Word: grahamism
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...such honor.) And to this day they eat at the restaurant chain that bears his name. Why did Roy Rogers endure? Probably because he always stayed clean. He married frequent costar Dale Evans in 1947, weathered the tragic loss of children in private, spoke at some of Billy Graham's revivals. He was lifelong friends with rival Gene Autry after supplanting him at Republic Pictures. Now that Roy Rogers has ridden into the sunset, it's easy to figure out why he was so well-loved: He never took off the white hat. Happy trails...
...harder choice than that of the top leaders and revolutionaries. There have been so many influential creative people in this amazing century. What is certain is that the 20 who did make your list, along with the runners-up, all left an indelible mark on our world. GRAHAM TUCKER Kiama, Australia...
...credit, Thomas-Graham does throw a little spice into the mix for good measure. Shortly after Nikki's investigation begins, she learns that an ex-boyfriend has returned to Harvard and will be taking an assistant professorship in the Government Department, replete with an office just downstairs from her own. Nikki had always imagined that her next encounter with the dashing Dante Rosario would find her stepping out of a limo on Wall Street in some chic Anne Klein suit. Instead, she's wearing a two-year old dress from Urban Outfitters and carrying her lunch in a plastic sack...
Perhaps most disappointing is the novel's blase treatment of important questions concerning race. Certain characters rally around stereotypical Afrocentric causes. Others, serving as archetypal liberals, are more open to the concept of inter-ethnic dating on the modern college campus. But essentially, Thomas-Graham does little more than state the fact that life as a black woman at Harvard is difficult, a point with which most of us certainly wouldn't disagree. Nowhere does she attempt to describe the significance of racial obstacles. Nowhere does she explain what methods, if any, Nikki uses to overcome imposed hardships. Thomas-Graham...
...wonders about Thomas-Graham's motivation behind writing this book, the first in what she plans to make into a series of Ivy League mysteries. As a triple Harvard graduate (A.B., M.B.A., J.D.), the first black woman partner at McKinsey & Co. and a member of the prestigious Crain's New York Business "40 Under 40" list of executives, she certainly can't be suffering for money. But consider the following coincidences: both Thomas-Graham and Nikki Chase hail from Detroit; both exhibited marked success in economics-related fields, and both are affiliated with Harvard. Self-aggrandizement? Possibly. A creative outlet...