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A Compendium of Sage Advice |
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Advice to the Third Generation |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (1) |
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``Physically Challenged'' Tells It Like It Is |
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7 | (2) |
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9 | (1) |
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10 | (2) |
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Being Liked: The Ultimate Compliment |
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12 | (3) |
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15 | (2) |
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A Book Borrower Is a Pest |
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17 | (2) |
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Our Brain: The Best Computer |
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19 | (2) |
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We Take Bromides to Heart |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (2) |
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Criticism of Art Beneficial |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (2) |
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The Short and Stout of Dieting |
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31 | (2) |
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A Discovery That's Worth Living For |
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33 | (2) |
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Use Dreams to Shape the Future |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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The Thrill is in the Chase |
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37 | (2) |
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``Casual'' Shouldn't Be Sloppy |
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39 | (2) |
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Chocolate Still Subject of Debate |
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41 | (1) |
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New Styles Never Capture Entire Market |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (3) |
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48 | (1) |
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We Are Taking Better Care of Ourselves |
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49 | (4) |
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Is Birth Order Important? |
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53 | (2) |
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Flowers Express Their Gratitude |
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55 | (2) |
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Governance Needs Openness |
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57 | (2) |
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Carrying a Grudge is Poor Exercise |
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59 | (2) |
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Clean Desk or Messy, the Debate Rages On |
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61 | (2) |
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You Can't Always Catch Happiness |
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63 | (2) |
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Please, Suffer in Silence |
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65 | (1) |
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For Long Life, Learn Rules of Good Health |
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66 | (3) |
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Imagination Can Enliven a Strike |
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69 | (2) |
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Once Upon a Time, Wristwatches Were Rare |
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71 | (1) |
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Fax Revolutionizes Society |
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72 | (2) |
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Innovations Should Be Matched with a Respect for the Past |
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74 | (2) |
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The Invention That Changed Texas |
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76 | (3) |
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Getting Noticed to Get the Job |
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79 | (2) |
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The Reducing Power of Love |
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81 | (2) |
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Animals Dominate Our Language |
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83 | (2) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (2) |
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We Should Spring Clean Our Vocabularies |
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88 | (1) |
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Mrs. Malaprop's Descendants Flourish |
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89 | (2) |
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Where Are the Language Police? |
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91 | (2) |
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Management Excellence is No Mystery |
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93 | (1) |
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When Meetings Replace Work |
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94 | (2) |
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Casual Attitudes Affect More Than Dress |
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96 | (2) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (2) |
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Maybe Politeness is Making a Comeback |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (2) |
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Separation Can Be Healthy for Marriage |
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104 | (1) |
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Short Memory Aids Marriage |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (2) |
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Spring Brightens Our View |
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109 | (2) |
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Sense of Scale helps neighborhoods |
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111 | (2) |
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Nonconformists Play a Vital Role |
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113 | (1) |
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Mavericks Add Spice to Our Lives |
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114 | (3) |
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Some Odds Can't Be Beaten |
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117 | (1) |
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Pencils Tell a Lot About Us |
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118 | (1) |
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119 | (4) |
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123 | (2) |
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Needed: A Visionary Planner |
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125 | (3) |
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Some Gloriously Wrongheaded Predictions |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (1) |
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Prophecy an Uncertain Art |
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131 | (2) |
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Printing is Nowhere Near Death |
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133 | (1) |
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Don't Make Things Hard to Read |
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134 | (2) |
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Proverbs Show a Society's Wisdom |
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136 | (3) |
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List Changes in Quest for the Best |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (2) |
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Regulations Can't Be Abolished |
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143 | (2) |
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We Need to Be Reminded of Rules |
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145 | (2) |
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You Have to Be Ready for Retirement |
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147 | (2) |
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We're All Like Don Quixote |
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149 | (1) |
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Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us |
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150 | (2) |
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If Customer Isn't Right, Pretend |
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152 | (1) |
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Making Peace Can Carry a Low Price |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (1) |
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Retailers Don't Provide Free Lunch |
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156 | (2) |
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Poor Service Undercuts the Economy |
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158 | (1) |
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Good Service Starts at the Top |
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159 | (3) |
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Anything Can Be Made Better |
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162 | (1) |
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Only Thirty-Six Shopping Days Till Christmas |
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163 | (3) |
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Sports Arenas Don't Have to Be Throwbacks |
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166 | (1) |
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Olympics Not an Unmixed Blessing |
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167 | (4) |
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171 | (2) |
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Taste Now is Everybody's Business |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (2) |
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Simple Toasts Are Best Ones |
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177 | (2) |
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A Fictious Animal and a Beloved President |
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179 | (2) |
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Seeing How Others Do Things |
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181 | (1) |
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The Rewards of Living Abroad |
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182 | (2) |
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A Guide to Imaginary Places |
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184 | (3) |
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Umbrellas Always Get Last Laugh |
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187 | (2) |
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Buildings Need Loving Parents, Too |
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189 | (2) |
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We Need Lessons in Humility |
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191 | (1) |
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Feelings of Superiority Are Laughable |
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192 | (2) |
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Standardization Limits Our Choices |
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194 | (1) |
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Lying Just Gets You into More Trouble |
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195 | (2) |
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Sometimes It Takes Laws to Enforce Ethics |
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197 | (1) |
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Clinton Forces Us to Stand on Principles |
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198 | (3) |
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Weather Lore Isn't All Wet |
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201 | (2) |
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When Work Becomes Our Leisure |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (1) |
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Every Writer Wins Some, Loses Some |
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206 | (2) |
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Writing Easier Than Selling |
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208 | (3) |
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Our Ancestors Weren't Dumb |
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211 | (2) |
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Zoos Finally Give Animals a Break |
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213 | (2) |
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215 | (2) |
| Index |
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The Viewpoints of Stanley Marcus: A Ten-Year Perspective |
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Stanley Marcus from A to Z |
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