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...greatest force in publishing today, with the power to raise authors from the dead (Leo Tolstoy) or crucify them on the national stage (James Frey). The all-powerful Oprah Book Club is not so much a club as a ruthlessly influential marketing vehicle, with the power to fundamentally alter best-seller lists, Amazon rankings and royalty payments. Sure, the "club" has 2 million "members" and a web site that provides a space for users to share thoughts on featured titles, read excerpts and get advice like, "How to Read a Hard Book." But in the 12 years Oprah's Book...
...mostly regulates the savings and loan industry. Plus, it was awfully hard for outsiders - and even insiders - to understand the gravity of the company's problems. "You can read through every financial statement in the world and have absolutely no clue as to the risks they are taking," says Leo Tilman, a former Bear Stearns strategist who now runs the advisory firm L.M. Tilman...
...With reporting by Leo Cendrowicz/Brussels, Bruce Crumley/Paris, Eben Harrell and Catherine Mayer/London, Beata Pasek/Warsaw, Andrew Purvis/Berlin and Yuri Zarakhovich/Moscow
...Leo P. Zimmermann '09, a social studies concentrator in Currier House, expressed similar sentiments...
Frozen River Written and directed by Courtney Hunt; rated R; out now August isn't usually a month for Academy Award--worthy acting, but the Kingsley raves have been joined by tributes to Melissa Leo's work in this Sundance Festival winner. She's superb as a harried single mom who gets involved in running illegals across the Canadian border. The film matches Leo's desperate tenseness to create a spare, absorbing melodrama...