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Word: pulsebeat (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...thus becomes a receptive but essentially passive observer of a garish, deadly world, living, as he puts it, "in the very pulsebeat of the tabloids." He freely enters Mob-owned nightclubs and elegant, exclusive brothels. When no one, including reporters or federal agents, can find Schultz, Billy is allowed into his presence: "It is spectacular enough to see someone in the flesh whom you've only known in the newspapers, but to see someone the newspapers have said is on the lam definitely has a touch of magic to it." The young apprentice also learns that "I had caught...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: In The Shadow of Dutch Schultz | 2/27/1989 | See Source »

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