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Buckle
… dim yellow light in the stairwell, but he was too tired to complain. While I unlocked the door to my apartment, he … couldn’t stand. It was always workingman’s silence during meals with him, but he was looking past me, as if he believed … of them dragged it by the cord, pretending it was a disobedient dog on a leash. I tried to pull Dad away, but he was …
Marriage Made In Heaven
… the wife using a cane, the husband apparently in some discomfort. Quite simply, they were very old; to most the wife, … you’d waited for an ambulance to get there, he might have died; he may have suffered a slight stroke. We’ll know the … the doctor told her, “I’d pin it on your chest.” “Medals,” she said, and laughed again in a new way. “My son used …
Notes on Current Books, Winter 1985
… Shaw has shifted the terms of debate on one of the most studied topics in American history, and that is no … in 17thcentury painting.) Withal, however, Stafford disappoints. Her prolix style obscures the story she tries to … the self to its social and historical environment. 7-26 …
I Had Passed This Man Many Times
… soon He will definitely be ahead of you & his looks More comely” But here he is again at midnight Covered with a … has eight major islands. Nor does she mention the cloud become a cliché for violence with breathtaking style. She …
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Seventy-Two Hours on the Future of Publishing (Day 1)
… emphasize how god-awful slow the traditional process has become (and that it doesn’t have to be that way). There’s … complete with a clock ticking down at our booth and on the website, but obviously I’ve agreed to play a role (very … You can start by reading the mission on the project website , but so far—after Day 1—the surprising value for me …
“Public Diplomacy”: An Old Art, A New Profession
… In the immediate postwar years, the State Department had become fairly heavily involved in international information … service of the USIA, the State Department found it expedient to contract for their services in the field. Born of … mislead the (by then mostly Communist) adversaries and make points at whatever cost. Few went as far as a high Agency …
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