Yet consider this: In 1926 the number one fiction bestseller was The Private Life Of Helen of Troy, by John Erskine.

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Canaries boss Glenn Roeder has since signed Dejan Stefanovic from Fulham, and secured loan deals for Celtic's John Kennedy and Spurs youngster Troy Archibald-Henville.

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American golfer Zach Johnson earned a place the British Open after winning the PGA Tour's John Deere Classic in a playoff against Troy Matteson, who will also line up at Royal Lytham.

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John Rudolf has a long piece up on Troy Davis in the Huffington Post.

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John Sweeney, 43, a former state labor commissioner from Troy, is the Republican heavyweight.

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Eli Manning, Troy Aikman, and the guy who pulled the trigger on the Manning deal, John Elway, made it in their fourth seasons.

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