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Hero Myths: A Reader
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Hero Myths: A Reader. Ed. Robert A. Segal. (Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2000. Pp. ix + 219, introduction, index.)
Robert A. Segal, well known for his scholarly publications on mythology, for his classic study of Joseph Campbell, and for his recent book Theorizing about Myth (University of Massachusetts Press, 1999), has now published a reader eminently suitable for classroom use. It appears at the right time, since interest in mythology continues unabated on American campuses, and un...
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Hero Myths: A Reader
Journal of American Folklore
; Hero Myths: A Reader. Ed. Robert A. Segal. (Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2000. Pp. ix + 219, introduction, index.) Robert A. Segal, well known for his scholarly publications on mythology, for his classic study of Joseph Campbell, and for his recent book Theorizing about Myth (University of
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Hero Myths: a Reader.(Book Review)
Folklore
; Hero Myths: A Reader. Edited by Robert A. Segal. Oxford: Blackwell, 2000. ix + 219 pp. 17.99 [pounds sterling37.95 (pbk), 50.00 [pounds sterling78.95 (hbk). ISBN 0-63121-515-8 (pbk), 0-63121-514-X (hbk) Anyone looking for an intelligently organised and comprehensive survey of hero myths around the
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Feds focus on Segal's donations to big pols
Chicago Sun-Times
; Embattled Near North Insurance owner Michael Segal raided a company account to funnel money to big-name politicians, including nearly $140,000 to Ald. Burton Natarus (42nd) and $50,000 to former Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, prosecutors alleged Thursday. Segal also told employees to make contributions to
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Segal gets 10 yrs. in insurance scam: Reputation as high-flying fixer makes his fall ever so ironic
Chicago Sun-Times
; The irony of Michael Segal landing a well-deserved 10-year prison sentence Wednesday is it was for something almost entirely outside the matters that many of us thought made him so deserving of it. Simply put, Segal was a fixer -- by reputation, if not in fact -- possibly the most well-placed fixer
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Judge doesn't buy Segal's 'not a coward' bail plea Gripes about medical woes in jail offset by his 'arrogant side'
Chicago Sun-Times
; Convicted insurance czar Michael Segal stepped before a federal judge and told him he wanted to talk, "man to man." Segal pounded his hand in front of him and pronounced he would not be a "coward" and flee, urging the judge to let him out of jail to await his Feb. 23 scheduled sentencing with his
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Segal guilty, could get 20 years Jury takes barely eight hours to convict insurance czar
Chicago Sun-Times
; ... Insurance, expressed pity for his former protege. "My God, that's too bad . . . a nice young man," Dunne said Monday when told of the news. "I talked to him [Sunday night] for a few minutes. I saw him at a restaurant. He seemed concerned. I wished him well." Prosecutors ...
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FEDS PUSH SEGAL TO NAME BIG NAMES FBI questioned politically connected businessman about free insurance for alderman
Chicago Sun-Times
; Indicted Near North Insurance owner Michael Segal has been asked by the FBI if he provided free insurance to a Chicago alderman, court records show. The alderman isn't named in the court papers, which were filed last week by attorneys for the politically connected Segal. But the records offer a
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Back of the Book: Interview with Actress Katey Segal
The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News Network)
; ... some of your mail. Content and programming Copyright 1999 Fox News Network, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Transcription Copyright 1999 ... commercial purposes or in any fashion that may infringe upon Fox News Network, Inc.'s and Federal Document Clearing House, Inc.'s copyrights ...
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RONALD SEGAL, 59; LAWYER HAD A PENCHANT FOR THE THEATRICAL
The Boston Globe
; With his flair for the dramatic, his withering cross-examination, and his dapper dress, Ronald Ian Segal was an impressive presence in courtrooms around the Commonwealth for 26 years. A criminal defense lawyer with a big mustache and a shock of white hair, he knew that a bit of theatrics could help
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Segal loses bid to toss statement Judge says feds' interview 'neither unethical nor illegal'
Chicago Sun-Times
; Embattled Near North insurance owner Michael Segal lost a key legal battle Monday when a judge refused to toss a statement Segal made to the feds. U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo found that while the FBI and U.S. attorney's office used "aggressive" methods while talking to Segal, what they did
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