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Rabbit Is Rich
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Rabbit Is RichRabbit Is Rich

Rabbit Is Rich by John Updike

The hero of John Updike's Rabbit, Run (1960), ten years after the hectic events described in Rabbit Redux (1971), has come to enjoy considerable prosperity as Chief Sales Representative of Springer Motors, a Toyota agency in Brewer, Pennsylvania. The time is 1979: Skylab is falling, gas lines are lengthening, the President collapses while running in a marathon, and double-digit inflation coincides with a deflation of national confidence.

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Murmuring the Judges
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Skinner's JudgesSkinner's Judges

An armed robbery trial takes a dramatic turn at Edinburgh's Parliament House. While the lawyers tussle over a policeman's evidence, the judge collapses in agony. As the wave of robberies continues, it seems that Lord Archergait is not the only judge under threat.
 
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