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It has color, adventure and the sense of wonder needed (required!) for publication in "Startling Stories" and the accompanying brevity.
Rare and Beautiful Fantasy Gems by C. L. Moore and Henry Kuttner 2008
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"Startling" is not the right word for Guiliani's ascendence, "frightening" is a better word.
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A 'Startling' D.op The loudest message from Power's sample of U.S. consumers is that the economic shock has damped enthusiasm for bells and whistles across the board, says Mike Marshall, director of automotive emerging technologies for J.D. Power.
These Days, Cheap Is the Rule of the Road for Auto Gadgetry 2009
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'Startling' results indicate millions of lives could be saved worldwide if surgeons follow simple procedure guardian. co.uk,
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Borrowing heavily from pulps such as Startling Stories and Thrilling Wonder Stories, the strip is full of big ideas and fast paced action.
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'Startling' Housing Data, but No Sign of Real Recovery?
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Tender Buttons is obviously named after the unreadable tractatus Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms (New York: Claire Marie, 1914), in which Gertrude Stein carries on and on and on, eventually coming up with this bon mot: “Startling a starving husband is not disagreeable.”
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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Startling what happens when I am away from my computer!
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Startling what happens when I am away from my computer!
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Startling juxtaposition with our bio of Leadbelly, though, because Leadbelly's biographer (quite rightly) did not think of him as particularly stable and steady, and yet compared to Woody, well.
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