Word: paragraphs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Giamatti's ideas are welded together by his forceful yet delicate style. Nearly every paragraph is quotable. Though his highly-publicized condemnation of the Moral Majority does not appear in this book (it doubtless will in his next), and though he is more concerned with the civic than the social dimension of education. Giamatti does not stay mute on contemporary problems. In "Power, Politics and a Sense of History"--a remarkably presumptuous title for a 4000-word essay--he declares...
...that paragraph are the seeds and the secrets of a career. With only seven novels, Raymond Chandler became one of the most influential writers in American literature, and literature is what he wrote. This selective volume of his correspondence is a revelation of that singular, conflicted talent. Who touches this book touches a detective...
David Dalton and his collaborators on The Rolling Stones: The First Twenty Years never wonder about who's the best in this business; their partisanship is clear from the opening paragraph. They see no need to justify the Stones' claim to the throne. In 192 over-sized pages of pictures, interviews and narrative, the authors and editors seek the origins of the myth and explain how it has evolved over the past two decades. Nobody will be worrying about this kind of stuff Monday night in Hartford, but it's required reading for the true fanatic...
...wrote (and Ms. Pearl signed her name to the report) the following: "The Committee recommends that all students be invited to attend and speak at both Council and committee meetings but that only elected Council members vote" (emphasis added). This statement is found at the end of the second paragraph in the section of our report dealing with the Structure of the Council and Delegate Responsibility...
...starting goalkeeper as a freshman for much of last year, all decided to take 1981 off. Three more starters, gone. A week into preseason practice, sophomore Beth Carillo, a projected starter, went down with a knee injury. That's seven if you're counting. Makes for a long paragraph...