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Oprah's third selection, announced last week, is Jane Hamilton's 1989 novel, The Book of Ruth, a stark, hardscrabble account of the life of a farm woman. The book has sold 8,000 copies in hardback and an additional 85,000 in paper, but the publishers are gearing up for what they hope is the inevitable demand: Houghton Mifflin has printed 50,000 new hardcovers, and Doubleday, which controls paperback rights, has ordered a new press...
...turnout was in stark contrast to last year's, when seven faculty volunteered to read but no students attended...
...officers gather for roll call in a bland, stark room that is plastered with pictures of wanted criminals. The watch commander reads reports from the previous two shifts, highlighting areas that need extra attention...
...stark contrast from last year's disappointing campaign is apparent in the attitude of the team toward games like Fairfield...
...stark contrast to his unflattering portrayal of Weld, Kerry discussed his commitment to issues important to the working class, citing his support of the minimum wage bill and Pell grants for students...