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ALTHOUGH STROUSE'S analysis often fascinates, the biography itself is disappointing, because the central question--the reasons, for Alice James's failure--suffers from incomplete examination Virtually all of the the James children suffered from poor health, and the two younger brothers. Robertson and Garth Wilkinson, were relative failures. Strouse never addresses why or to what extent Alice's ill health and failure were the result of her sex Nor does she explain how Alice differed from women, such as George Eliot, who did manage to succeed...

Author: By Frances T. Ruml, | Title: Poor Alice | 7/13/1984 | See Source »

...novel as it is traditionally understood. Although Updike has a refreshing faith in Christian grace, he does not seem capable of addressing the companion doctrine of damnation can such a man wisely choose to write about witches? Moreover, the plot ignores the literary possibilities of magic: writers such as Robertson Davies and Iris Murdoch have put magical material to broader and more interesting uses...

Author: By John P. Oconnor, | Title: Updike's Toil and Trouble | 7/9/1984 | See Source »

...both men. Protecting a two-point lead but not the ball, Worthy tossed the tying basket directly into Celtic Guard Gerald Henderson's grateful path, and dribbling absently Johnson lost track of the time. As would become increasingly clear, the new model is an improvement over Oscar Robertson only in the open court...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Laker Talent, Celtic Team | 6/25/1984 | See Source »

...Cliff Robertson does the pitching in television ads for A T & T, while Comic Joan Rivers weighs in for MCI. Companies are offering lures aplenty. A T & T and MCI first gave away an hour of free long-distance time for signing up; Sprint quickly matched them. Before the campaign is over, each consumer in Alameda will be reached four times by mail or phone by Sprint promoting its discounts. There are promises of fee cuts and refunds if users are not satisfied. A T & T plays up services that its rivals cannot match. Examples: collect and person-to-person...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Long-Distance Runners | 6/11/1984 | See Source »

...when companies attempt to sell their stock prematurely. Founders, backers and investment bankers can be tempted to hurry their offerings in the rush to capitalize on rising prices and public enthusiasm. That situation occurred early last summer, when the prices of newly issued securities reached their peak. Observes Sanford Robertson, a founder of Robertson, Colman & Stephens, an investment-banking firm in San Francisco: "In the summer there was a lot of junk. There were a lot of things with too high a price and too low a quality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making a Mint Overnight | 1/23/1984 | See Source »

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