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...just depends on what country I'm in. I'm sold as a literary writer in Holland; I'm sold as crime fiction in England; and a thriller [author] here. I think of it as just literature. To Kill a Mockingbird - that's crime fiction. That's a murder story. Snow Falling on Cedars. Oliver Twist. What's more violent than a bludgeoned prostitute? A lot of novels use crime as a stepping stone to talk about greater issues. So I just think of myself as a writer...
Harvard will also send skippers to the New England men’s singlehanded championships at the same time, forcing the team to send some of their less experienced sailors to compete for the league title. They’re nevertheless confident in their sailors as they sail against some of the best New England has to offer...
During this month’s review period, the PMD should look at tailoring coursepack solutions to individual classes. These solutions can cut costs by eliminating the middle-men. In our “business on demand” age, there is no need for professors to use New England-based printers (the only options currently listed on the PMD’s website) and distributors. If Putnam’s example using University Readers, a California-based company, proves anything, it is that there are numerous competitors in the coursepack business that do a perfectly acceptable...
There is little economic diversification in rural areas; hence, the economy becomes dependent upon a small number of large employers. Reminiscent of the old mill towns in New England, many southern towns formed around manufacturing centers. Then came outsourcing, and with outsourcing, the closure of numerous factories. Factory closures led to layoffs, and layoffs dealt devastating blows to rural economies, many of which have such low education levels and wages that they fail to draw in new, well-paying businesses. Unemployment payments are only a temporary respite for those who cannot afford to move to where the jobs have gone...
...comes after.And, on a day when New England’s collective gaze was trained on Jacobs Field and Fenway Park, the Patriots did little to verify that there happened to be a gridiron dynasty worth watching.The San Diego Chargers (2-2) rolled over an injury-riddled New England team by a score of 41-17 yesterday, dealing the Patriots (2-2) their first home defeat since the New York Jets visited Massachusetts on Dec. 22, 2002.A capacity Gillette Stadium crowd—New England’s 119th in a row—began to file out early...