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1988 National Book Awards

FictionParis Trout, Pete DexterNonfictionA Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam, Neil Sheehan

boron

(Encyclopedia) boronboronbōrˈŏn [key] [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; interval in which at. wt. ranges 10.806–10.821; m.p. about 2,300℃; sublimation point about 2,550℃;…

The Salad

The Salad As a merry young huntsman was once going briskly along through a wood, there came up a little old woman, and said to him, 'Good day, good day; you seem merry enough, but I am hungry…

1996 Men's Olympic Tennis Medalists

Singles: 1. Andre Agassi, USA, def. 2. Sergi Bruguera, SPA 6-2, 6-3, 6-1; 3. Leander Paes, IND, def. Fernando Meligeni, BRA 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. Doubles: 1. Todd Woodbridge & Mark Woodforde, AUS, def…

Moon walkers

The Question: How many people have walked on the Moon? The Answer: Twelve astronauts have walked on the Moon, the last in 1972. Here…

In Joyce's Wake

Contemporary Irish writers live up to legend by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Ulysses: Joyce's masterpiece. Related Links Notable Irish WritersThe Booker PrizeBest Novels of the CenturySt. Patrick…