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5 picks · 1983–1990

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THE LAST BUCCANEER
profiles ·

PROFILE of Torquil Norman, a British aviator and toy manufacturer. Tells how he was fired by the board of Berwick Timpo, a toy company he bought and built …

FEEDING THE RAT
profiles ·

PROFILE of Mo Anthoine, 48, a mountain climber who lives in Nant Peris, Wales. He and his wife, Jacqueline Phillippe, own and operate Snowdon Mouldings, a …

II-OFFSHORE
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about North Sea oil. In Mar., 1983 writer spent a week on Treasure Finder, a floating accomodation platform in Shell's Brent field. …

II-THE BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about the annual World Series of Poker held at Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas. Tells, in detail, about Doyle Brunson, twice …

I-THE BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN
a reporter at large ·

REPORTER AT LARGE about the yearly 4-week-long World Series of Poker, held at Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas. Writer watched the 1981 …