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Название книги: Dave Barry Slept Here
Автор(ы): Dave Barry
Жанр: Разное
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Dave-Barry-Slept-Here-227668.html
Dedication
For Robert, who really was born on October 8
Introduction
“WE THE PEOPLE ...” These are the words that begin the Declaration of Independence. Or maybe we are thinking of the Gettysburg Address. No matter. The point is, these words are written on an extremely historic yellowed document that we, as a nation, keep in a special vault in Washington, D.C., where, each working day, it is cherished by employees of the Document Cherishing Division of the Federal Bureau of Historic Yellowed Objects.And with good reason. For these three words remind us that we live in a nation that was built by human beings. It is easy to forget this, especially when we are riding in the coach section of a commercial aircraft, sitting on seats apparently built by and for alien beings who are fourteen inches tall and capable of ingesting airline “omelets” manufactured during the Korean War (1949-1953). At times like this, it is important that we look back at the people and the events that got us to where we are today, fo
Название книги: Dave Barry Slept Here
Автор(ы): Dave Barry
Жанр: Разное
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Dave-Barry-Slept-Here-227668.html
Dedication
For Robert, who really was born on October 8
Introduction
“WE THE PEOPLE ...” These are the words that begin the Declaration of Independence. Or maybe we are thinking of the Gettysburg Address. No matter. The point is, these words are written on an extremely historic yellowed document that we, as a nation, keep in a special vault in Washington, D.C., where, each working day, it is cherished by employees of the Document Cherishing Division of the Federal Bureau of Historic Yellowed Objects.And with good reason. For these three words remind us that we live in a nation that was built by human beings. It is easy to forget this, especially when we are riding in the coach section of a commercial aircraft, sitting on seats apparently built by and for alien beings who are fourteen inches tall and capable of ingesting airline “omelets” manufactured during the Korean War (1949-1953). At times like this, it is important that we look back at the people and the events that got us to where we are today, fo
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