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by Thomas Hauser, The Execution of Charles Horman: An American Sacrifice, which accused the United States government of complicity in his death. This work inspired the 1982 film Missing, starring Jack Lemmon.

Author: By John P. Posch, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Junior's Work Aids Pinochet Legal Case | 10/20/1998 | See Source »

Toys "R" Us has also hurt itself over the past year, analysts say, with neck-snapping shifts in strategy and laggard execution of the blocking and tackling aspects of retailing, such as controlling inventory and providing polite and knowledgeable service. An assistant manager at a New Jersey Toys "R" Us...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Turmoil in Toyland | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

Sometimes an idea is so good that no amount of poor execution--boring host, ugly sets, bad pacing--can ruin it. Such an idea is Change of Heart, a game show in which a young couple suffering relationship troubles gets set up on blind dates with hot people. Then they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Change Of Heart | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

In person, Mark Leyner barely resembles the fictional persona of his novels, the Lamborghini-driving, debauched literary superstar whose books can touch off riots in Third World countries. Leyner, a soft-spoken family man from Hoboken, N.J. has built a cult following from his outrageously funny fiction. The protagonist of...

Author: By Joshua Derman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Stranger Than Fiction | 10/16/1998 | See Source »

Musically, the Goo Dolls are your run-of-the-mill mainstream alternative band. Nothing extraordinary is done here in the way of instrumentation, and most songs are similar in their construction and execution--verse, verse, bridge, verse. "Extra Pale" is a brief flash of distinction in the obscurity created by...

Author: By Frankie J. Petrosino, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Girl' a Strangely Upbeat Torture | 10/9/1998 | See Source »

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