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Years after the first attack of the disease, Jane and Becka are still unaccustomed to the worry that grips them as they ride in the car, searching for a lone hunched figure as he limps on. Becka, who was at first suspicious of the reality of her father’s illness, finds a renewed sense of compassion for her his struggles: “She felt the deep deficit of not being omniscient and the insecurity of human limitations that a time of crisis lays bare. They’d never find him. They had already passed...
...Country Driving won't satisfy those who like answers to Big Questions that can fit on dust jackets. Still, it captures beautifully the rhythms of life in a nation that is being turned inside out so quickly that it is not just lone American writers, but also Chinese from varied walks of life, who often find themselves struggling to traverse uncharted territory, armed only with their wits and with maps that become obsolete as soon as they are printed...
...does not help that the Crimson’s lone seven-footer, sophomore Andrew Van Nest, makes his living out on the perimeter, hoisting up threes at an accuracy of 28 percent...
...even in the second game—the Crimson’s lone victory of the weekend—errors pushed it to the brink. After Harvard took a 29-23 lead, the Red Flash won six consecutive points to even the score...
...distinguished history of producing great writers, but until recently, not much of a track record of actually buying their books. That lack of enthusiasm was due, in part, to sheer economics; books were largely considered a luxury item that could only be used once. For years, Penguin was the lone foreign publishing presence in India. But as the economic outlook in the country brightened, so has the outlook for aspiring authors and publishers. Sensing a new and growing market, foreign publishers like Harper Collins and Random House have set up shop in the outskirts of New Delhi. Retail space...