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Delbanco cites Elizabeth Bowen, Edith Wharton, Diane Johnson and Charles Baxter as some authors she admires, with Jane Austen her “favorite author of all time.” Though she defers energetically from comparing herself to the latter, Delbanco admits that much of her writing borrows from Austen’s techniques...
...very stylish. We often look older than we are because it takes a lot out of you to live in an impossible situation. Many of us had our own dreams, but now we just have the jobs that help other people's dreams come true. PAMELA BOWEN Oak Harbor, Wash...
...their book, Levin and Bowen claim that athletes can have up to a four times greater advantage in gaining admission to an Ivy League school than a comparable non-athlete. However, this is a tricky use of statistics according to Harvard Law Professor Hal Scott...
Scott would know. He penned a scathing review of Bowen’s first book, The Game of Life, entitled “What Game Are They Playing?” in which he tore apart the book’s statistical findings and all but implied that Bowen should enroll in Stat 100 for the spring term...
...Presidents run scared from the “revelations” which emanate from sources such as Bowen and Levin. They frantically adjust admissions standards and quotas for football players, they institute ridiculous policies like the seven-week rule and they reaffirm their dedication to giving athletes every reason to lose theirs. They pick bizarre places to take irrational stands—a list headed by the ban on postseason participation for Ivy football teams...