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...Tocqueville, the people he met, and the scenery he witnessed on his journey, contributing to the authentic, accessible feel of the book. In addition, the intimate details of Tocqueville’s life—from his loss of faith to his sexual adventures—add color, humor, and warmth to the image of the social scientist...

Author: By Araba A. Appiagyei-Dankah, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Damrosch’s Rediscovery of Toqueville’s Vision of America | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

When asked what will set this film apart from the other movies in the genre, both men agreed it was the humor...

Author: By Eleanor T. Regan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: ‘The Losers’ Win Hearts and World War III | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

...believe that this kind of story which is so dark, about people getting tortured and censored and executed, can only be told through humor and poetry,” Radulian says. “We’re basically treating it as a fairy tale and enacting it as a fairy tale, and like all fairy tales, it’s based on something true in society—psychological things, trends, dark undercurrents...

Author: By Sally K. Scopa, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Pillowman | 4/13/2010 | See Source »

Lamott is accustomed to laughing at herself. The essayist and novelist has spent much of the past 30 years chasing profound truths, pinning them to the page and then dousing them with self-deprecating humor. She makes life's terrifying challenges seem small enough to hold in your hand, cameos to contemplate rather than big pictures to overwhelm, whether it's writing a book (Bird by Bird), finding faith (Traveling Mercies) or saying farewell to a loved one (Hard Laughter). See the all TIME 100 novels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tough Love | 4/12/2010 | See Source »

Rosengarten, with a seemingly restrained but relentless sense of humor, immediately chimes...

Author: By Danielle J. Kolin and Naveen N. Srivatsa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: New House Masters Bring Twin Interests to Mather | 4/8/2010 | See Source »

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