Word: books
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...feelings into working hard and buying things, but they keep popping up. We need to acknowledge that they are not bad feelings; they are human feelings," he said. I asked him why, in that case, the fight clubs in his novel caused so many problems. "Because it was a book, it had to go somewhere," he explained. "It needed a climax." It was a manly answer. Palahniuk wrote his book in three months; Stiffed took seven years. Men don't ask a lot of questions when they're looking for a climax...
REVENGE OF THE MUGGLES Harry Potter may sit atop the best seller lists, but parents in South Carolina have asked state school officials to ban the popular children's book series, claiming it promotes witchcraft and sorcery. According to one of the concerned parents, the volumes by British author J.K. Rowling, about an orphaned child who attends the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, contain a "tone of death, hate, lack of respect and sheer evil." State officials have said they will review the books and the recommendation. BUCKLE UP The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week notified automakers...
...best seller in Britain, this winsome little book is one family's 20th century, told as a comic strip that fast-forwards through the decades. Briggs' artful rendering of his parents' striving captures the English working class, and as the tale progresses, you find yourself slowly sucked into their daily patter, amused by their cooing voices, impressed by their bravery. At the end, you're hardly prepared for the emotional wallop...
...craving an RC Cola or a Moon Pie or a Slim Jim. He allows them to drink bottled water in class and speak up without raising their hands. But he's best known for his antics--shooting chalk through a plastic tube, or dropping a huge chemistry book on the floor for its startling effect. It's a formula that works, creating an environment that engages students. When one called him a mean old a--hole in class, he corrected him calmly. "That's mean old bastard...
...their classmates are shopping or playing sports, Darrin Cayton, 17, and Gene are in the basement, smoking and riffing on their guitars. Heather Corey, 16, is on the couch, studying. After flunking four classes last semester, Heather has made straight A's this fall, in part through some serious book cracking in Stewart's basement. That probably won't help her make the social A-list at school, but it might do her some good in the years to come...