Word: intuitionism
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Reagan and his advisers could not, of course, foresee all of the side effects and the spillovers from their direct action. In many ways, the President's decision was an intuitive response--his strongest suit. Such is often the case with crisis management and, indeed, with political leadership in general...
All the recent books on the late George Balanchine contain magic. The authors, whether biographers or dancers who have worked for him, have a singular advantage: an indestructible central character. A choreographer of genius, Mr. B. had a marvelous, ample personality. He was riveting to watch, hilarious to listen to...
These trends, which the author will discuss in his second book, include a global economy, replacement of middle management by computers, and a new credibility given to "intuition, hunch, and faith."
Intuition
Howard's biography is shrewd and intelligent and supplies all the details about Margaret Mead, down to her recipe for salad dressing. Bateson's memoir is more an act of poetic intuition. Yet she is blunter than Howard about her mother's affairs with lovers of both...