Word: inventive
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...fast-paced novel rife with action and intrigue, most readers will forgive Follett his contrivances and lapses in characterization. So this author does not exactly re-invent the genre within which he works. One does not expect Raymond Chandler when picking up Follett. And anyway, Chandler's plots are a whole lot harder to follow...
Well, "perhaps" sometimes becomes "perhaps not." What is true is that the Russians and the peoples of the other republics are now standing at Year Zero of some new order that they must invent for themselves. How will they do that? According to what models...
Hardy hostages have a vivid imagination, which helps them withstand the tedium of confinement and restores some sense of control over their lives. Such prisoners invent new games or languages, retrace a journey, or set aside a specific time of the day for positive fantasizing. Psychiatrist Frank Ochberg, a clinical professor at Michigan State University, recalls two men who were kidnapped by terrorists for nearly 19 weeks: "The one who came out in excellent condition had designed buildings in his head and planned exotic menus at various restaurants. His cellmate, who lacked that ability, was in much worse shape...
During the Reagan administration, we learned that not only did a White House spokesman routinely invent quotes and attribute them to the President, but that America's chief executive could not say "It certainly is a pleasure to have you here" without looking at notecards...
...Wicca (witchcraft), paganism, New Age ideas and evocations of female power, some inspired by Native American and African traditions. Though a minority enacts malevolent spell casting and magic (not Satanism, these worshipers insist), most embrace benign beliefs, especially harmony with nature. While some draw upon ancient rituals, others invent new ones...