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Nelson Doubleday Jr., Publisher Who Owned the Mets, Dies at 81 [20 Jun 2015|01:48am] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/47675e0a/sc/13/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A60C180Cbusiness0Cnelson0Edoubleday0Epublisher0Eand0Emets0Ebuyer0Edies0Eat0E810Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/18/business/nelson-doubleday-publisher-and-mets-buyer-dies-at-81.html He expressed his love for baseball on a grand scale when his family’s publishing business became majority owner of the last-place Mets in 1980 and committed millions to rebuilding the team. post comment

James Salter, a ‘Writer’s Writer’ Short on Sales but Long on Acclaim, Dies at 90 [20 Jun 2015|02:17am] http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/640314/s/4768aff9/sc/26/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A60C20A0Cbooks0Cjames0Esalter0Ea0Ewriters0Ewriter0Eshort0Eon0Esales0Ebut0Elong0Eon0Eacclaim0Edies0Eat0E90A0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/20/books/james-salter-a-writers-writer-short-on-sales-but-long-on-acclaim-dies-at-90.html Mr. Salter wrote slowly, exactingly and, by almost every critic’s estimation, beautifully. But he never achieved the broad popularity he craved. post comment

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