Word: raggedness
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Born in a Central Asia no less volatile than that of today, Rumi spent most of his younger years as a refugee?on the run from the incursions of Genghis Khan from the east, and the swords of the crusaders to the west. The son of an accomplished scholar, Rumi...
But once these students achieve what is often their ultimate goal, admittance into a prestigious college, why then do they continue to run themselves ragged?
Washington hawks have pressed for the application of Afghanistan-style tactics in Iraq - they believe that massive air power in combination with mobile special forces units and proxy infantry on the ground could quickly force the internal collapse of Saddam's regime, just as it put the Taliban to flight...
Identity?precious, elusive, fakable?is at the heart of Hari Kunzru's engaging debut novel The Impressionist (Penguin; 481 pages), which explores what it is to be Indian, English and all that lies between. The boy who would will himself into becoming Jonathan Bridgeman was born Pran Nath, spoiled heir...
The San Francisco Zen Center is part of a story that is still very much in its infancy. As one member put it of Zen Center's early days: "We knew what we were doing, but we really didn't know what we were doing." Whatever eventually becomes of Buddhism...