Word: fallen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...demeanor make her a perfect choice for the suffering Fantine. Fisher and Affannato, as Cosette and Marius, are adorable to watch and a delight to listen to. As the valiant revolutionary leader Enjolras, Brian Herriot perfectly captures the spirit and devotion that lives long after the red flag has fallen. Even the young Cosette and little street-urchin Gavroche, despite slightly nasal-sounding voices, add a charming element to the production...
There is some basis for that concern. Even though corporate charitable contributions have climbed to record levels in dollar terms, they have fallen to about 1% of pretax profits from more than 2% a decade ago. That's partly explained by a combination of tax-law changes, today's soaring profits and a shift to product donations in lieu of cash. Still, it's the kind of thing that makes traditional nonprofits sweat. And the latest bout of merger mania makes them even more uncomfortable. When two big companies--each with its own foundation--become one, only one foundation...
...novel is a scorcher about prosperous New Jersey parents whose picture-perfect life is destroyed when their daughter becomes a terrorist. This cultural horror story is deepened by Roth's genius for blending humor, pathos, sympathy and rage. The effect is visceral, a queasy feeling that the bottom has fallen out of civilization, and despite our faith in reason, irrationality rules. "He had learned the worst lesson that life can teach--that it makes no sense," Roth writes about his paragon of decency and convention, Seymour ("Swede") Levov, star athlete of Weequahic High in Newark, New Jersey, during the early...
...insisted that Peru's widespread poverty does not produce terrorism; instead, he blames terrorists for perpetuating it. Now, with such a dramatic victory under his belt, the President may have to face without excuse what many consider his true Achilles' heel: Peru's top-heavy economy. While inflation has fallen from more than 7,000 percent at the time of his election in 1990 to around 10 percent today, the vast majority of Peru's population remains poor and unskilled. Today Fujimori is riding high, and reportedly considering another run at the presidency in 2000. But after the honeymoon, Peru...
...torchbearer of literacy, promoting such solidly challenging fare as Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon along with such worthy popular entertainments as Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone. Her book-club selections are instant megasellers, even when, like The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton, they have fallen into virtual obscurity. The result for publishers has been happy confusion. The lucky books are rushed back to the presses for multiple, emergency printings, and publicists are running in circles trying to play the new game. "Authors of books on subjects like libertarianism phone...