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Carlos Fuentes Mirror Image; The Latin American Author's Reflections on Politics & Reality
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Carlos Fuentes is usually the most diplomatic of men. It's in
the blood: His father was a charge' d'affaires who served Mexico in
a multitude of capitals, while Fuentes himself was ambassador to
France for three years. He's charming, polite, discreet.
Except while reflecting on a certain member of the U.S.
Congress.
"A total ignoramus ... the senator is fooling himself and
fooling others ... he's talking off the top of his head ... How dare
he say these things?"
"These things" are comments made by Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)
at a May Appropriations Committee hearing about "The Buried ...
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Robert Boyle (1627-91): Scrupulosity and Science.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History
; ...90.00 U.S. (cloth). Robert Boyle has always been acknowledged as...have otherwise been neglected. Robert Boyle is the latest in a series of books...and moralism in the thought of Robert Boyle." First published in 1990, this...
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Genius eclipsed: the fate of Robert Boyle: the natural philosopher and scientist Robert Boyle was revered in his time for his pioneering enquiry into a wide range of natural phenomena. Yet within half a century of his death he was almost forgotten, overshadowed by his contemporary Isaac Newton.(Biography)
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...natural philosopher, Robert Boyle (1627-91), in the...of malice. The case of Boyle is quite unlike that of his one-time employee, Robert Hooke (1635-1703), who graduated from being Boyle's assistant to become...
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A man of God and gases. (18th century chemist Robert Boyle)
Magazine article from: Chemistry and Industry
; ...volume of a gas: Robert Boyle. Boyle died and was...with assistants like Robert Hooke. After 12 years there, Boyle moved to his sister...Lady Ann Howard. Boyle's father had proposed a match for Robert with Lady Ann and...
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Aiming for a higher truth: art director Robert Boyle's movie creations were built for the dream rather than the actuality'.(HONORARY OSCAR: ROBERT BOYLE)
Magazine article from: Daily Variety
; ...celebrated production designer Robert Boyle has witnessed Hollywood advance...cities unto themselves," recalls Boyle, who will be receiving an honorary...because there was no training." Boyle, whose credits include "North by...
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Addicted to Experimental Philosophy: The Works of Robert Boyle.
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History
; The Works of Robert Boyle, edited by Michael Hunter and Edward...access to this resource essential. Robert Boyle was one of the leading figures in seventeenth...Birch, The Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, (London, 1744), in five handsome...
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HISTORÍA DE LA CIENCIA EN LA EDUCACION ROBERT BOYLE Y EL NACIMIENTO DE LA QUIMICA MODERNA/Robert Boyle and birth of the modern Chemistry
Magazine article from: Journal of Science Education
; Resumen Aunque Robert Boyle es bien conocidopor sus estudios sobre...gases, elemento. Abstract Eventhough Robert Boyle is well known for his studies on the...history of chemistry, gases, element. Robert Boyle (1627-1691) naci en Lismore...
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Legendary Production Designer Robert Boyle Voted Honorary Academy Award
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...Legendary production designer Robert Boyle has been voted an Honorary Academy...and "The Shootist" (1976). "Robert Boyle's career is truly worthy of this...note that a downloadable image of Robert Boyle is available at http://photos...
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Prime movers. (Jacob K. Javits Convention Center CEO Robert Boyle)(Takeout: Meetings & Conventions)
Magazine article from: Crain's New York Business
; ...groups to the city's meeting halls. Robert Boyle initially resisted when his friend...Javits Convention Center. Mr. Boyle wasn't sure he wanted a state job...the governor was persuasive. Mr. Boyle, 59, a former concrete company...
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Robert Boyle Reconsidered. (book reviews)
Magazine article from: History Today
; ...uniform in style. Michael Hunter's Robert Boyle Reconsidered has the apparently more...European and North American scholars Boyle's character, thought and writings...experimentation, a re-assessment of Boyle's place in the history of seventeenth...
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The Man on Lincoln's Nose.(production designer Robert Boyle)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Cineaste
; ...Oscarnominated documentary about Robert Boyle, one of Hollywood's best art directors...of their craft have contributed. Boyle tells stories about working on everything...Birds and Marnie to In Cold Blood. Boyle is quite eloquent and witty in explaining...
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