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...repeatedly called "a nice piece," and "a good chap." She has a grim wit and not a shred of reticence The hero failing, her other men ar many, including a Princeton Jew and a Spanish bullfighter. The story, such as it is, comes from the eunuch, Jake, who is very generous, patient, clever and, of course very...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FICTION: Sad Young Man | 10/13/2005 | See Source »

Junior RHP Jake Bruton notched a 4.24 ERA in 17 innings of relief...

Author: By Pablo S. Torre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Salsgiver Becomes All-Star at Cape | 9/14/2005 | See Source »

...always been a believer in parlaying success. You don't want to stay too long at one party. You have just a certain amount of jokes, and everyone thinks you're funny. But you stay too long, you don't get invited back. I didn't want to become Jake LaLanne...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Biz Briefs: Jake's Take | 9/11/2005 | See Source »

LOOKING FOR JAKE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: 5 Short Story Gems | 9/11/2005 | See Source »

...ville just doesn't respect boundaries: the supernatural flows into the everyday, the dead return to life, the past intrudes into the present, human bodies combine with machines. In the opening story London has been transmogrified into a surreal, deadly jungle through which a forlorn lover pursues the titular Jake. In Reports of Certain Events in London, a man uncovers documents detailing a secret war being fought over time and space. The combatants in this war are, literally, city streets. Get it about the boundaries? This is the oozing, dripping, cutting edge of contemporary fantasy. --By Lev Grossman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: 5 Short Story Gems | 9/11/2005 | See Source »

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