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Kennedy, the Faulkner of upstate New York, again draws inspiration from Albany, the hometown he once described as an "improbable city of political wizards, fearless ethnics, spectacular aristocrats, splendid nobodies, and underrated scoundrels." The aforementioned now rub elbows and knock heads in a novel that once more demonstrates the author's passion for place and his skill as a literary magician. How else should one describe a writer who moves effortlessly through time and who can summon ghostly characters from previous books to play full-blooded roles in his latest work...
...upstate New York, William Kennedy again draws inspiration from of Albany in his new novel, 'The Flaming Corsage' (Viking; 209 pages; $23.95). Kennedy once described his hometown as an 'improbable city of political wizards, fearless ethnics, spectacular aristocrats, splendid nobodies, and underrated scoundrels.' "The aforementioned now rub elbows and knock heads in a novel that once more demonstrates the author's passion for place and his skill as a literary magician, says TIME's R.Z. Sheppard. "How else should one describe a writer who moves effortlessly through time and who can summon ghostly characters from previous books to play full...
Penn stunned Brown, 10-8, to knock the Bears out of the title picture...
...different from ordinary water used in other detectors. It does, however, change its nuclear structure enough to make this observatory sensitive not just to one but to all three known varieties of neutrinos. Only electron neutrinos--one of the three types--generate flying electrons. But all three will knock the extra neutron from heavy-water molecules...
...rush? Because both on Wall Street and on Main Street, slow growth means no growth. Competitors are quick to knock off new ideas, which underscores the importance of locking up the best locations quickly. The ability to establish a national presence brings with it buying power that can lower the cost of advertising, equipment and ingredients. That in turn creates cost advantages that can be used as a weapon against less efficient operators...