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The Fisher King and the Siege Perilous.(Politics)
DURING TIMES of relative prosperity and stable government, things become particularly difficult for political reporters. They have virtually nothing to write about. The solution they apply to this problem--and we have seen a good deal of it over the past few years--is to manufacture political problems.
When things get desperate, you can always ask Mr Costello to swear on a stack of Bibles that he will never, at any time in the future, seek leadership of the Liberal Party. Or you can ask Mr Howard to place his hand on his heart and solemnly swear that he will not, under any circumstances, relinquish leadership unless thrown out by the electorate. Predictably ...
- Siege Perilous
- Reference information from: Webster's NewWorld Dictionary January 1, 1988 700+ words
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 Siege Perilous Arthurian Legend a seat at the Round Table, fatal to any occupant except the knight destined to find the Holy Grail Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.
- Baen Books.(The Rats, the Bats and the Ugly)(Kicking the Sacred Cow)(Sunrise...
- Newspaper article from: Internet Bookwatch October 1, 2006 700+ words
...love between an artificial intelligence and a man supposedly killed in a car wreck, Nigel Bennett and P.N. Elrod's SIEGE PERILOUS (1416520740, $7.99) tells of a vampire hero named Lancelot a.k.a. Richard Dun who returns in a new adventure...
- 'FISHER KING' A REGAL COMEDY TREAT.(Preview)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) September 26, 1991 700+ words
...with his mighty, mythical buddy movie "The Fisher King." "The Fisher King" tells the story of a once-powerful "shock...grounded in humanity. In the world of "The Fisher King," what Parry and Jack - and millions of other...
- `Fisher King' falls short of Powell lore
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Marilyn R. Abbey November 12, 1986 700+ words
...remedy the deficiency. However, The Fisher King - a slight novel about a bunch of gossipy...on his own terms or not at all. The Fisher King details a cruise of the ship Alecto...badly crippled in World War II, as the Fisher King of Arthurian legend. Beals' best evidence...
- Tablescape garden party: Sue Fisher King is the tablesetting queen of San...
- Magazine article from: House Beautiful Robinson, Whitney February 1, 2008 700+ words
...table. Show it off'. $295. Sue Fisher King: 888-811-7276; suefisherking...195 per 5-piece place setting. Sue Fisher King. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Shakers Individual...generous touch. Aspen Horn, $12. Sue Fisher King. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Carafe The...
- Sue Fisher King: not a store for everybody. (San Francisco, California)...
- Magazine article from: Gifts & Decorative Accessories Marcin, Natalie June 1, 1993 700+ words
When Sue Fisher King opened her gift shop 15 years ago...them." The bridal registry at Sue Fisher King is, according to the retailer...tabletop." Those who shop at Sue Fisher King are not people looking for inexpensive...
- THE FISHER KING REELS US IN MYTH AS MOTIF LEADS DIRECTOR.(Show)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) September 29, 1991 700+ words
...s really about." In the case of "The Fisher King," that means opening them to the joy...something." And giving is what "The Fisher King" is all about. The myth of the fisher king concerns a wounded monarch and the knight...
- The Fisher King. (Fiction).
- Magazine article from: World Literature Today Newson-Horst, Adele S. June 22, 2001 700+ words
Paule Marshall. The Fisher King New York. Scribner. 2000. 222 pages $23. ISBN 0-684-87283...Set against the backdrop of a triangular relationship, The Fisher King at once celebrates and delineates the nuances of diaspora interactions...
Source: HighBeam Research, The Fisher King and the Siege Perilous.(Politics)