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...your new ombudsperson, or reader representative. "Ombudsperson" is one of those spanking new additions to the dictionary, teetering on the borderline of officially recognized English. The first appearance of an ombudsperson on an American newspaper was in 1967 on the Louisville Courier-Journal. The Crimson followed three decades later, appointing Rajath Shourie '95 the first reader representative on Feb. 2, 1994. An executive editor of The Crimson, Shourie was an established "insider," and his official job description "charged [him] with investigating reader concerns" and by implicit extension, providing justifications or excuses for Crimson policy. He, and his successor the following...
...board of directors of Reader's Digest [BUSINESS, March 2] knows Wall Street wants action. That is why it acted decisively last August, when it determined that the best way to restore shareholder value was to change management, revitalize the company and position it for future growth. The board determined that George Grune was singularly well qualified to return as CEO, get the company refocused and lead a turnaround while the search for his successor progressed. People who understand publishing and direct-mail marketing know it is a business with a long lead time, not one for those who insist...
...chapter describing events in 1984 and the next relating more recent happenings. This intercalary structure provides something of a segmented, but not at all discontinuous feel, much like the transition in a movie between one scene and another. In fact, the discontinuity embedded in the structure actually facilitates the reader's comprehension of intrachapter flash-backs and seemingly out-of-place transcriptions of dialogue between Sarah and her analyst. Linear narrative and a continuous stream of events are not so important to the plot as the actual events them-selves--much in the same way that the images...
...pain she has inflicted upon others. Similarly, Terry's metamorphosis from the brash, omniscient film critic to a journalist coming to grips with his craft--one who wishes to mold the direction of his career--works because it is so human a change, one to which the reader may very well have access through either personal or shared experience...
Aside from a number of vague references toBritish politics and an unconvincing attempt touse a fictitious book of the same title as asymbol of the "dream within a dream," The Houseof Sleep remains a particularly strong story.Its diverse characters effectively confront anumber of modern issues as the reader watches themmature, and the novel's structure allows secretsto remain hidden until precisely the point atwhich they would best be revealed. Keep this storyin mind when you're looking for your nextnighttime read; rest assured, you'll probably begetting a better night's sleep than thecharacters