December 20, 1999

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Touched by An Oprah

How Does It Feel to Be Embraced by the Patron Saint of Book Publishing? The Famous or Anonymous Authors Chosen for Oprah's Book Club Give Her Rave Reviews

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The Way We Were

A Last Look Back at the Year People Began

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Raising Arizona

Empty-Nesters Van and Shirley Hughes Found An Ideal Way to Save 10 Phoenix Siblings from Neglect: Adopting Them All

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Flecks Appeal

Confetti Kingpins Clark Bason and Deana Sterr Are Y2K-Ready

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Frock and Roll

Pink Hair! Pokémon Headdresses! Six Outfits for Heather Locklear! They Let It All Hang Out at the Vh1/Vogue Fashion Awards

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Funny Lady

Beloved for Her Outrageous Comic Characters, Madeline Kahn Quietly Loses Her Battle with Cancer

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Waiting Game

Former Miss America Kate Shindle Serves Up Franks and Fries While She Looks for An Entrée into Acting

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Showtime

Tired of Playing a Pretty Face, Former Melrose Place Heartthrob Grant Show Finds Some Wit Off-Broadway

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Once Upon a Time

Suzanne Edmondson Helps Crime-Torn Families Heal Through Tapes of Children's Tales

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Uneasy Rider

During a Campaign Bus Trip with Her Beau, Miss America Gets a Slap on the Wrist

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Matthew's Legacy

Sparing His Killer, Judy and Dennis Shepard Fight in Their Son's Name for Tolerance

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Trooping the Colors

Who You Callin' Dowdy? Queen Elizabeth Sparks a Stir with Her Flashy New Duds

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Dickens of a Play

Charles's Descendant Brings a Family Touch to A Christmas Carol

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Hot Potato

Amid the Growing Public Rhubarb Over Genetically Altered Food, FDA Scientist James H. Maryanski Urges Calm

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Bon Voyage!

One Life to Live Without Dorian? Soap's Robin Strasser Prepares to Set Sail After a Deliciously Villainous Career

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Dead End

A Moment of Anger in Rush-Hour Traffic Costs the Life of a Mother of Three

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Testmaster

Builder of An International Empire That Improves Kids' SAT Scores, Stanley Kaplan Used to Pay to Give Tutoring

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Match Maker

Gene Rayburn Lit Up TV's The Match Game with His Brash and Risqué Wit

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The World on a String

The New Bond Bombshell, Denise Richards, Is Shaking—and Stirring—Things Up

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Amazon Queen

Superdupermodel-Turned-Actress Carol Alt Relies on Luck, Pluck And—For Romance—Another Guy with a Puck

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Death of a Billionaire

Police Say Security-Obsessed Edmond Safra Perished in a Fire Set by One of His Nurses

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Fantastic Journey

Braving High Seas and Solitude, Tori Murden Rows Across the Atlantic

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Holy Smoke!

St. John's University's Benedictine Monks Put Real Spark in Their Lives by Manning a Blessedly Capable Hook-and-Ladder Brigade

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2001: A Space Odyssey

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Touched by An Oprah

How Does It Feel to Be Embraced by the Patron Saint of Book Publishing? The Famous or Anonymous Authors Chosen for Oprah's Book Club Give Her Rave Reviews

Table of Contents

2001: A Space Odyssey

Joe Aims High

Katherine's Birthday Girl

J.Lo's Sound Check

5 Funniest Moments from Daytime TV

David Beckham's Boys Day Out

Tim McGraw Bares His Sexy Arms