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...American foreign policy. "I was gradually made aware of the increased involvement of the U.S. in Indochina. I sensed that there was something wrong with that and that it was being presented in a way that was very different from reality," Barnet explained recently from his suite in the Ritz-Carlton overlooking the Boston Common, a way-stop on a promotion tour for his new book. He had just returned from an appearance on ABC's "Good Morning America," and had sandwiched this interview before two others that afternoon...
Some rock-ribbed readers were not so sure. A few Bostonians even suggested that Zuckerman coveted the Atlantic chiefly for its stately, if somewhat crumbling, brownstone headquarters at 8 Arlington Street, a prime property overlooking the Boston Public Garden and just an olive's throw from the Ritz-Carlton. Fumes Zuckerman: "That's preposterous...
Society columnists portrayed life at Villa Mauresque as a prize stop for the rich, titled and famous. For Maugham it was a closet as big as the Ritz, where he could work and pursue his pleasures. Near the end of his life the house became the scene of jealousies, conflict and intrigue. In 1962 the 88-year-old novelist adopted Searle, 58, as his son. Daughter Liza challenged the relationship in court and won. Father and daughter had other legal problems. The previous year, Maugham had auctioned his art collection for nearly $1.5 million. Many of the paintings had been...
...Investments take guts," Arnold said as they arrived at the Ritz-Carlton. "The people that have all the smarts in the world in economics, they end up working for a corporation. But the people that have knowledge but guts, they go out on their own...The fun of taking a risk is, to me, a very enjoyable thing...
Associates describe him as invariably good humored, calm and extraordinarily energetic. Every morning he swims 20 laps in the Ritz-Carlton's Olympic-size pool and shows up at his office by 7, where he makes his own coffee. He has long been active in Jewish affairs and is president of the World Jewish Congress...