Word: reader
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Friedman guides the reader through his assignments in the Middle East, exploring the never-ending conflicts between Christian Maronites, Syrians, Israelis, Phalangists, and Druse in Lebanon and the Israelis and Palestinians in Israel...
Billed as a "guide to the books everyone talks about and some people even read," Spy Notes satirizes hip, urban novels. A chapter synopsis of a Tama Janowitz novel: "Eleanor goes to Wilfredo's apartment for a dinner party. The couples are all men. The reader understands that Wilfredo is homosexual. Eleanor does not. This is called dramatic irony...
...associations and publications. Since January we have shared our polls with Cable News Network, which broadcasts the results on its 24-hour news shows. Observes Zintl: "If you can get a measure of public sentiment, and some of the reasons behind it, that can be very valuable to the reader. It can add evidence to what we're finding out anecdotally...
Finally, the case for Irwin Shaw must rest on the short stories, in which the force of simple observation, uncomplicated inspiration, modest but authentic craftsmanship are sufficient to sustain both writer and reader. A life devoted to such work might not have inspired a biography as lively as this one. But it might have provided the truly exemplary qualities Shnayerson strains so hard to find...
First there are the blond-haired good looks: striking but somehow wholesome, more high school prom queen than Hollywood glamour puss. Then there's the rich, honeyed voice: husky and authoritative, but free of the severe tone affected by some females in TV news. As a reader of the news, she is masterly: businesslike but warm, her eyes now wide with the drama of the day, now crinkling ever so slightly with concern. Diane Sawyer doesn't just deliver the news, she performs...