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  • In Sedaris's last collection, "When You Are Engulfed in Flames," he recounts the indignities of a prolonged stay in Tokyo and being the worst student in his Japanese class.

    David Sedaris, sharing his slights-of-life tales Monica Hesse 2010

  • Engulfed in a storm of media courtesy given being involved in a minor ... review more

    Infidelity ( Ucsb Gold ) Kinhd Anhra Videos admin 2009

  • DAVID SEDARIS IN HONOLULU "If you're not cute, you might as well be clever"—so says this best-selling humorist, playwright with his sister Amy and author of "Me Talk Pretty One Day" and "When You Are Engulfed in Flames."

    Ideas Calendar: Nov. 19-25 2011

  • Engulfed by helpless, gurgling mirth, Norman Wisdom would subside to the ground as if suddenly rendered boneless: it needed someone only to look at him to make him fall down.

    Sir Norman Wisdom obituary Stephen Dixon 2010

  • Engulfed in a storm of media courtesy given being involved in a minor ... review more

    Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009

  • In Sedaris's last collection, "When You Are Engulfed in Flames," he recounts the indignities of a prolonged stay in Tokyo and being the worst student in his Japanese class.

    David Sedaris, sharing his slights-of-life tales Monica Hesse 2010

  • Engulfed by a sea of empty white seats in the 32,000-capacity stadium and vastly outnumbered by battalions of riot police, the solitary Israelis had traveled to cheer their team, Maccabi Tel Aviv, against Istanbul's Besiktas in a politically charged Europa league match.

    In Istanbul, Another Kick at Israel Joe Parkinson 2011

  • Engulfed by Mexican well wishers for almost 15 minutes, the Secret Service looked nervous as the Spanish-speaking crowd surrounded Mrs. Nixon.

    Geri Spieler: Look Who Was at the Gate? Pat Nixon and the US/Mexico Border 2010

  • Engulfed by Mexican well wishers for almost 15 minutes, the Secret Service looked nervous as the Spanish-speaking crowd surrounded Mrs. Nixon.

    Geri Spieler: Look Who Was at the Gate? Pat Nixon and the US/Mexico Border 2010

  • Engulfed by reporters and photographers, he said he was pleased he had enjoyed "a dignified return to Britain" and asked that the "injustice and abuse of process" ends with a fair trial and some "breathing space to work on the case".

    Asil Nadir, back in UK after 17 years, accused of £34m fraud 2010

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