The $50,000 baseball cards
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An avid collector of baseball cards found out to his dismay that his collection, estimated at $50,000, was not worth that much after all. After giving away his cherished cards to friends, he realized that the real value of his cards lies in making him remember significant parts of his childhood.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
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How we built our dream house
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The tribulations of building a house near the Chesapeake Bay are recounted. Thirteen percolation tests were required before a septic tank could be approved, and eagle-protection efforts threatened to delay construction.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
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Building our dream house
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The travails of building a house are satirized. Government and environmental regulations add to the multifarious problems encountered by the prospective homeowner.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1992
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