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...People have fallen out of touch with the river,” Lawaetz said. “My main motivation is that this sort of marks a reestablishment of what is internationally an appropriate interaction with a water body...
...heralded as the next John Grisham. But they weren't big hits. "I was 41," he says. "I decided I was going off to write what I wanted." That was The Pursuit of Happiness, a sweeping love story set in postwar New York City. No U.S. publisher would touch it, but it thrived overseas, selling 350,000 copies in the U.K. alone. Kennedy has the gift--or perhaps curse--of transcending genres. His thrillers are romantic, his romances thrilling, and all of them bristle with literary references and big questions about love and life. Consider The Woman in the Fifth...
...Later, perhaps, she will stay with another in the cluster of churches committed to her support. How long will she do this? "I don't know," she says, shrugging. "I don't know if I'll wake up tomorrow." But, she adds, "I have faith that this will touch the heart of the people so they can help us with this situation we are having...
...traces a lively, if fairly standard, biopic arc - the talented, troubled performer asserting his special and winning gifts in an indifferent world. She is, to be sure, lucky to have Don Cheadle in the leading role. He's an actor who knows how to play outrage without losing touch with his own inherent sweetness of spirit. And they are both fortunate to have Taraji P. Henson as Petey's girl friend, Vernell. As she proved in Hustle and Flow, she is a star in waiting - both beautiful and irresistibly free-spirited. There's nothing cute or teasing in her sexuality...
...This technology has potential applications for online learning. To use a present-day computer, you have to learn how to use a keyboard and mouse, which may be hard for those who have little or no experience typing. But with touch screens, people will be able to send handwritten messages to children and receive hand-painted pictures in reply. Masatoshi Nishikawa, Tokyo...