Word: affectionate
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Fraudulence and self-delusion are strong themes in Wolff's work, as they are in books by his brother, Geoffrey Wolff, whose Bad Debts and The Duke of Deception deal with the misdeeds of the authors' con-man father Arthur Samuels Wolff, alias Arthur Saunders Wolff III, alias Saunders Ansell...
Reagan is now clearly the world's pre-eminent leader. He has five successful years as President under his belt. That is too long to dismiss as mere luck. The derisive labels of "amiable dunce" and "the Teflon President" lie shattered and discredited. The open contempt that the likes of...
"I have always been a fan of Norman Rockwell's," Reagan said last week when asked about his affection for the artist and his vision of the world. "I was very proud when he asked to do my portrait and was walking on air when I was given the finished...
(3 of 3) In fact, Botero knows tragedy firsthand, provided by both his country and his family life. Colombians call their most famous artist El Maestro, and he returns their affection. He's donated hundreds of his paintings and sculptures to museums in Bogotá and Medellín, as...
The boys, with some affection, call their school "the box." It is an acknowledgment that their modern, gray concrete building with 36 classrooms and a basketball court is both protection and containment. Outside the box, says senior Ali Fadhli, there are "problems." He means temptation - and bigotry. The temptation is...