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...There are only two introductory poetryseminars offered and there are only four poetryseminars offered," Chang said. "I think it wouldbe a good idea for them to offer a sort of random[creative writing class], where anyone who wantsto can take...
...looked as if she had settled into Barbara Pym's world of lonely females without Pym's wit and trenchant insight into character. Written from the point of view of a just retired bachelor businessman, George Bland, who becomes enthralled with a heedless, scheming young woman, A Private View (Random House; 242 pages) is not only wise but funny...
...most chilling sign of things to come is the rising rate of youth violence. According to the FBI, juvenile arrests for violent crime rose 68% from 1984 through 1993. ``Never in our history have we seen this phenomenon of youth violence as random and as inexplicable,'' says Attorney General Janet Reno. Her prescription: more secure facilities for violent youthful offenders and follow-up after they are released. ``We're going to have to support them and assist them in getting a job,'' she says. ``Otherwise it's going to be a revolving door.'' Freeh recommends focusing on the increasing number...
...looked as if she had settled into Barbara Pym's world of lonely females without Pym's wit and trenchant insight into character. Written from the point of view of a just retired bachelor businessman, George Bland, who becomes enthralled with a heedless, scheming young woman, A Private View (Random House; 242 pages; $23) is not only wise but funny...
Dexter no longer has to write on deadline for pay, although he keeps his hand in at his old trade by turning out a weekly syndicated column for the Sacramento Bee. And as his fifth novel, The Paperboy (Random House; 307 pages; $23), demonstrates, he remains intriguedand a little appalledby journalistic ethics and the lack thereof...