field, becomes a mainstay of the lecture circuit for another season. The best ad- vertisements do not just manipulate us; they help us explain our world. The rest of the book takes up a variety of...
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FIRST REACTIONS Clive James Knopf, $12.95, 240 pp. Howard Kaplan AROUND fifteen years ago Clive James went into business as a highbrow lit critic on Grub Street. The trade's as profitable as a...
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In brief CHILDHOOD and OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS, by Stuart Dybek, Viking, $9.95, 201 pp. You can tell the romantic writer by his choice of characters: he's a sucker for outsiders and underground...
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