Word: ego
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Though in the end there is an attempt to reassert a feeble ego, Rachel, Rachel is for the most part a chronicle of defeat. All that women like Rachel can possibly hope for is some kind of separate peace with their minds. Unfortunately, for their glands and hearts, it just may be too late...
DUKE ELLINGTON: "AND HIS MOTHER CALLED HIM BILL" (RCA Victor). The Ellington band plays an affectionate tribute to Billy Strayhorn, who was the Duke's alter ego and musical collaborator for 29 years before his death last year. Among the dozen fine Strayhorn selections are some mellow successes from the '40s, such as After All, Rain Check and Day-Dream. Three new songs composed just before his death make most admirable vehicles for the band: locomotive-paced The Intimacy of the Blues, which perfectly brings out its elegant, insinuating sound; Charpoy, a perking bounce; and Blood Count...
...patient alike. "If a doctor has a patient who needs some special treatment that he cannot provide, he not only loses that patient to another doctor, but in many cases he loses contact with the whole family as well. Not getting on a staff hurts a man's ego and destroys the relationship between patient and doctor...
Sicker at Birth. The campaign to improve the lot of black doctors is not simply a matter of matching numbers, status symbols, ego satisfaction, or even the doctor's self-image, which is a vital factor in his ability to practice confidently and well. Health and medical care are as essential to the Negro's joining the mainstream of American life as are education and job opportunities. Indeed health may be more fundamental, and Negroes are sicker than whites from womb to tomb-their infant-mortality rate is double that of whites. A child can learn little, even...
...soup, chicken or beef, potato kugel), the husband often chants an ancient song of praise for his wife. Drawn from Proverbs 31, it begins: "A good wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels." Says Mrs. Baris: "I obviously don't need it for my ego, but I've rushed and worked hard all day, and it's nice to hear...