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Like a verbose Raymond Carver, author Amit Chaudhuri concerns himself with details of the everyday like the afternoon light as it casts a shadow against a dusty bureau. Chaudhuri's novels are more intimate and optimistic than Carver's tales of people mired in middle age depression. They focus on the unexceptional-impressions of people's lives rather than plot-driven Hollywood cliffhangers with dazzling denouements. There may be an occasional epiphany, a sudden realization about particular relationships between characters, but the "aha" factor is minute and quite understated. The arc of the three novels is practically flat, with...

Author: By Contributing Writer, | Title: An India Song Details, then Melts | 3/5/1999 | See Source »

...Doveys knew that their daughter could adapt to a real world situation because she had no illusions about the difficulties of life. Ken Dovey says, "She was never sheltered from the national context--poverty, conflict and the realities of everyday time. I had a sense that no problem would...

Author: By Daniel B. Baer, | Title: Close to Home: The Story of Four Families | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...parents "They let me clean my room everyday."-Aisling "My dad looks at planets...they have a computer job and some work to do sometimes." -Conor Steel, 6, Currier House...

Author: By David M. Rosenblatt, | Title: IN THE MEANTIME | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...They let me clean my room everyday." --Aisling...

Author: By David M. Rosenblatt, | Title: Veritots: FM Talks to House Kids | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

Incorporate stretching into your everyday routine, while watching television or to break up a long day at the office. If you're looking for more structure, consider classes in yoga or Tai Chi. Even if it doesn't make you play like Mike, stretching can help you match his injury-free performance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stretch Like Mike | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

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