Word: magical
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...course it is ultimately Mozart--the musician, not the character--who, with a little help from his Hollywood friends, has turned Amadeus into such an unlikely hit. "The true magic of the movie is in the music," says Abraham, 45. "It's the first time in the history of film that music has been the central figure. Amadeus has wonderful acting, directing and costumes, but it is the music that sustains...
...sold more copies than Chrysler has sold cars. "From the first day," says Missie Koche, manager of a Waldenbooks in an Atlanta mall, "it's been a best seller. Everyone seems to like it, not just the business types. There must be something about it that makes it magic." Similarly, at the Harvard Book Store and Cafe in Boston's ultra-yuppified Back Bay, Manager Michael Bills says that "at first, it seemed mostly executive types were buying it. Then it caught on, and you could feel its popularity...
...Reagan sweat his way to success this time? Even the best of leaders may try his magic once too often. A lot of people in Washington think Reagan must make another move on the deficits soon or risk a political gridlock of serious proportions. Lobbyist Charls Walker casts his practiced eyes out over the country and sees "increasing economic pain" in autos, steel, textiles, agriculture, chemicals and oil. "This thing could turn quickly," Walker counsels his clients. "Economic euphoria could vanish. This is not an issue that will wait for a solution. This needs presidential leadership...
...shinny games tempt him. Meanwhile Bird is embarrassed to admit, "Last summer I caught myself shooting around for five hours. I thought, 'What's wrong with me?' It's like I get this guilty feeling that I'm not playing enough, that someone is playing more." Dr. J? Magic? "Some kid in the sixth grade...
...subject of Brian Moore's 15th novel is the collision of Jesuits and Indians in 17th century North America, a story of hardship, faith and incompatibility. The Algonquin and Huron of what is now Canada regarded the priests as black-robed sorcerers overly concerned with death and water magic. The French missionaries saw "les Sauvages" as beastly innocents fated to burn in hell if they escaped baptism. Heaven was a hard sell because the Indians had no strong ideas about souls and paradise. As one of Moore's intractable red men puts it, "It is because you Normans are deaf...