Word: putnam
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Ralph G. Martin; Putnam; 463 pages...
Ryan says this near the beginning of Clancy's sixth novel, The Sum of All Fears (Putnam; 798 pages; $24.95), which, because of its weight and bulk, will probably not become a runaway best seller; it will become a lumberaway best seller...
Playing the devil's advocate is Father Andrew M. Greeley's favorite avocation. His novels continually irritate the church he serves, by revealing Vatican politics and presenting flawed priests. The narrator of An Occasion of Sin (Putnam; 352 pages; $19.95) puts forth the most imperfect of them all. The scurrilous, irritable Father Lar McAuliffe is assigned to test the claims of sainthood for his late detested colleague, John Cardinal McGlynn, martyred in Nicaragua. Father Lar rubs his hands in anticipation -- he knows all about the Cardinal's mistress, his alcoholism and his rumored misuse of church funds...
...professors and administrators say Putnam's biggest and most time-consuming problem during those years was guiding the school through difficult financial straits...
...addition, the report called on Dean Robert D. Putnam to officially condemn, the discriminatory policies of some groups that recruit at the Kennedy School. Such a statement would be aimed at the military--which excludes gays and lesbians from services--and employers (including government agencies) that use discriminatory standards in granting security clearances...