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...gave the rising star his literary twinkle. She writes best about the Fitzgeralds, their immigration to Boston and rise from poverty, first as grocers and saloonkeepers and then as politicians and power brokers. The most famous was John Francis Fitzgerald, the newspaperboy who went on to make headlines as "Honey Fitz," the roguish mayor of Boston...
...title of founding father, however, belongs to Honey Fitz's son-in-law Joseph Patrick Kennedy. Once he makes his entrance as Harvard man, Rose's suitor and shrewd young banker, he dominates the narrative. Joe and Rose begat Joseph Jr., John, Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, Patricia, Robert, Jean and Edward. There are some formidable characters here. Rose was defender of the faith and the stoic keeper of the hearth and appearances. Joe Jr., killed during World War II on a near suicidal bombing mission, was the pick of the litter. Vivacious Kathleen ("Kick") died in 1948 with her foolish lover...
Khashoggi's flamboyant life-style, besides gratifying his own inclinations, is a calculated element in his way of doing business. "Flowers and light attract nightingales and butterflies," he says, a metaphor he prefers to the more homespun "catching flies with honey." As a schoolboy in Egypt, he would earn $100, save half and use the rest to throw a party. He would be broke the next week, but, he says, "I would make a good impression, and all week everyone would invite me over." Some 15 years ago, he chartered a yacht and sailed to Sardinia, docking it between Aristotle...
...year-old El Paso woman, Librada Apodaca. Judge Brunson Moore found his confession involuntary and | ruled Lucas had not knowingly waived his right to a lawyer. "Good treatment and perks" motivated the confession, Judge Moore concluded after his ruling. "You can catch as many flies with honey as with a fly swatter...
...WILD HONEY Chekhov's first play, shrewdly revamped by Michael Frayn...