Word: goldberg
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...debut novel, 2000's Bee Season, Myla Goldberg intricately etched four members of a contemporary Jewish family and set them in motion against one another, charting the repercussions of even their subtlest interactions. For her follow-up, the author changes tack completely, striving for the historical epic. In Wickett's Remedy (Doubleday; 336 pages), the travails of Lydia Kilkenny, a young woman from an impoverished Irish Catholic family, are rooted in such global events as World War I and the 1918 flu epidemic that left millions dead...
...chronicling of Lydia's struggles is rather straightforward, but it is only one element of the novel. At the end of each chapter, Goldberg drops in imagined conversations between soldiers on leave or on their way to war, passages from a QD Soda newsletter and letters Driscoll wrote in his old age that illuminate the unethical rise of his beverage empire. Additionally, she excerpts actual news stories of the day. Lastly, in the margins of each page are voices from the dead commenting on or clarifying plot points. For example, when, early in the book, Henry fails to appear...
...Bernard Goldberg has been on a spirited crusade against the left for three books now -the number one New York Times bestseller Bias, the bestselling Arrogance, and his latest book, 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America. Goldberg, an Emmy-winning journalist, is a former correspondent on the CBS program 48 Hours. Galley Girl spoke by phone to him in Miami...
...school board in Los Angeles announced that it too plans to open a health clinic offering contraceptives to high school students. So far, nine schools around the U.S. have taken this step, and others are expected to follow suit. Says School Board Member Jackie Goldberg: "There's an appalling number of teen pregnancies. I hope to upgrade the quality of teen medical care, and I hope that young men and women will consider the ramifications of being sexually active...
Most people consider the plight of the homeless anything but a laughing matter, but for Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal it only hurts when they stop laughing. The three comedians were in Washington last week to promote a three-hour telethon they will host on HBO to raise money for health-care organizations serving the homeless in 18 cities. Scheduled to air from Los Angeles next week, Comic Relief will feature a gaggle of gagsters for every age group, from Michael J. Fox to Henny Youngman. HBO will let cable operators make the broadcast available to all subscribers...