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  1. 5 Free Things to Do in California's Napa Valley

    Thu, 25 Apr 2013

    the first. In the late 19th century, writer Robert Louis Stevenson moved his honeymoon to the rustic but free setting of the hikes are quite strenuous. Also free is Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, which includes a five-mile hike

  2. 5 Free Things to Do in California's Napa Valley

    Thu, 25 Apr 2013

    the first. In the late 19th century, writer Robert Louis Stevenson moved his honeymoon to the rustic but free setting of the hikes are quite strenuous. Also free is Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, which includes a five-mile hike

  3. Nov. 13: World Kindess Day

    Sun, 13 Nov 2011

    the Special Forces “Nightline” accompanied Green Beret recruits on a training mission. Famous Birthdays 1850 Robert Louis Stevenson 1954 Chris Noth 1955 Whoopi Goldberg 1967 Jimmy Kimmel 1969 Gerard Butler 1979 Ron Artest View more videos from

  4. 10 great places to swashbuckle down

    Thu, 17 Sep 2009

    Revenge. beaufortpyrateinvasion.com Llandoger Trow PubBristol, England As the backdrop for much of Robert Louis Stevenson 's Treasure Island , Bristol is said to be the birthplace of Blackbeard, one of the era's most feared pirates. It

  5. Traveling with the Stars: Mark Burnett

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    has stunning beaches and from what I was told, the largest coconut plantations in the world. Robert Louis Stevenson , who wrote Treasure Island and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, lived out his life in Samoa and his home has been retained as

  6. World's Top Restaurants with a View

    Thu, 20 Aug 2009

    Portree Harbor on the Scottish Isle of Skye. The Harbour has seen many famous faces including Prince Charles and Robert Louis Stevenson . The menu takes advantage of the restaurant's easy access to fresh seafood with cuisine that the Web site describes

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  1. The Imp in a Bottle: Ponzi/Madoff in a Broader Perspective

    Fri, 30 Jan 2009

    investment gains." The Imp in the Bottle A quite different illustration of our short-sightedness comes courtesy of Robert Louis Stevenson 's "The Imp in the Bottle." The story tells of a genie in a bottle able and willing to satisfy your every

  2. John McCain: From the Naval Academy to the Campaign Trail

    Thu, 25 Sep 2008

    a passionate reader who loved military history and poetry. He had his father's favorite poem memorized -- Robert Louis Stevenson 's "Requiem." 'John Wayne McCain' But the short kid was also the kind of wrestler who could pin an opponent

  3. British Virgin Islands: Visit Seven Islands in Seven Days

    Mon, 22 Sep 2008

    Buffet wrote the song "Cheeseburger in Paradise." Day Two: Norman Island Norman Island was Robert Louis Stevenson 's inspiration for " Treasure Island ," and locals still insist there's a fortune buried somewhere. This is an ideal spot

  4. Subjects Close to Their Hearts

    Mon, 14 Jul 2008

    doctors who experiment on themselves may conjure up memories of the late Dr. Jekyll, the creation of writer Robert Louis Stevenson , who, in an attempt to distill his evil and good natures, ends up turning himself into the monstrous Mr. Hyde

  5. George Will Defines What Makes America Interesting

    Tue, 3 Jun 2008

    example, was a fastidious social critic and hence an accomplished complainer. When he died, an acquaintance ( Robert Louis Stevenson , no less) said: "Poor Matt, he's gone to Heaven, no doubt–but he won't like God." American social

  6. Book Excerpt: The Maytrees

    Sun, 1 Jul 2007

    Without her he already felt like one of two pieces of electrical tape pulled apart. He could not risk a mistake. Robert Louis Stevenson , he read in his Letters, called marriage "a sort of friendship recognized by the police." Charmed, Maytree

  7. An Inconvenient Puzzle: Global Warming, Genies and Torture

    Tue, 1 May 2007

    to keep us from being our own Ponzis. Imp in a Bottle As I wrote in "A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper," Robert Louis Stevenson 's story "The Imp in the Bottle" provides a fictional illustration of the psychology behind one sort of dismissal

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  1. The Beatles: The Hit Song That Almost Didn't Happen

    Thu, 4 Oct 2012

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