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Those are pretty American events, so it might be an unfair to expect Americans to notice this supposedly Russian event. However, Americans probably should have been more aware of the 75th anniversary of the Bolshevik coup. Of all 20th century events, none had more profound long-range consequences...
Gjertrud Schnackenberg's third book, A Gilded Lapse of Time, is that rare phenomenon: a volume of poetry with universal appeal. Poetry critics will be attracted by its profound and intricate layers of meaning, and the language is beautiful enough to lure those who don't know the difference between Frost and Blake...
...researching his latest book, Reinventing Government, Osborne spoke regularly with Clinton, who began using his ideas and examples on the campaign trail. Co-authored by Ted Gaebler, a consultant and former city manager, the book has sold 70,000 copies since its publication last February and has had a profound influence on policymakers around the country. "This book should be read by every elected official in America," Clinton gushed for a blurb on the dust jacket. "Those of us who want to revitalize government in the 1990s are going to have to reinvent it. This book gives us the blueprint...
...Days of Obligation: An Argument With My Mexican Father, he continues to explore his distance from the culture of the nation in which his parents were born. Days is at once more personal and more epic than his earlier book. Rodriguez reveals more of his own life here, drawing profound conclusions about the labels we use to name ourselves. The essays meditate on a broad range of topics, including the California missions, the effect of AIDS on gay life in San Francisco, the materialism of Los Angeles culture and the myth of the Virgin of Guadalupe...
...when George entered the killing field of presidential politics, he gave it a good amateur's try, but he never went the full distance. And when the returns came in on that soft November night and told him he had lost, he emerged from his profound disappointment and made a special effort to honor his conquerors...