Word: tellings
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...form as well as the content of his novels, and Personal Injuries contains some surprises that are remarkable even by Turow's inventive standards. "This is a lawyer's story," announces the narrator, George Mason, at the very beginning of the book, "the kind attorneys like to hear and tell." What this means is that readers will be taken behind the scenes as a group of lawyers and law enforcers try to gather evidence that will break up a cabal of corrupt judges in Turow's fictional Kindle County. This sting operation poses dangers for everyone involved, and Turow spares...
...parents like to tell ourselves that children "roll with the punches," but we usually say that so we'll feel better--just before we punch them with a huge life change. Kids aren't any more flexible than we are (why should they be?) and lack the perspective to understand the shifting commitments of grownups. Last year more than 10 million school-age children moved to a new house, a number that is rising with the growing mobility of baby boomers...
...long time, so don't expect an enthusiastic report from your kids in the first few weeks. Keep checking in regularly and listen carefully to what they say--and to what they don't say. "Don't forget to acknowledge your kids' courage in facing this new situation and tell them you understand it and respect them," Sheras warns. You could also lighten their load by telling your kids about your own first day as the "new kid" at your new job. "Today I couldn't find the bathroom and forgot my boss's name...
Nobody knows why this is happening, but researchers think that identifying risk factors may help solve the mystery. Genetics clearly plays a role: in the Journal study, more than 11,000 of the U.S. cases cited involved white men, while fewer than 650 victims were nonwhites. International data tell the same story: Northern Europeans are particularly vulnerable, and Scandinavians have the highest rate in the world...
What I want to say to the press is "Don't ask." And what I want to say to George W. is "Don't tell." I don't have any confidence that the press will take my advice. Like drunks, they vow every four years to stop covering scandal. They go up to Harvard to dry out, and then they come back craving more. But I think the Governor just might listen to me, not only because my wife Mary is a friend of his and a supporter but because I've seen my share of scandals...