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...novelist that Crichton was best known. He wrote two dozen thrillers, including The Andromeda Strain, Congo, Sphere and Jurassic Park, that collectively sold over 150 million copies. (A new one, its title and subject matter still unannounced, is slated for publication in December.) Crichton was never a literary stylist, but his skills as a storyteller were enormous. His plots have a crystalline perfection that has been much-copied, by The Da Vinci Code's Dan Brown among many others, and his sense of pacing and his ability to weave diverse plot strands into an elegant braided whole are virtually unmatched...
...What the World Needs Now I appreciated Michael Kinsley's essay on the desirable leadership quality that is toxic to mention because of its allegedly élitist overtones: intelligence [Oct. 27]. I have long felt that U.S. presidential candidates, much like graduate students, should be subject to a preliminary examination in their area of expertise. Candidates should have some knowledge of, if not proficiency in, world history, religions, cultures, geography. As it is now, we assume the media and debates will ferret out deficiencies in candidates' education that might lead to serious, perhaps deadly decisions - and that is not always...
...another thing? If you’re going to bombard me with e-mails, at least have the decency to change the subject line from “Please FWD to your houselists...
While Cannavo says it was intimidating at first, the class has since become a twice-a-week, one-on-one conversation with a great professor. While Tai says she would love the chance to introduce the subject to more students, having only one allows for focused instruction. “I can also try to tailor my lecture very specifically to that student,” she says, “building on what he knows and making connections that may be of interest...
...similar struggles with failed advertising objectives, resulting in heavier emphasis on the online versions, or even suspension of the magazine’s publication at all.Tom F. Allon, CEO of Manhattan Media, which currently runs 12 New York City-based publications, including 02138, offers some sobering words on the subject. “The print market is shrinking,” he says. Allon explains that the suspension of 02138 “had nothing to do with the content. The quality is and would have been outstanding, but the advertising market is at a standstill because of the economy...