Word: jim
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...Something seems to be working because graphic novels have finally reached a point of critical mass in both popular consciousness and sales. Jim King, VP of Sales and Service at Nielsen Bookscan, a book sales monitoring service, says that, based on preliminary research, sales for graphic novels have increased "exponentially." Micha Hershman at Borders confirms the trend, saying, "over the last four years graphic novels have shown the largest percentage of growth in sales over any other book category." English-translated Japanese comics, or manga, are chiefly responsible for this growth, according to Hershman. More specifically, manga aimed at girls...
Peter Weir, who directed Harrison Ford in Witness and The Mosquito Coast, and Jim Carrey in The Truman Show, admits to being fascinated and a bit frustrated by his leading man: "One evening when we'd just had a spectacular week of dailies, I looked over at him and said, 'How do you do it?' And he shot back, 'I don't know. How do you?' That's about as deep as we got. I think I knew Jack Aubrey better than I knew Russell Crowe...
Sophomore kicker Jim Morocco, benched earlier in the season due to a poor performance, struggled mightily, missing one of his two extra points and his only field goal attempt...
...Crimson trailed 25-18 midway through the first half before launching a 10-2 run to grab the lead. St. Francis quickly recovered to build a 34-30 lead with 37 seconds left in the half, but a three-pointer by freshman guard Jim Goffredo and a layup by sophomore forward Luke McCrone gave Harvard the lead at the break...
Sophomore kicker Jim Morocco’s extra point attempt bounced off the upright to leave the game tied...