Word: hauntedness
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But for all its undeniable progress, the black middle class still seems poised on the banks of the mainstream rather than swimming in its current. Its members are haunted by a feeling of alienation from the white majority with which they have so much in common. They speak again and...
That image haunted Gibson. He didn't know much about computers--he wrote his breakthrough novel, Neuromancer, on an ancient manual typewriter--but as near as he could tell, everybody who worked much with the machines eventually came to accept, almost as an article of faith, the reality of that...
Compassion provides the justification for Martin's cart and Sales's lay-up, showing just how monolithic the sense of compassion has become in our society. This is not to slight Martin or Sales; by all accounts, both are tremendous individuals and devoted athletes. But both fell victim to unfortunate...
The professor removes his tweed jacket, hangs it on the back of a chair and prepares to teach what is widely acknowledged to be unteachable. Things are going well for him. His big new novel, Cloudsplitter (HarperCollins; 758 pages; $27.50), about the raging, God-haunted 19th century abolitionist John Brown...
Yet another Tripp-related, Goldberg-haunted subplot involves the small but mighty Regnery Publishing. Based in Washington, the house produces roughly 30 books a year, a disproportionate number of which slime the President in prose. Unlimited Access, the firm's huge best seller, comes out in paperback this month (lucky...