Word: stillings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Grace, the book of heartfelt life lessons from dying professor Morrie Schwartz (Jack Lemmon) to his ex-student, sportswriter Mitch Albom (Hank Azaria), has become phenomenon enough to merit a punch line (a wealthy client fires Will, blithely telling him to read Albom's book and appreciate all he still has). But for the unironic masses who've kept this memento Morrie a best seller for more than 100 weeks, ABC has needlepointed an Oprah Winfrey Presents telepic that's as earnest as life is short. However worthy the book, its carpe diem aphorisms don't translate well...
...question is old but still stimulating and provocative, as historian Susan Dunn demonstrates anew in Sister Revolutions: French Lightning, American Light (Faber and Faber; 258 pages; $26). In presenting her lively analysis, Dunn, a history professor at Williams College, relies heavily on the words, both public utterances and private correspondence, of the participants in the two revolutions. They, of course, did not enjoy the hindsight afforded by history, and it is fascinating to watch them proceeding through trial and error along the unmapped paths toward democracy...
...wonder if Monopoly was one of those favorite games that Gates and his family liked to play when he was growing up. Despite the fact that little Billy's friends are upset because he owns all of the good properties and has hotels on Boardwalk and Park Place, one still has to give him credit. Gates has made it his business to remember those in this world who are born into absolute poverty. For instance, he recently donated $250 million to the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunization--and that's not play money. BARBARA J. HALEY Victoria...
...very troubling that so many of these hospitals receive tax-exempt status and can still impose their teachings on patients. You asked if it is fair for a Catholic hospital to impose its morals on patients. The answer is no. PEG VINES Wichita, Kans...
...part of the generation that has grown up with countless television shows and self-help books on how to be a teenager. You need not worry that teen worship will turn us from the golden calf into a tarnished cow. Even though we have got more attention, we are still the same people. The extra focus on teens and children in today's society is not necessarily a bad thing. LISA CHEN, AGE 17 New York City...