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Wolfe's novel is bound by the inevitably intertwining paths of Charlie and Conrad, but that circumference is swollen by a series of related subplots, conveyed through the thoughts of three other characters. Raymond Peepgass, 46, a senior loan officer at PlannersBanc, has an inside view of Charlie's financial mess and thinks he may be able to dip surreptitiously into all that sloshing debt. Then there is Martha Croker, 53, still reeling from the breakup of her nearly 30-year marriage to Charlie. Now that she is no longer seen on the arm of her husband, her old Atlanta...
Boomers can be tiresome when they natter on too long about the fun-swollen fabulousness of the 1960s. I mean, I was there: "Flower power"? Patchouli oil? Peter Max posters? Please...
...building. Employees now wear dark sunglasses as part of their work uniform. After the December opening--coincidentally, after Meier left--umbrellas were set up to provide some relief on the virtually shadeless plaza. But the glare isn't all. During the winter, visitors were slipping into the lovely rain-swollen pools because they couldn't distinguish where the travertine ground ended and the water began. And while the violations have been corrected, the health department initially graded two of the Getty restaurants a mere...
...building. Employees now wear dark sunglasses as part of their work uniform. After the December opening -? coincidentally, after Meier left ?- umbrellas were set up to provide some relief on the virtually shadeless plaza. But the glare isn?t all. During the winter, visitors were slipping into the lovely rain-swollen pools because they couldn?t distinguish where the travertine ground ended and the water began. And while the violations have been corrected, the Health Department initially graded two of the Getty restaurants a mere...
...Either you have your dream or you live your dream," said Koplowitz, as a friend rubbed her sore, swollen feet and treated the heat rash on her ankle. "People need to know that success isn't always about winning...