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The Book of Virtues
- ... that The Book of Virtues spent more than 80 weeks on the New York Times Nonfiction Best Seller List?
- Source: Teachout, Terry (1995-10-09). "The vice of a virtue -- The Moral Compass: Stories for a Life's Journey edited with commentaries by William J. Bennett". National Review. Vol. 47, no. 19. p. 60. ISSN 0028-0038. Retrieved 2024-08-20 – via ProQuest.
- ALT1: ... that 85% of The Book of Virtues is public-domain material? Source: Bates, James (1995-02-17). "Company Town: Will 'Virtues' Bring More Rewards?". Los Angeles Times. p. 4. Retrieved 2024-08-20 – via ProQuest.
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"This is as close to featured quality as I'll ever get...on my own terms."
— Yours truly, in soliloquy, 11:10 p.m., 19/8
This season on Extreme Makeover: Wikipedia Edition: A 1993 bestselling sensation that made millions for its compiler and led to several follow-ups, including a PBS animated series--and (par for the course with such ventures) a couple of competitors. (Ignoring his personal/career controversies and the age of the tales he collected.) Despite its status, its WP article never got the attention worthy of its legacy (in the 16! years since I last chanced upon editing it), hardly moving past the few paragraphs it was allocated back then. Think of the parable of the Good Samaritan,[1] and you'll realise my role in the proceedings this month. (Can't quite recall how I suddenly reapproached it days ago, though.)
I've heard talk that stubs are considered the ugly ducklings[1] of this project. Well, sir, I mustered up enough courage--and sacrificed enough time--to turn this specimen into a swan nineteen-fold by the time of this nomination (according to WP:Prosesize). (Cf. my efforts on Apparition (company) back during last year's Memorial season.)
As a side note, work on this DYK candidate coincided with the U.S. political conventions.
Even though this won't lead to a coveted Four Award, I'm in the running for the other three fragments. Could this lead to my first FA star in the next three or so months? Until then, wish me luck, and stay tuned for my next DYK nomination (before this month's over).
With special thanks to page creator Mckaysalisbury (talk · contribs · count) (in case he's noticing this now).
Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 21:43, 20 August 2024 (UTC).