Word: publishability
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...promise of royalties, of course, provides an incentive for criminals to publish their stories, which, contrary to Eisenberg's assertions, is not necessarily desirable. Some convicts' stories may be valuable for society to know--though their omission would hardly be the "significant loss" which Eisenberg describes...
...Lector and his brethren may be, the fact remains that in real life they never killed anyone. Criminals like Hill and Dahmer did. Though some may find their stories gripping, society--and the Supreme Court--should not provide an incentive for people who have caused so much pain to publish, and profit from, the tales of their evil...
...speech scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 20, to mark the signing of his cherished union treaty, under which the center would be redefined and significant new powers would be transferred to the republics. Here, Chernyayev describes what happened at the dacha beginning Aug. 18 and why he decided to publish his tale...
...When I left my room I put it under the carpet or behind the wardrobe; I had the impression that somebody came into my room during my absences. I made some additions later, very shortly after we came back to Moscow. I did not plan to publish these notes, and only scribbled something down mechanically, subconsciously hoping that 'manuscripts do not burn' ((an allusion to the work of the early 20th century writer Mikhail Bulgakov, author of The Master and Margarita...
...sexual revolution is history. The rebels have kids of their own, and they must learn that sex in the age of AIDS is hazardous. That is reason enough for Comfort to publish a timely reconsideration -- The New Joy of Sex: A Gourmet Guide to Lovemaking for the Nineties (Crown; $30). Comfort's message is that you can still have a lot of fun in bed, but you had better be careful. Casual coupling -- one-night stands, sex with strangers, group sex, sex without adequate precautions -- can be fatal...