Word: deal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Italian essayist and translator Pia Pera, has been issued--after the settling of a lawsuit brought by Nabokov's son Dimitri. He insisted that he be allowed to write a preface to the book and that 5% of its profits go to the International Pen Club. Deal...
...Saul Bellow big shot and the clever mouth of an Elmore Leonard punk. Both traits come in handy when Feaver is arrested for paying off judges and decides (in about a minute and a half) that rather than go to prison, he will accept the Federal Government's deal and help cage the errant magistrates...
Exploring the space between legal necessity and reality's messy urgency is a Turow specialty. Street savvy and emotionally rich, Personal Injuries goes further than his earlier novels in explaining why he splits his time between satisfying clients and pleasing readers. In law there must be a deal or a judgment. In literature the jury can be hung thoughtfully between matters of head and heart...
...bombs the Air Force has been dropping on Iraq lately seem heavier than normal. What's the deal...
...Absolutely," he says. "To get organically grown cotton, I have to deal directly with the farmers. And there's only one cotton crop a year. In some cases, I've had to cosign loans to keep them in business. When we started doing this, we lost about 20% of our sales. Now the stuff sells better than before, and I'll tell you why. A designer who begins with a bale of cotton takes his task seriously. He makes something more worthwhile." As a private company, Patagonia doesn't report profits, but it has expanded nicely for more than...