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...you’re looking to improve your sex life, and you want an overview that addresses both your body and your mind—while also keeping a low-key, fun attitude—then you’ll want to (s)explore this book...
Fante has a kindred spirit in Towne, whose scripts for Shampoo, The Two Jakes, Tequila Sunrise and other films create nearly as dense an overview of Southern California as August Wilson did of Pittsburgh, Pa. And Towne was lucky in his casting of Hayek, who always smolders intelligently, and Farrell. The actor can be roguish, annoying, sexy, loving and lost--Bandini to a T. Towne is more trusting of them than he is of the book's plot; toward the end he seems to mistake Fante's Camilla for Garbo's Camille. But the moments the olive-skinned lovers spend...
What is creativity? Where does it come from? The workings of the creative mind have been subjected to intense scrutiny over the past 25 years by an army of researchers in psychology, sociology, anthropology and neuroscience. But no one has a better overview of this mysterious mental process than Washington University psychologist R. Keith Sawyer, author of the new book Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation (Oxford; 336 pages). He's working on a version for the lay reader, due out in 2007 from Basic Books. In an interview with Francine Russo, Sawyer shares some of his findings...
...year-end overview of the biggest news in medical research and health care drew praise from doctors and patients alike. Some readers let us know about a few breakthroughs we overlooked. Others decried the problems faced by the millions of Americans without health insurance...
Thank you for a solid overview of medical advances that have a high potential for making a significant difference in our lives. Although it is prudent to be aware of medical breakthroughs--particularly vaccines for disease prevention and treatment--it is wiser still to keep in mind that we all have within us the capacity to live fuller and healthier lives. GARY D. GILMORE La Crosse...