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Sayuri once notes that "the point wasn't to become a geisha, but to be one," but Golden wisely devotes the bulk of the book to the becoming. Golden has done an exquisite job of research. His comprehensive knowledge of the world of a geisha adds verisimilitude as Sayuri describes her reactions to her increasing knowledge of a geisha's life. Her descriptions of how to wear a kimono, or what a geisha's daily lessons are like, or how a geisha is expected to behave in the presence of men are among the best passages in the book: educational...
While the bulk of the tennis season is in the spring, the Harvard men's squad is already quite active...
Navigating methodically, Black now divides the tumor from the normal brain, cauterizing severed blood vessels as he goes. He cuts all the way around the edge of the tumor, gradually detaching its mass. Fifteen minutes later, he lifts the bulk of Schuler's cancer out of the hole he has made and places it in a stainless-steel bowl. "Call the tumor guys to come down and get a specimen," he orders. Another piece of the tumor will be sent to Black's own lab while he goes back in to clean up the cavity...
...only the offensive line's shear bulk that makes it such a force. Harvard's linemen have also shown speed and quickness in setting up end-arounds and receiver screens...
...sharks in question have a different perspective. Underwriters do get a discount for, in essence, buying in bulk, admits Michael McCaffery, CEO of the investment bank Robertson Stephens. "The immediate premium of 15% or 20% is an accepted convention." But evaluating untested companies, he adds, is difficult; the rewards we ogle in the newspaper come with considerable risk that the company will flop, leaving its bankers holding...