Word: ifs
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Talbott's strained prose imparts the true ambiance of the negotiations--slow-moving, technical and petty. His writing is often as convoluted as the bureaucratic garble he describes. A diplomatic correspondent for Time, Talbott portrays a Soviet missile as if he were one of the mutants worshipping the bomb in...
"Not if it takes off later," deadpanned Kissinger.
If Talbott's insistence on favoring anecdote over content isn't enough to spoil the flow of the book, his other tendecies are sure to detain any reader. Talbott's penchant for acronyms rivals that of the most accomplished New Deal administrator. When he introduces them for important terms to...
"Most of the best talent in the country will be in this boathouse this winter and spring, if they aren't here already," Peter Raymond, varsity lightweight coach, said yesterday.
"The facilities are great here, and Harry will give us guidance now and then if we have a problem," Christopher R. Wood '75 said. Wood rowed a quadruple scull for the U.S. team at the World Games in Yugoslavia two weeks ago.