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a collection of writings
I picked up a book entitled "An Emerson Reader" because it contained one or two of his essays I hadn't read before
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Another reader, Del Mar’s David Walters, neatly wrote on a piece of paper his 19 top 1975 album choices.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Jeanette was a great cook, enjoyed family gatherings, was unbeatable at Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble, was an avid reader and liked crossword puzzles.
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The journal helped introduce Anglophone readers to postwar German thinkers like Theodore Adorno and Walter Benjamin, often by translating their work into English for the first time.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Nearby license plate readers led to the identification of a suspicious vehicle, which was eventually linked to Cabello, and cellphone data led investigators to a motel in Ohio.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
Jeanette was a great cook, enjoyed family gatherings, was unbeatable at Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble, was an avid reader and liked crossword puzzles.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The journal helped introduce Anglophone readers to postwar German thinkers like Theodore Adorno and Walter Benjamin, often by translating their work into English for the first time.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Nearby license plate readers led to the identification of a suspicious vehicle, which was eventually linked to Cabello, and cellphone data led investigators to a motel in Ohio.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
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