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Some Books Match Summer Patience

One of the things most adults grieve is the loss of summer vacation. Oh, many of us vacation during the summer. But that just isn't the same thing, is it? There's nothing like walking out of a schoolyard in June and rejoicing in the knowledge that you don't have to be back before September (except, maybe, for football practice).
A&E >  Entertainment

‘Super Speedway’ Latest Big-Screen Thrill At Imax

Never been to outer space? No matter. Just watch "The Blue Planet." Never sat in the seat of a Blue Angels jet? No problem. Just watch "The Magic of Flight." Never... well, never mind. You get my point. The people who make IMAX movies like to take us where we've never been.
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‘O’Shay’ Author Moves To Helena

Stan Lynde's house in Kalispell offers a glimpse of heaven. That is, of course, if you consider Glacier Park an earthly representation of the angels' playground. But while the house still sits in its fortunate spot, Lynde does not. The author of the long-running "Rick O'Shay" (1958-77) cartoon strip has packed up his easel and word processor and moved to Helena.
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A Prickly Relationship

First of all, don't go near the rose bushes. I offer this advice as part of what I consider to be a need-to-know primer for the soon-to-be-married. For as the wedding season approaches, many potential newlyweds soon will be forced to begin that traditional form of family courting known as Marrying With Mother-in-law.
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Whitworth Professor’s Book Looks At Religious Aspects Of World War Ii

It's interesting to note that once the United States was committed to fighting World War II, it pursued victory with a determination almost unheard of in human history. Up to that point, though, many Americans had supported isolationism. The common citizen was careful about becoming involved in what many saw as just another European conflict.
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‘Out To Canaan’ Author Reading At Auntie’s

Two books with similar names have just appeared on the New York Times best-seller list. Both are newcomers to the land of big sell. The explanation for the appearance of Sheri Reynolds' "The Rapture of Canaan" is obvious: Oprah Winfrey picked it for her book club.