Word: mccoys
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Wolfe's explosive first book, Bonfire of the Vanities, emerged to wild popularity in the late 1980s. But do not let the terrible movie adaptation prejudice you against reading the book. Bonfire captured the black comedy of American society and justice during the Me decade; the story of Sherman McCoy's encounter with Reverend Bacon and Henry Lamb presaged the Tawana Brawley-Al Sharpton scam with eerie accuracy. Given the book's success, one can understand the promotional circus surrounding A Man in Full, Wolfe's newest book, which earned the dapper author a spot on NBC's "Today...
Judges and police officers have long shepherded prostitutes in and out of jail with hardly a thought of rehabilitation. "Society considers them throwaway women," says Genesis executive director Gayle McCoy. She and her staff lobby judges to consider their program as an alternative to the lockup. Genesis' track record is starting to win them over. About 70% of enrollees complete the program, and 80% of graduates don't relapse, says McCoy, who bases her estimates on follow-up visits with former clients. Without Genesis House, says Raymond Risley, of the Chicago police department, "these women don't have the tools...
...developed by scientists and by each individual's own immune system. If the body is strengthened by the belief in recovery, that does not prove the efficacy of prayer; it proves the power of the brain and its connection with all other parts of the body. VICTORIA D. MCCOY Glen Haven, Colo...
...Cops in Shops's first weekend seven violators were nabbed, including 51-year-old Wilbert McCoy of Dorchester...
Authorities said McCoy bought liquor for two 15-year-old Cantabrigians...