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The Prisoner and the Professor
"Dutch" Brandt had spent 13 years in Alcatraz when Harold Bacon started teaching him calculus. Their exchange of letters from 1950-56 changed the lives of both men.
by Charles Jellison
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A Son's Memoir
Four years after her death, a son reflects on his mother's struggle with Alzheimer's.
by John Daniel
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The Decline and Fall of Footnotes
A hallmark of academic writing, footnotes can be witty, urbane or just boring. Now they're also an endangered species.
by Bruce Anderson
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The Force Behind the Nike Empire
Phil Knight started by peddling shoes from the trunk of his Plymouth. He ended up selling dreams to the world.
by Jackie Krentzman
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A Valley of Earthly Delights
Herbert Hoover's niece left 2,000 pristine acres to the people of California. But don't call her an environmentalist.
by Jennifer Reese
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In Search of Peace
Outgoing Secretary of State Warren Christopher talks to Stanford about the peaks and perils of diplomacy in the post-Cold War era.
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The Parking Puzzle
Why, on a campus the size of Texas, is it so hard to find a space of one's own? And why does it bug us so much?
by Bruce Anderson
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Tilting at Tobacco
Stanton Glantz learned the art of raising hell two decades ago at Stanford. Now he is gleefully battering Big Tobacco.
by Mark Robinson
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In the Kingdom of Klutz
All John Cassidy wanted to do was lead river trips and practice juggling. Now he runs a children's publishing empire.
by Lincoln Caplan
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Dalton's Final Gift
Thirty years after a classmate's death, a New York City preacher reflects on the mysteries of love and friendship.
by Forrest Church
