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The grimmest and most convincing is Patricia Cornwell's The Body Farm (Scribners; 387 pages; $23), the fifth adventure of Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a gifted forensic pathologist, which means, yes, a performer of autopsies. And a fast hand with panty hose; it's she who tends to the wounded fellow...
"The format of the program will provide for a unique educational experience as well as an intimate look at one of the world's most gifted contemporary musical artists," McCluskey added.
From that vantage point spectators can watch the wondrously gifted Jay Payton's attempt to match Ted Williams' feat of batting .400 for an entire season. Williams was the last major leaguer to do so, in 1941, finishing at .406. Payton has a .403 batting average as the Pittsfield Mets...
Break time is not always vacation time. During the three- or four-week period, teachers may use one week to help students who have fallen behind, another week to give special attention to gifted students. Schools may also offer enrichment classes in such topics as photography or world cultures. "Even...
And it certainly stretches credulity to portray team member Jonathan Weinstein, 17 -- who recalls solving quadratic equations on restaurant place mats at age "four . . . or maybe five" -- as a typical product of an exemplary school system. In fact, a 1993 Department of Education study described what it called a "quiet...