We watched the twinkle in his eye when he described being able to wrangle in big stars like Sophia Loren for store promotions. But the sweetest story he told me was how he met his lovely wife ...

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Sophia Nguyen is the news and features writer for the Books section at The Washington Post. She previously served as assistant editor on the National Politics desk and as an assistant editor for ...