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...Characterized by lustrous deep-red décor (apt, as baci means kisses in Italian), the shop is run by young writer types and boasts comfy tables and booths hidden among bookshelves, creating secluded spaces to wile away the hours. The diverse range of literature, which Paul describes as one "for real booklovers to come and discover," includes many works relating to India, where Paul grew up. Among them is Paul's own novel Cool Cut, which tells the story of three kite-flying friends in Chennai, delves into the politics of the Tamil community and examines the shadowy world...
...people, namely James Wood and Joseph Roth. A military officer visits his servant, who is on his deathbed. When the officer enters, the old servant tries to click his heels together, even though he is under the covers and his feet are bare. It's a moment of deep, lancing pathos, when you seem to take in both characters' entire lives for an instant, as if they were two figures suddenly lit up by a lightning flash on a dark night...
...your company that Tata Group wants to acquire, your child calling home from Shanghai, your job moving to Mexico City and your brand-new Changfeng gleaming in the driveway." The trio urges U.S. companies to fight back by creating low-cost, high-quality and ingenious products and by reaching deep into big markets. And to "adapt, adopt and synthesize ideas from everyone and everywhere...
...after 11 months as a regional administrator in southern Iraq, I returned to Afghanistan to set up an NGO called the Turquoise Mountain to restore part of the old bazaar of Kabul and support traditional crafts. The garbage was then 7 ft. (2 m) deep in the streets, 200 yd. (180 m) from the presidential palace; there was no drainage, sewerage or water supply. Once famous traditional buildings were collapsing, and the craft-masters of ceramics, woodwork and jewelry were dying without passing on their skills. Most of the children in the area were not in school, most people were...
...Once the Labour Party might have blamed such ills on Britain's deep social inequalities, nowhere more clearly drawn than in parts of London such as Hackney and Islington, where slums abut some of the most desirable housing stock in the capital. But such analysis would be uncomfortable for a party that has ruled the country for more than a decade. "Antisocial behavior . . . is first and foremost the responsibility of the parents," said Prime Minister Gordon Brown ahead of the launch of the Youth Crime Action Plan that was published on July 15. The plan envisages a tougher enforcement...