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...tempting at times to resist Foer's writing. There is a certain quirky cuteness to Oskar that can be cloying. When he trots out yet another amusing hobby or one of his many idiosyncratic verbal mannerisms--he pronounces acronyms like ESP phonetically; instead of saying something is great, he says it's "one hundred dollars"--you have to fight back the image of Jonathan Lipnicki, the kid from Jerry Maguire. But these doubts are pulverized by the book's devastating set pieces, which are of the kind only a genuine talent who knows exactly what he wants...
...interaction. Kim explains, “Travel is an essential part of what art historians do. Seeing an object in person is just as important to an art historian as attending a concert is to a musicologist.” Lest students rush to sign up for HAA and ESP courses, Kim cautions, “Travel can also be hard work. The late Harvard professor John Shearman used to tell his students that when in Rome they should see five churches before breakfast...
...refreshed his wardrobe in 10 years.) He is modest and respectful, and listens more than he talks. But his charisma is striking. His eyes "look into your psyche," says Mohammed Kamil al-Rudaie, a university professor in Baghdad who has met him often. "He has a kind of ESP for understanding people and tailoring his answer to suit the person in front...
...Spiegelman (Maus), the cartoonist ruminates on feeling equally terrorized by al-Qaeda and by his own government. And many authors, including Stephen King and Joyce Carol Oates, contributed to The Future Dictionary of America, which includes definitions like "cheney [chay-nee] v.i. To parlay one cushy job into another, esp. via personal connections...
Hindsight is always 20/20, and unless we elect a President with ESP, there will always be mistakes to learn from. ORLANDO ASHAH JR. Bridgeport, Conn...