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...female terrorist known as the Lizard, who plays Moriarty to his Holmes. As in the previous Dr. Siri books, the plot is mostly a pretext for a leisurely stroll through Laos' history and profoundly rooted religious traditions, and it's this that gives Pogo Stick a certain charm, even if it doesn't always satisfy as a mystery...
...other quality Merriman valued in his friend was charm. Friends extol Kingsmill's knack for putting others at ease, using his wit to disarm the prickly and draw out the shy. A brand builder who likes his humor with a Seinfeldian twist, Kingsmill seemed the right man to rebuild Mambo, to persuade retailers that the entity most people thought was lost at sea had been found, revived and set on a course that could make it stronger than ever...
...Harvard’s ability to attract faculty does involve other factors too, like the New England charm of its picturesque campus. Sunstein, a native New Englander who attended both college and law school at Harvard, said he was “excited and thrilled” to return to his alma mater. “I love Cambridge,” he said. “It feels like home...
...history will say the same. I was delighted he took on this Middle East job. It's such an important issue for the world. And Tony has a track record in this because of what he did with the peace process in Northern Ireland. What Tony has is both charm and persistence - he's not a quitter. He goes over there again and again, trying to bring people together and getting them to understand the twin desires - Israel for security, and for the Palestinians, a chance to have a true state of their...
...tent of Joe Lieberman and Alberto Gonzales. You’re right, though; Gramps isn’t pulling it off. No use being a wolf in a temperamental and frustrated old man’s clothing. Horseshit doesn’t work without a healthy dose of charm.” “For the record, I feel compassionate; that oughta count for something. Anyway, consider our bluff called. Even the old drones are turning tail: Brooksy, Lil’ Kristol, Chris Buckley and Newt Gingrich are so busy renouncing McBane on Fox News that our folks can?...