Word: invention
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...only there were time to get it down on paper. Mercifully, most would-be authors never get beyond the stage of boring friends, acquaintances and airplane seatmates. Of those who do write, rather than just talking about it, few possess the tale teller's gift, the capacity to invent or recall events in a way that makes them seem significant to outsiders. Fewer still have the discipline to master a new craft. But four worthy current novels, all thrillers or mysteries, display just such painstaking effort by men better known for nonliterary achievements. They include an accountant, a Wall Street...
Simultaneously, but independently, they invent the notion of stealing the turtles and setting them free in the ocean. It requires only the intercession of a third party, the creatures' keeper, to bring them together. Thereafter, Turtle Diary casts its spell mainly through its refusals. The heist proceeds without hitch or Hitchcockian suspense. There is not a single sentimental or anthropomorphic word, nor does anyone utter a sound about endangered species or ecological morality. William and Neaera do not fall in love as a result of their shared adventure. Each remobilizes sexually in surprising ways...
...after being separated for two years, Judy and Dave are trying to deal with their confusion and their relationship by endlessly talking and thinking about it. One by one, several others enter the picture and invent their own ways of trying to cope. Judy's sister Peggy (Melissa Leo) spends her time smoking pot and sleeping around, creating her own perfect world within her head...
...something that the council can act on? Through the Endowment for Divestiture, by joining forces with other campus organizations, and through innovative methods it will invent, the council can undoubtedly have an effect...
...titans have helped stimulate that growth by becoming more marketing-minded. They now invent fanciful personalities for their toys, design cartoon shows to promote them and produce endless follow-up products to keep children coming back for more. The companies aim to make their toys into celebrities so that children will accept no substitutes. The strategy is working. Youngsters now pick out their playthings with the fussiness of a young professional shopping for his or her first Saab. "They are smart kids growing up very fast," says Polly Hallett, marketing director for Fisher- Price toys...