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“It survived the depression, the Blitz, an IRA bomb and Mohamed Al Fayed. The question is, can Harrods survive being sold again?”
Dick Francis, British jockey turned popular mystery author, dies at 89
I’m not a fan of horse racing, and I don’t read tons of thrillers, but Dick Francis was an excellent writer. His stories were not only entertaining, but wry and elegantly written. Try one of his books — you’ll be impressed.
Below: Dick Francis meeting the Queen Mother in 1956. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images. Photo provided by PicApp)
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Iraqi shoe thrower Muntazer al-Zaidi inundated with offers and gifts
(The Emir of Qatar has supposedly “promised a golden horse.”)


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