This brings me to an aspect of children's literature that, despite my wariness, always wins my affection: books that recall some truth about childhood we are apt to have forgotten.
Often, I would pick up a sandwich for lunch — if not at Salumi, the salumeria operated by Mario Batali's parents, then at Tat's Delicatessen, which won my affection by selling Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets, a Philadelphia delicacy.
He won my affection early with his joyous "Shop Around," but lost it by applying to Neil Diamond's grandiose tub-thumper "America" the same sugar-coated sob he brought to "Imagine".
But sincerity, earnestness and hopefulness have slowly won my affection like a down-on-their-luck, underdog basketball team.
8. FOR THE LESS ORGANIZED Eagle Creek Cubes, $12.50 The Eagle Creek luggage brand won my affections this summer as I banged one of their rolling suitcases down rocky dirt roads and tossed it ruthlessly atop buses, without doing a lick of damage (to it or the buses).
Punk's old tunes really are the best ones Green Day long ago left behind the raucous, poetic punk that won my adolescent affection (not to mention acted as gateway to the genre's back catalogue).
The first person who mods this thing to fire little red shells at other Bluetooth-controlled R/C cars wins my undying love and affection.
His generosity to defeated opponents, magnanimous though it was, did not win their affection.
But it has failed to win the affection of many Europeans.
He wanted to show her how far he would go to win her affection.
