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...fall of Suharto - an autocrat who repressed political dissent but who, like other Asian strongmen of his era, was able to guide the country toward prosperity. After he was forced to step down in 1998 amid an economic meltdown, a new government set about erasing his dictatorial imprint; in 1999 an effort began to decentralize the once all-encompassing power of Jakarta, giving provinces and cities more influence over local affairs. Today, Indonesia's political system is more inclusive and remarkably stable. Some 34 political parties will participate in next year's parliamentary elections and, unlike in Thailand...
When Frank first shopped his photos around, no American publisher wanted anything to do with them, so they first appeared in book form in France in 1958. One year later a U.S. edition was brought out by Grove Press, the combative imprint that had published Lady Chatterley's Lover, Tropic of Cancer and Naked Lunch. The Grove edition came with an introduction by no less a hipster than Jack Kerouac. Whatever you think of his feverish prose ("The charging restless mute unvoiced road keening in a seizure of tarpaulin power ..."), in one lovely line Kerouac got the book just right...
...publishing industry is banking on that. Will Weisser, associate publisher of Portfolio, Penguin's business imprint, says that business-advice books written by men inevitably reflect a masculine approach. "Women in business are looking for something that speaks to their own experience." The success of Basic Black, Hearst Magazines president Cathie Black's best-selling 2007 advice book and memoir, paved the way for three provocative career guides for women, by women...
...show were very professional. [Creator David Simon and Ed Burns] trusted the actors to bring those skills to bear. Casting is the biggest area of control the producers have. Once you’ve been cast, then you’re expected to put your own individual imprint on the role.In the fourth season classroom scenes, only the four leads [child actors] had acting experience. But there were lots of other kids with supporting parts. I was very impressed with their professionalism, and I could tell they were grateful for the opportunity. They were no different from the other more...
...Deans don’t make an imprint any more than gardeners trample on flower beds,” he said in an interview with Harvard Magazine upon taking the deanship in 1991, writing one of many lines into Harvard history...