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...because the Sunday school version of Genesis is a lot easier to handle than the real thing. And for those--arguably Moyers' primary audience--who still understand the book as a series of tableaux, a close encounter with the original text, its spiky narrative and decidedly imperfect heroes, may prove an alarming yet exhilarating experience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GENESIS RECONSIDERED | 10/28/1996 | See Source »

While the same cannot be said for Galway Kinnell's poetry--it's full of flights of fancy and elaborate metaphors--it nevertheless shares with Hall's a quality of being designed for performance. The title of the volume, Imperfect Thirst, comes from the book's aptly chosen epigram: "If your eyes are not deceived by the mirage/Do not be proud of the sharpness of your understanding;/It may be your freedom from this optical illusion/Is due to the imperfection of your thirst." In other words, skepticism is the sign of spiritual deformity, rather than a necessary sign...

Author: By Adam Kirsch, | Title: Poets, Poems, Poetry Readings | 9/26/1996 | See Source »

...from Galway Kinnell's Imperfect Thirst...

Author: By Adam Kirsch, | Title: Poets, Poems, Poetry Readings | 9/26/1996 | See Source »

Despite what they acknowledge are imperfect estimates, the students who compiled the project said their work has some informational value...

Author: By Jal D. Mehta, | Title: Student Leaders Question Randomization Study | 9/24/1996 | See Source »

...these lines of research are making it clear that attacking obesity as a physiological disorder is scientifically sound and that Redux--imperfect though it may be--is a step in the right direction. Says Yale psychologist Kelly Brownell: "We're at a historic moment in the treatment of obesity. The drugs themselves are less important than the fact that drugs for obesity are again on the scene." A new generation of antiobesity medicines is in the pipeline, under active development by drug companies, and yet another generation is sure to follow. As popular as Redux may be, both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NEW MIRACLE DRUG? | 9/23/1996 | See Source »

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