIn his autobiography The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, Bill Bryson declares that his hometown of Des Moines, Iowa, had the best of everything in the 1950s, even though he couldn't really know that, never having tested things -- pie, ice cream,...Tags: Interstate 4, Lake Eola, Minority Groups, Mennello Museum of American Art, Rollins College
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Our 50 favorite magazines
It's becoming a rite of summer: Every year we ask each other what periodicals we've been reading, and then we ask you. Every year we argue about what makes a good magazine and why we rush to pick up certain titles or swipe them from a neighbor's desk....Tags: Music Industry, Illnesses, Southwest Airlines Company, Celebrity, Arts
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Books
Get a feel for the place by reading these books about or set in London. Martin Amis: London Fields Wordy, irritating, brilliant and unmissable, Amis novels are a must read. Peter Ackroyd: London: The Biography A new and acclaimed history of the city...Tags: Martin Amis, History, Peter Ackroyd
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