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...huge amount of research for the novel” to create “the atmosphere of the country where [her] parents were born and raised.” Coupled with such a thorough historical backdrop, the novel is multi-faceted and runs the gamut from historical narrative to family mosaic. With “Inheritance” optioned for Hollywood, Chang has stayed busy writing and spending time at Harvard, where her classes are focused on the creative writing process. In English Crr.: “Beginning Fiction,” she emphasizes the stories of writers like Chekhov...
...ventures run the gamut from medical clinics staffed by retired doctors and nurses to legal clinics for disadvantaged children. New activities like these are attracting more men to volunteerism, which has historically been dominated by women. At Taproot, men make up 38% of the membership. The gender revolution--in which more women have gone to work--has reduced the traditional pool of female volunteers even as expertise-based assignments are drawing in more men. "Because we are now in a knowledge economy," Steinhorn says, "knowledge is what both women and men can contribute...
...Caretaker Gazette are people needing a house sitter while they go on an extended vacation; corporate retreats wanting to have someone on-site during months of vacancy; and national parks requiring a groundskeeper during the winter. Jobs can last from a few weeks to several years. Compensation runs the gamut from rent-free living in exchange for light chores to a small stipend for more extensive tasks to $60,000-to-80,000 a year plus living expenses for a more-than-full-time...
...look of footwear at the menswear shows last week in Paris and Milan ran the gamut from espadrilles to slides, but this summer the casual shoe of choice is still sneakers--the more retro-looking, the better. Here, three new lines to pack for the beach...
...suggested they move from their armchairs to a rectangular wooden table, the Soviet leader pulled a detailed set of notes out of his briefcase. Then he proceeded to read. What he had brought with him, it turned out, was a series of sweeping new Soviet proposals on the whole gamut of arms-control issues: medium-range missiles, long-range strategic weapons, space defenses--the works...