Word: short
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...couldn't even believe she was excited about the book. We ironed out a few wrinkles and then she sent it out. In my mind, it was like, a week before it was published. But maybe that's because the five years of rejections made it seem so short. She only sent it out to three publishers...
...million is a lot of money. Short of going to Disneyland, what do you plan to do with it? I haven't really thought about it yet. Since Saturday [when the field was winnowed down to two], I didn't want to look past the heads-up match with Darvin. I'm sure at least some of those winnings will go back into my bankroll, though. There's always another tournament to play...
...going to encourage change in traditional British wariness of Europe with the equally traditional French habit of speaking down to people as you give them lessons," de Sarnez says. "We must avoid creating long-term antagonism by airing short-term frustration, because history shows leaders of all kinds tend to be more pragmatic once elected to office, which we hope will be David Cameron's case if elected...
...apologize. But rather than defending one of their own, some Democratic leaders piled on. “I would encourage Alan to apologize,” Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson told Politico. “Is this news to you that this guy’s one fry short of a Happy Meal?” asked Rep. Anthony Weiner, who is, if anything, to the left of Grayson on health care. To their credit, Speaker of the House Rep. Nancy Pelosi and the White House refused to condemn Grayson, but the damage was already done...
...same week, best-selling American crime novelist and filmmaker Michael Connelly spent two days combing Chungking Mansions, researching a new novel and shooting video for short promotional spots. His book Nine Dragons, which debuted last month at No. 3 on the New York Times best-seller list, follows hard-boiled detective Harry Bosch, in his 15th novel, from Los Angeles to Hong Kong's Kowloon district in search of his missing daughter. Months after his visit, while preparing for his book's launch, Connelly ran across a YouTube clip about Ashekian's disappearance - a case that bore an eerie similarity...