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...Pinsky chronicles the entire life of the Old Testament’s David—the “Light of Israel” who bested Goliath, conquered his mentor Saul to become king, battled his son Absalom for power, and envisioned the city of Jerusalem. The author??s carefully-constructed prose takes the remoteness of the biblical tale and turns it into accessible drama; even when using prose, Pinsky operates with the grace of a poet...
...such other festivals it promotes a united spirit among its participants—in this case, “Africans and people of African descent as well as all persons committed to the well being of Africans on the Continent and in the Diaspora.” While the author??s choice to exclude himself from the spirit of the festival a priori is surprising, the inferences he draws from his self-exclusion are shocking...
...Half-Blood Prince,” Rowling is also at her personal best. The author??s intricate plots have always carried the series, keeping us involved despite sometimes painfully plain prose. This time, the plot gets even better. Her technique works according to Chekhov’s formula—if there’s a gun in the first book, you can be sure there will be a death by the sixth—except J.K. Rowling doesn’t do guns; the clues she plants all have to do with biography, motive, and character. Earlier...
...said that “the data availability issue for that paper has arisen only because Professor Rothstein has attempted to replicate Professor Hoxby’s work.” He said that AER has granted exemptions to its policy in the past if confidentiality restrictions trump an author??s ability to release data. In those cases, Moffit said, AER asks the author to “assist other researchers in obtaining the data directly from the data provider...
It’s for the last reason that they both figure prominently in Abrams’ memoir, which recounts the author??s career as a high-profile First Amendment lawyer...