Wonder Girls

is to sense an experience which is very rare, and very exciting. It usually ends in laughter and a delight in the futility of trying to understand what this atom in the universe is, this thing—atoms with curiosity—that looks at itself and wonders why it wonders. Well, these scientific views end in awe and mystery, lost at the edge in uncertainty, but they appear to be so deep and so impressive that the theory that it is all arranged as a stage for God to watch man's struggle for good and evil seems

the society. We do not pick up cultural values by osmosis but by finding models—for example, a mother or a father—and selectively identifying with some of the ways these potential models act.10 Boys are apt to model themselves after their fathers and girls after their mothers, but this is by no means always the case, especially when young people find out that the values their parents claim to have do not conform to the way they act. In such a situation, we are more likely to internalize a model’s actions

his attention was captured and stayed focused on "China". Years later, around 1990, when he was unofficially retired, one of his daughters in-law suggested they take a wine course together. They did, and again passion struck him, this time for the "wonders of wine and vine". So it is not amazing that the idea to write about "wine in China" grew and took shape. What is amazing indeed is the fact that the task he had taken upon himself kept him going, in spite of his progressing severe illness, even during

ses hommages, les femmes se « sentaient » belles et gagnaient de l’assurance. En homme averti des réalités pratiques, il porta le salaire des « girls » de trente à soixante-quinze dollars par semaine. De plus, il était galant. Le soir de la première représentation aux « Follies », il 49 adressait un télégramme aux vedettes et des roses à chacune des girls. Au temps où la mode du jeûne faisait fureur, je la suivis, moi aussi, une fois; cela dura six jours et six nuits. Ce n’était nullement pénible

hommages, les femmes se « sentaient » belles et gagnaient de l’assurance. En homme averti des réalités pratiques, il porta le salaire des « girls » de trente à soixante-quinze dollars par semaine. De plus, il était galant. Le soir de la première représentation aux « Follies », il 48 adressait un télégramme aux vedettes et des roses à chacune des girls. Au temps où la mode du jeûne faisait fureur, je la suivis, moi aussi, une fois; cela dura six jours et six nuits. Ce n’était nullement pénible

Said, ‘You are right’. Gabriel Said, ‘Tell me about “Al-Ihsan.” He (PBUH) said, ‘Al-Ihsan is to worship Allah as you are seeing Him, and if you are not seeing Him, consider that He is surely seeing you.’ 2 These are the bases of Islam in general; I wonder why some people are critical of them? I will explain and elaborate on these bases, to show the moral foresight and the divine wisdom of establishing the Islamic faith on these bases. I will also explain and elaborate on evidence that will uncover

Monte Workman, dog lover and artist extraordinaire, brought my text to life with his witty illustrations, and put up with my perfectionism. Above all, I would like to thank Clare Macdonald, who appears frequently in these pages along with her wonder dog, Archie (formally, Archibald Macleash). Over the years, Clare’s job description as my (human) best friend has often involved talking me down from feelings of unworthiness. By reading the manuscript and offering invaluable advice, she has helped

of verses. It was during for the first last time, the one of his holidays that he saw, he calls Adrienne, and whom, under many names, he loved to the end of his life. One evening she had come from the chateau to dance with the young peasant girls on the grass. She had danced with Gerard, he had kissed her cheek, he had crovmed her hair with laurels, he had heard her sing an old song girl and young whom telling of the sorrows of a princess whom her father loved. had

ses hommages, les femmes se « sentaient » belles et gagnaient de l’assurance. En homme averti des réalités pratiques, il porta le salaire des « girls » de trente à soixante-quinze dollars par semaine. De plus, il était galant. Le soir de la première représentation aux « Follies », il 48 adressait un télégramme aux vedettes et des roses à chacune des girls. Au temps où la mode du jeûne faisait fureur, je la suivis, moi aussi, une fois; cela dura six jours et six nuits. Ce n’était nullement pénible

Très tôt, j'ai été exposé à l'envers du décor du travail du divertissement : j'ai vu de l'intérieur beaucoup de sessions d'enregistrements et des répétitions, mais aussi des plateaux télés et cinémas. (il dit qu'il a rencontré Bill Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross...) Chaque backstage ou balances auxquels j'ai assisté avec ma mère quand elle bossait, me procuraient des sensations magiques. Je n'avais aucune idée de ce qu'il se passait, mais j'étais fascinée de la mécanique des performances et