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These irascible characters get away from Shriver - or rather, they veer too close to one another; their anger may be justifiable, but their voices start to blend. All except Shep, who stands in for what all of us have faced or will face. He views Glynis' artistic life as an indulgence he has underwritten and doesn't think she stands a chance against her illness, but what is he going to do - stop subsidizing her will to survive? Health care in the 21st century is cruel territory, and sometimes, as Shep points out to Glynis' doctor, a positive attitude...
Your decision to read this book (or not) will be influenced by several factors. There's the title and the cover art--though you know you shouldn't judge a book, etc., etc. There's what you may hear from friends. There's also this review. Obviously, none of this is a matter of life and death, but a decision will have to be made nonetheless. Sheena Iyengar, a Columbia University business professor and social psychologist, is concerned with improving how we deal with all choices. She examines decisions both minor--like choosing the beverages we drink--and monumental, including...
...Afraid of Jenny McCarthy?" [March 8]: McCarthy's activism has merit. Instead of touting statistics based on studies that may not be asking the right questions, the medical community should view autism through a multifaceted lens and catch up to parents who already...
...readers government misinformation about WMD; and finds an ally in Martin Brown (Brendan Gleeson), a grizzled old CIA hand. He also gets help from a reluctant Iraqi informant named Freddy (Khalid Abdalla, playing the film's richest character) in pursuing an elusive Saddamist general, al-Rawi (Igal Naor), who may hold the secret to the mystery. The viewer is free to infer that Poundstone is L. Paul Bremer, head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, and Dayne is the New York Times' Judith Miller. (Brown, the repository of weary espionage wisdom, is every CIA or MI5 spy out of a Graham...
...answers, she has followed a path of blame. My role as a special educator has taught me that exceptional children do not benefit from this approach. What exceptional children require and deserve is acceptance, inclusion and the expectation of achievement and personal responsibility. If we try doing that, we may be pleasantly surprised...