Word: wondrousness
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...shape and remind us that this is, alas, a work of fiction. Nobel laureate Doris Lessing’s name is megalomaniacally scrawled in regal yellow in the center of the cover, leaving little room for the actual title of the book. Over-compensating for something, Doris? The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Díaz Nothing says “good, interesting read” like the red silhouette of a man’s head with a bird’s wing emerging from the back, red ink dripping eerily from its base. If Wao?...
...Robert Mellors, nestled among two-story brick homes in an ordinary residential neighborhood, has none of the grandeur and mystery of Hogwarts, let alone its cavernous dining hall. But here, as in the books from which it drew inspiration, the key to success has been the wondrous power of a child's imagination. "By the nature of the beast, children are more creative than we are," Chambers says. "So they will make the connections and do it enthusiastically." The Robert Mellors School proves that when education is packaged to encourage those connections, it can cast a powerful spell - just like...
...throwing a baseball against the wall of the garage, because being an only child is awful. Sexiest physical trait: I have a very large head, which prevents me from wearing most hats. Favorite part about Harvard: Breakfast in a dining hall, breakfast anywhere. Describe yourself in three words: Wondrous strange stuff. In 15 minutes you are: Off to rehearsal with half a peck of delicious apples. In 15 years you are: A park ranger at Sequoia National Monument, teaching kids about John Muir at the visitors center and leading the 1:30 hike to that one tree that...
...doubt that Middleton equals Shakespeare, now you can read one book, The Collected Works, and judge for yourself. But be warned: like his character Beatrice, you may be unexpectedly seduced, and discover that bad boy Middleton is "a wondrous necessary...
...dead husband to his home shore, and then, miraculously, transform the lovers into sea birds. This transformation is visually realized through a series of highly stylized movements that I don’t think would work on dry land. In the water, however, it’s a wondrous scene...