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...former enemies may have trouble joining forces, even when their interests coincide. To many in Washington, the idea of allying with an intelligence service still aggressively seeking Western technology is anathema. As well-trained spies know, the cloak of friendship and cooperation may conceal the dagger of danger and deceit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Still Spying After All These Years | 6/29/1992 | See Source »

During the environment summit in Rio last week, a Brazilian group called Defenders of the Earth was updating its Lie-O-Meter on a billboard nearby. Purpose: to track "deceit, from 0 to 100" among participants. At week's end the U.S. delegation was scoring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tell Me Another One | 6/15/1992 | See Source »

Everything from adultery to death, love to resentment, secrecy to deceit is somehow ratified in this pungent novel about the strength and the burden of relationships. Leimbach punctuates, the gravity of the content of her novel with warmth and amusement, using her literary prowess to impress the reader without being depressing...

Author: By Aparajita Ramakrishnan, | Title: Characters, Writing Style Make Leimbach's New Book Memorable: | 5/8/1992 | See Source »

Jane Nichols' adaptation of Christopher Hampton's highly acclaimed Dangerous Liaisons is a modest attempt to bring a certain degree of finesse to a highly complex storyline. This play deals adeptly with deceit, betrayal, love and above all, control...

Author: By Aparajita Ramakrishnan, | Title: Famed Tale of Deceit in the Ancien Regime Features Excellent Performances, Ambience | 5/1/1992 | See Source »

...that when he does feel it once again, he shuns it. He is so afraid of exposing his Achilles heel--his real personality--that he alienates his true love in order to salvage his ego. As the plot advances, the characters become enmeshed in a web of deceit...

Author: By Aparajita Ramakrishnan, | Title: Famed Tale of Deceit in the Ancien Regime Features Excellent Performances, Ambience | 5/1/1992 | See Source »

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