When You Run In Places

It's Easy To Make A Buck. It's A Lot Tougher To Make A Difference.

Sackcloth And Kelp Soup Are Not Required, But The Buddhist Reminder Of The Need To Live Lightly On The Earth Is A Helpful Guide To The Daily Habits And Needs Of Us All.

There On The Beaches Of Normandy I Began To Reflect On The Wonders Of These Ordinary People Whose Lives Were Laced With The Markings Of Greatness.

There Has Never Been A Military Operation Remotely Approaching The Scale And The Complexity Of D-day. It Involved 176,000 Troops, More Than 12,000 Airplanes, Almost 10,000 Ships, Boats, Landing Craft, Frigates, Sloops, And Other Special Combat Vessels--all Involved In A Surprise Attack On The Heavily Fortified North Coast Of France, To Secure A Beachhead In The Heart Of Enemy-held Territory So That The March To Germany And Victory Could Begin. It Was Daring, Risky, Confusing, Bloody, And Ultimately Glorious [p.25]

Forty Years After The Greatest Scandal Of The American Presidency, Elizabeth Drew's Account In Washington Journal Remains Fresh And Riveting, Instructive And Evocative. Her Afterword On Nixon's Post-watergate Life Is Equally Compelling.