Along one 20km stretch, recalls Mr Mukerji, the road had disappeared, forcing him to drive through fields.
The event was like a sports-league draft but friendly, recalls Mr. Dieu.
"When the fire occurred we weren't very happy with the police because we felt they were a bit slack, " recalls Mr Francis, who is now 82.
BBC: Did the New Cross fire create a black British identity?
Flag Chief Executive Paul Kanavos warned him that hotel development in the Caribbean is risky, often hinging on the whims of local governments, recalls Mr. Sillerman.
Off Message, t The memoir of another left-wing Labour MP, Bob Marshall-Andrews, recalls Mr Flynn voting the wrong way, supporting the government rather than joining the rebels.
"I talked her off the ledge that night, " recalls Mr. Feld, adding that afterward he managed to save his marriage by making it his No. 1 priority.
"It's like saying, 'There's no Santa Claus, ' and suddenly seeing the sled go across the sky, " recalls Mr. Jerome, who says he's seen the Toaster 32 times.
WSJ: A Midnight Dreary for Those Who Seek Tell-Tale Signs of Poe's Elusive 'Toaster'
As Mr. Kidd recalls, Mr. Dorsey, then a student at the University of Missouri-Rolla, hacked into DMS's computers and crafted an email from Mr. Kidd's email account explaining that there was a security hole in the company's website that he could fix.
Owen Bennett-Jones, BBC Islamabad correspondent at the time, recalls that when Mr Sharif was removed from power, many Pakistanis expressed great relief, describing him as corrupt, incompetent and power-hungry.
As Mr Figes recalls, the tactical friendship between Western Christians and Ottoman Muslims had its limits.
In particular, Mr Alahuhta recalls how poor logistics caused Nokia's stumble in 1995.
ECONOMIST: Problems at the world's largest maker of mobile phones
Mr Karnik recalls that, within weeks of the collapse, government types suggested that the firm might stay independent after all.
Not long after arriving in Baghdad, Mr Bearpark recalls being handed a huge dossier on the long-term rebuilding of Iraq.
Mr Fishkin recalls that the first America-wide deliberative poll, in 1996, required airline sponsorship to fly participants to the venue in Austin, Texas.
When Thailand slipped in the Bank's ratings of good government, Mr Kaufmann recalls, the prime minister had to go on the radio to explain himself.
This latest embarrassment recalls one that threatened Mr McDonnell's candidacy for governor: his thesis as a law student in 1989 at a university founded by Pat Robertson, the television evangelist.
He and two other siblings were fostered by three different families, and Mr Galili recalls with evident pain that he grew up in 17 different places between the ages of five and 18.
So what Mr Diamond recalls about this telephone conversation may turn out to be the most explosive and important part of his testimony to MPs on the Treasury Select Committee, which will take place on Wednesday.
Mr Hindery recalls that when he was buying a cable system owned by Jack Kent Cooke, another colourful mogul, he was presented with a price based on subscriber numbers that had been heavily inflated by the inclusion of prisoners from a local jail who, though certainly in need of a distraction, were not in a position to subscribe.
"Once I gave a lecture to leaders at a government bureau, " Mr. Yang recalls.
WSJ: The Weekend Interview with Yang Jisheng: Reading Hayek in Beijing
"I was sitting at my desk one day and my phone rang, " Mr. Peitersen recalls.
WSJ: Danish Job-Seekers Sit in Storefront Window to Find Work, Draw Employers' Attention
Two years ago, Mr. Tang recalls a court case that ran until 7 p.m.
WSJ: Wigged Out: Hong Kong's Lawyers Bristle Over Horsehair Headpieces
"Joss had never performed with a live band in her life, " Mr. Greenberg recalls.
Mr. Howey recalls feeling anonymous at a science fiction conference last summer in Chicago.
The hardest card to get, Mr. Ziegler recalls, was the one for Stephen G.
Mr. McCullough recalls agreeing to do the test because he got out of class to do it.
He advised clients to buy stocks at several market bottoms, including 1974, 1982 and 2009, Mr. Wien recalls.
"He was about two metres tall, he was huge, and he had small glasses, " Mr Van Veen recalls.
应用推荐