Word: dime
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Raitcliffe, as Moody makes very clear in the first short chapter of the novel, is a hero, "and if he's a hero, then heroes are five-and-dime, and the world is as crowded with them as it is with stray pets, worn tires, and missing keys." He is a saint maybe, like one of the exceedingly normal yet extraordinarily courageous and strong characters who populate the works of Anne Tyler; a modern day tragic hero whose Achilles' heel and fatal flaw is a penchant for liquor. Lou Sloane's abrupt and cruel parting from Billie rouses Hex from...
Although the hospital serves all segments ofthe community, the majority of the patients areseniors. Seated outside is an elderly woman namedMillicent, a former dime-store shopkeeper...
While Smiley's straightforward style may not be the best method of recounting the almost overwhelming challenges that Lidie faces (both physically and mentally), it keeps the book feeling genuine, and never once lets it digress into a cheap Western adventure-romance dime novel. The author relies a bit too heavily on powers of description, with enormous paragraphs dedicated to describing the finery (or lack thereof) around the heroine. But then again, such descriptions keep the authenticity of the book alive...
...hypocrisy. It left Jones' mentor Susan Carpenter-McMillan standing beneath her umbrella in a downpour, saying "The angels are crying" for her client. It left a fleet of lawyers watching Jones head off to her health club in her old Mercedes and wondering if they would ever see a dime in legal fees...
...attended this year, he captivated a crowd of Chinese businessmen and government leaders during a half-hour talk on everything from Beijing bureaucracy to environmental protection and China's commitment not to devalue its currency. He tackled silly as well as serious subjects. Economic and political wizards are a dime a dozen, but few can cast serious problems in so humorous a light--and move the audience not only to laugh but also to do something. I hope the 69-year-old straight-shooting, side-splitting Premier is around for a long time to come. WILLIAM N. BROWN Xiamen, China...