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...other words, not many surprises turn up in Necessary Madness (Putnam; 212 pages; $21.95), a generic weeper with a happy ending. But the novel has enjoyed brisk prepublication chatter, impressive sales of foreign rights and a movie deal thanks to an interesting fact about its author: Jenn Crowell, now a college sophomore, was 17 when she finished the manuscript...
...national tendency toward individuality, independence or seclusion, depending on one's point of view, took hold in a widening variety of activities and businesses. (The trend was initially detected by such different observers as Harvard professor Robert Putnam, who called it bowling alone, and Faith Popcorn, who called it cocooning.) Book publishing was done at home, as well as graphic design, data analysis, all forms of consulting and repair services. The necessity of intermediaries was further removed in such areas as shopping, banking and real estate. Independent rock-'n'-roll record producers competed from their home offices with big-label...
...Putnam Professor of Pure and Applied Mathematics Emeritus Garett Birkhoff '32, an expert on algebra and fluid mechanics, died at his home in Water Mill...
Most campaign money comes from the rich. How can the regular working class stand a chance to be recognized by its representatives? Big corporations seem to be able to bend rules and get away with it. ROBERT ZANOTTI Putnam Valley, New York...
DeWolfe, East Adams, Leverett, Mather, Dunster: Putnam Apartments, 2 Mt. Auburn...