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Magic garden : making the ordinary extraordinary
In this book, photographed in his own Norfolk garden--which exemplifies his approach to garden design--Carter not only shows how he created the garden, but also demonstrates ways to decorate and transform a garden with originality and paint. From urns to statues and cut-outs, to humble flowerpots and chain store-bought garden sheds, Carter's ideas bring the theatrical to the outdoor space.
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Breaking the Deadlock
The 2000 Presidential election ended in a collision of history, law, and the courts. It produced a deadlock that dragged out the result for over a month, and consequences--real and imagined--that promise to drag on for years. In the first in-depth study of the election and its litigious aftermath, Judge Posner surveys the history and theory of American electoral law and practice, analyzes which Presidential candidate ''really'' won the popular vote in Florida, surveys the litigation that ensued, evaluates the courts, the lawyers, and the commentators, and ends with a blueprint for reforming our Presidential electoral practices.The book starts with an overview of the electoral process, including its history and guiding theories. It looks next at the Florida election itself, exploring which candidate ''really'' won and whether this is even a meaningful question. The focus then shifts to the complex litigation, both state and federal, provoked by the photo finish. On the basis of the pragmatic jurisprudence that Judge Posner has articulated and defended in his previous writings, this book offers an alternative justification for the Supreme Court's decision in Bush v. Gore while praising the Court for averting the chaotic consequences of an unresolved deadlock.Posner also evaluates the performance of the lawyers who conducted the post-election litigation and of the academics who commented on the unfolding drama. He argues that neither Gore's nor Bush's lawyers blundered seriously, but that the reaction of the legal professoriat to the litigation exposed serious flaws in the academic practice of constitutional law. While rejecting such radical moves as abolishing the Electoral College or creating a national ballot, Posner concludes with a detailed plan of feasible reforms designed to avoid a repetition of the 2000 election fiasco.Lawyers, political scientists, pundits, and politicians are waiting to hear what Judge Posner has to say. But this book is written for and will be welcomed by all who were riveted by the recent crisis of presidential succession.
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Palestine, Apartheid, and Jimmy Carter: Reading Past the Title
[...]Carter has remained actively involved with Middle East issues since his defeat in 1980 and he recounts a number of meetings and events that are of some interest. [...]Carter draws on his considerable experience to spell out the broad contours of what a peace settlement between Israelis and Palestinians could WILLIAM B. QUANDT is the Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. [...]in return for peace, Israel should withdraw to more or less the 1967 lines. An earlier American draft had said that the nal status of the West Bank and Gaza would be settled on the basis of all of the principles of UN Security Council Resolution 242, including the mutual obligations of peace, the necessity for security arrangements for all parties concerned . . . , the withdrawal of Israeli forces, a just settlement of the refugee problem and the establishment of secure and recognized boundaries.
Journal Article
Corrections
A news analysis article on Tuesday about assessments of the taped speech by Osama bin Laden misstated the government background of one authority, Daniel Benjamin, a former United States official who is writing a book on religious terror. He served in the Clinton administration, not the Bush administration.
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Writers and Their Work / Georg Herbert / William Hazlitt / Walter Pater / Children's Literature in the 1890s and 1990s / Ian McEwan / Angela Carter
\"Writers and Their Work\"; \"George Herbert\" by T. S. Eliot with an introduction by Peter Porter; \"William Hazlitt\" by J. B. Priestley and R. L. Brett with an introduction by Michael Foot; \"Walter Pater\" by Laurel Brake; \"Children's Literature in the 1890s and 1990s\" by Kimberley Reynolds; \"Ian McEwan\" by Kiernan Ryan; and \"Angela Carter\" by Lorna Sage are reviewed.
Book Review
Century marks
During the last presidential election, there was debate about Senator Lieberman, 'He's a devout Jew,' some said. 'He keeps Kosher. If we have a national crisis and need to go to war on a Saturday, could we count on Lieberman?' Nobody said, '[George W. Bush] is a Methodist, Al Gore is a Baptist, don't these Christians have some funny ideas about violence?
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What's for summer?
The proliferation of all things digital continues to resound throughout the audio industry. An industry founded on audiotape moved smoothly into the compact disk age and is now embracing the consumer penchant for digitally downloading product. According to Chris Lynch, publisher of Simon & Schuster Audio, downloads were up 300% from 2005 to 2006, and he expects more growth in 2007.
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