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...glittering, gloriously vivid style. His talent for spotting detail, for capturing in prose the slightest shift in light or in a character's mood was unmatched. It was not the most fashionable of gifts. While his contemporaries practiced the rock-ribbed realism of Hemingway and Carver or the high-concept contraptions of the metafictionists, Updike conducted his pursuit of eloquence and wit almost alone. Ironically, it was sometimes held against him, and he was tagged a lightweight. (See the top 10 fiction books...
...they copy. Later they will learn.' Style icon GIORGIO ARMANI, accusing fellow Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana of stealing his concept of padded trousers...
Marchionne has recently talked about the company's becoming something of an Intel of the auto industry, providing key component parts to other car manufacturers. There are also rumors that he wants to build a $3,500 model Fiat Punto that could reconfigure the concept in the West of an economy car. But whether or not he's Chrysler's savior or the man to revolutionize the entire industry, Marchionne seems to have proved again that he knows how to strike a hard bargain: Fiat has landed 35% of Chrysler without spending a dime...
JEEP PATRIOT An electric SUV concept car that charges by plugging into a standard wall outlet...
CADILLAC CONVERJ A luxury concept car with a 40-mile (65 km) electric range that gets high marks for its sleek lines...