Word: candor
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wrote a book, C. Fred's Story, a surprisingly wry look at Washington life as told by her first dog, after publisher Nelson Doubleday assured her it would be a good way to promote her literacy efforts. C. Fred could have been a disaster, but Barbara's wit and candor made it work. "I didn't have to squeeze it out of her. There was no ghostwriter," says editor Lisa Drew. "And it came in on time." The book sold 15,000 copies; Barbara donated her share of the profits to literacy charities...
COVER: Barbara Bush brings candor, humor and a down- to- earth style to America' s most exclusive address...
...self-transformation was more drawn out, and the applause more restrained. Gorbachev's act was tough to follow in more ways than one. The idea of meaningful change is easier to accept when it comes from someone with a relatively fresh face and a reputation for boldness and candor. Decades of familiarity with Arafat's role as both Jekyll and Hyde have bred if not contempt then at least deep suspicion. The effect of Arafat's trademarks -- the kaffiyeh, the pseudo uniform, the cultivated scruffiness, the holster (empty or otherwise) -- often hovers between the silly and the sinister...
PRIVATE VIEW: INSIDE BARYSHNIKOV'S AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE by John Fraser (Bantam; $30). One season (1986-87) in the life of a great dance company. The text, and the grainy photographs by Eve Arnold, explode with candor...
PRIVATE VIEW: INSIDE BARYSHNIKOV'S AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE by John Fraser (Bantam; $30). One season (1986-87) in the life of a great dance company. The text and grainy candid photographs by Eve Arnold beat with life and explode with candor...