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...radicalism of this next decade will spin far beyond the theoretical idealism and energy of Alinsky; perhaps the suicidal gestures of the Weathermen and the "polities of despair" are so pervasive and convincing that Alinsky's rationalization that "the pursuit of happiness is never ending-the happiness lies in the pursuit" falls embarrassingly flat. Still, his admirable dedication to the struggle for "life after birth" and the results of thirty years of organizing lead me to quarrel with the social critics who argue that community organization failed in the 1930's and it will fail...
Proponents of the SST point out that the aircraft represents a technological advance in aviation, with valuable spin-offs for other segments of the economy. They also stress that every effort is being made to make the aircraft environmentally compatible. A major blast against SST critics was delivered recently in a trade journal article by Wayne W. Parrish, aviation editor of Ziff-Davis Publishing. Said Parrish of the yet-to-be-flown U.S. SST: "There is nothing quite so convenient as a target that hasn't been seen or heard...
...curiously abstracted. Their eyes do not meet. Their smiles do not match. A vaguely Marat/ Sade promise of violence seems to be in the air. The manic energy of the dance generates no gaiety, no warmth. This is a social act in a vacuum-dance seen as antic pathological spin...
...female. While Hefner's playmates competed with Bernie's bunnies for poolside attention, the two middle-aged millionaires discussed the possibility of combining on a business venture, perhaps to build a hotel in Acapulco. The trouble is that Cornfeld's fortunes have lately fallen into a spin...
Brief but Crucial. Part of the book's impact comes from a poetic empathy that the author feels for the objects and forces that confront his men. Fearful of a rapids just ahead, Gentry imagines: "We would spin broadside and the whole river and all the mountains it came from would fall on us, would pour into the canoe, ton after ton, never ending." Part of the book's charm comes from Dickey's knowledge and love of the outdoors, of guitar playing, of archery. Dickey also manages an overwhelmingly graphic description of a man shot through...