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...compelling new book, Sakharov: A Biography (Brandeis University Press; 465 pages). Written by Richard Lourie, a U.S. author and filmmaker who translated Sakharov's Memoirs into English, it is the first full biography of this multifaceted 20th century giant. Along with the facts of Sakharov's life, Lourie provides vivid historical and social details - some drawn from KGB files - that flesh out the story of an independent thinker in science and politics alike. Descended from a long line of Russian Orthodox priests, Sakharov was born, writes Lourie, into a family that valued "Russian and European culture, Christianity, patriotism, hard work...
DIED. BILL PEET, 87, Disney artist and writer whose vivid stories were instrumental in defining the studio; in Studio City, Calif. Second only to Walt Disney in his talent for cartoon storytelling, Peet wrote the screenplay for 101 Dalmatians, created Dumbo and contributed to Fantasia, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. After retiring from animation in the mid-1960s, he wrote award-winning children's books...
...other ways, such as when the American Society of Magazine Editors last week named our 9/11 coverage the best single-topic issue of the year. Produced in 36 hours and mailed to all subscribers, the issue was designed to be a time capsule of that horrific day, a vivid chronicle that people could read years, decades from now and immediately understand what 9/11 meant. Below are a few other awards that we're especially proud...
Your report on clinical trials paints a vivid picture of the tragedies that individual research subjects have endured, but it does not adequately depict the millions of patients who have benefited from such trials [MEDICINE, April 22]. Tests of experimental medications provide access to treatments that would otherwise be unavailable or cost prohibitive. Oversight of clinical trials is essential, and an investigation of the review process may be necessary, but your article may have had the sad effect of making patients less inclined to participate. JEFFREY J. WALLINE Columbus, Ohio...
...began this book"), and his inexperience shows. While the book is impressively researched and lavishly documented (Daniels has tracked down many previously untapped sources among Young's relatives and fellow musicians), it feels curiously inert, without any of the narrative drive you would expect in a biography of as vivid a figure as Lester Young. And while the author shows great enthusiasm for highlighting the context of Young's life (with interpolated essays on everything from the African American oral tradition to the history of marijuana), when it comes to narrating that life, Daniels sometimes gives the impression that...