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Fantasy and science fiction author Michael Moorcock, who contributes an introduction to the book, says: "Peake is in the great tradition of idiosyncratic English writers. His poetry and fiction, like theirs is sui generis and, like his drawing and painting, reveals authentic genius." Comic-book writer Alan ( Watchmen, Lost Girls) Moore calls Peake "probably one of the finest writers in the English language," but says literary snobbery that considers fantasy a lesser art form has contributed to his neglect...
...detailed information on changes you can make - everything from what foods to eat to how much you should sleep - based upon your answers to a series of questions. The tools also can help teach the public how to weigh risk factors, said University of Pennsylvania Prof. Dean Foster, co-author of another calculator. "How good is excercise or how bad is smoking?" Foster asks. "Would you walk a mile for a Camel? Each and every Camel? If you do so, smoking is OK. But if you only walk a half mile for each cigarette, it is hazardous to your health...
...Some time ago, Rick Warren, megapastor of the Saddleback Church in Orange County and author of the mega-seller The Purpose-Driven Life, along with his wife Kay, invited Democratic Sen. Barack Obama to speak today at the second annual AIDS conference at Warren's church. Other politicians were to participate, notably Sen. Sam Brownback, a born-again Christian turned conservative Catholic who, like Obama, may have presidential ambitions. But while Brownback was to speak to his natural constituency, Obama's participation is a divisive issue for one overriding reason: he is pro-choice...
...There was so much sex on the fly that it seemed almost quid pro quo that they would eventually have gotten it for their efforts,” the author writes. The infections had to be hushed up to prevent John Lennon’s then-wife, Cynthia, from filing for divorce and walking away with half of John’s earnings. A team of “tame venereologists” was called in to treat the most influential and arguably most beloved band in history...
...Indeed, criticizing the states and testing firms charged with carrying out the federal law ignores a far more crucial issue: whether standardized tests can ever really drive high-quality education. Says author and well-known standardized test skeptic Alfie Kohn: "These recent problems with implementation pale beside the appalling effects of NCLB itself. It's when this law is working 'properly' - with all the tests given, the numbers obediently reported, and the attendant punitive consequences enforced - that we really need to worry." Montana may not be sweating out its scores; last year, 92% of its schools made adequate yearly progress...