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4 picks · 1978–1985

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THE MOUNTAIN OF NAMES
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about genealogy and the Genealogical Society of Utah-a branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-which has the most …

THE ITURI FOREST
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARFE about an eleven-day walk through the Ituri Forest in Zaire, a big country on the western side of sub-Saharan Africa. It was formerly the …

THE CAPITAL OF HOPE
profiles ·

PROFILE of Brasilia, the capital of Brazil. 80% of the population of Brazil lives within 200 miles of the Atlantic. The rest of the country is virtually …

WESTCHESTER
profiles ·

PROFILE of Westchester County in New York State. The county takes up much of the penninsula, the Manhattan Prong. Tells about the rock formations, …