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Perhaps the most memorable instance of Lincoln's ability to yield lesser concerns for more important ones related to Grant, whose weakness for alcohol may have contributed to his resignation from the Army in the 1850s. His return to the Army during the war, however, had been marked by a string of great successes before rumors of drinking problems began once again to surface in early 1863. After dispatching an investigator to look into Grant's behavior in the field, Lincoln concluded that Grant's drinking did not affect his unmatched ability to plan, execute and win battles. When...
...series of short true-crime books that involve high collars and hatchets rather than tracksuits and handguns, Geary tells his stories in the manner of a neutral but determined investigator sorting through the facts. Past books have covered such well-known cases as the Lizzie Borden murders, and lesser-known stories such as The Mystery of Mary Rogers. But no previous volume involves a story of nearly the historical magnitude of The Murder of Abraham Lincoln (80 pages; $16), perhaps the single most famous killing of its century. Combining his expert skills as a longtime cartoonist with a polished narrative...
...course, selling household-name merchandise to the world does not guarantee success. Companies with great brands and global reach can still lose money. But a well-respected brand can often persuade customers to pay more for its product, which helps maintain margins in the fight against lesser-known rivals. Without brands, Taiwan's contract manufacturers are forced to compete with one another almost exclusively on price as they seek to land deals to supply the Apples and HPs of the world?and that kills profits. According to Macquarie Securities in Taipei, the net profit margins at six major Taiwan tech...
...idealistic teacher. The unresponsive institution. The brave deaf children struggling to overcome their handicap. The particularly difficult case. The breakthrough. The setbacks. The ultimate triumph. Children of a Lesser God omits nothing from the formula that guarantees a work to be routinely moving...
...unusual talent for concentrating her emotions--and an audience's--in her signing. But there is something more here, an ironic intelligence, a fierce but not distancing wit, that the movies, with their famous ability to photograph thought, discover in very few performances. Children of a Lesser God, though given a handsome openness in Director Haines' production, cannot transcend the banalities of the play. But Matlin does. She is, one might say, a miracle worker...