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Past winners include diplomat George F. Kennan, New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman and left-wing novelist and essayist Gore Vidal...

Author: By Betsy L. Mead, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Faust’s Civil War Book Falters in Quest for Non-Fiction National Book Award | 11/20/2008 | See Source »

...from more female-skewing properties have begun assiduously courting the alpha fans, the diehards who get the buzz started through their blogs and podcasts. "From the beginning, we were very focused on signaling to the fan base that this film would be everything they wanted," says Summit CEO Rob Friedman. That meant keeping Meyer involved in script and casting decisions as a custodian of her original girl-meets-vampire vision. Early on, for instance, the author put her foot down to preserve certain details that were important to her - that in her stories, for instance, vampires have no fangs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Twilight: The Fangirls Cometh, with Cash | 11/19/2008 | See Source »

...just a minor role in.” Curll said she wanted the book, her first, to “level the playing field,” and give guidance to individuals without access to pre-law advising. Another of Curll’s Law School admits, David S. Friedman ’93, the first assistant to the Massachusetts attorney general, said her book stands out from the plethora of admission-advice guides. “Joyce knows about the subtle differences that tip the scales,” he said. “To have an insider?...

Author: By Jillian K. Kushner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Former HLS Dean Gives Advice | 11/11/2008 | See Source »

...their work.On the other hand, Poundstone’s politicos, with notable exceptions, tend toward corruption and megalomania. He spends ample time discussing the stranger-than-fiction behaviors of Nader and Ross Perot, and also sheds light upon more obscure third-party candidates. Perhaps most memorable are Kinky Friedman, a Jewish country singer who made a run for Texas governor in 2006, and Ilona Staller, an Italian porn star who was elected to Italy’s Parliament in 1987.The author further enlivens his text by employing clever examples. Many concepts of voting theory are quite difficult to understand...

Author: By Evan T. R. Rosenman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Pundit Finds Voting To Be Flawed | 11/7/2008 | See Source »

...peek at Suskind’s author photo, but then I remembered that incandescent wisdom-auras can’t be photographed. They can only be basked in. HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED: WHY WE NEED A GREEN REVOLUTION—AND HOW IT CAN RENEW AMERICA by Thomas L. Friedman The painting that stretches across the top and bottom thirds of this hardback is the middle panel of “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” a 16th-century triptych by Hieronymous Bosch. The painting depicts, among many other things, naked people and imaginary creatures fiddling around...

Author: By Richard S. Beck, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: By Its Cover | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

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