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...quiet giant of American literature, the maniacally prolific Vollmann won this year's National Book Award for his wildly ambitious, deeply serious panorama of life in Germany and the U.S.S.R. during World War II. With an empathy and insight that border on the psychic, Vollmann inhabits the lives of spies and generals, traitors and switchboard operators and artists (including the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich), all caught in the steel machines of war and fascism...
...first 31 seconds of any athletic contest don’t usually give a great deal of insight into the game’s final outcome...
...Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe,” Alan Jacobs struggles to reveal the man behind the fairy tale in “The Narnian.” The book—part biography of C.S. Lewis and part literary critique of his works—provides greater insight into Lewis’ continuing influence on thinkers like Jacobs than it does into Lewis himself. “The Narnian” portrays Lewis as a man defined by his imagination and his inward life. Jacobs seeks to understand the mind behind the stories rather than the biographical minutiae...
...world, so the journals become exercises in camera operation rather than critical seeing.”Professor Stilgoe believes that Environmental Studies has a general relevance that extends beyond the realm of cinema and studio art. He describes the ways in which lack of insight into the environment makes the unwary vulnerable to manipulation: “People who don’t critically engage their surroundings are easily manipulated. For instance, in casinos new money scent is pumped into the air to subconsciously reduce gamblers’ inhibitions about risking money.” Professor Stilgoe reports that many...
...with a clear vision of how to make a quantum difference. This is not about giving money but about having an inspirational effect on others." A Kathmandu journalist praised the interview with Bill and Melinda Gates as "one of the best I've ever read. It gave so much insight into the lives of the couple. They send a message to everyone: each person's contribution, big or small, makes a difference. Every individual can help save a life?one life...