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Black Dog of Westminster.(International Edition; Fiction)
Byline: Sophie Grove
Alastair Campbell, the formidable press chief under Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair, started his illustrious career writing erotica for the men's magazine Forum. Now the artful propagandist--who coined the term "A People's Princess" on the death of Diana--has returned to his fiction roots with his debut novel, "All in the Mind."
The book tackles the thorny subject of mental illness, which still carries a heavy stigma in Westminster circles. It's a theme with which Campbell is familiar: after his own alcohol-induced breakdown in 1986, he has spent the past two decades on and off the psychiatrist's couch. Campbell appears to have poured much of himself into his story's protagonist, Martin Sturrock, an overworked shrink who's on the verge of losing his mind. Like Campbell, Sturrock is a man at the top of his profession who is nevertheless prone to depressive "plunges." Alcoholism also plagues ...
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- News wire article from: Business Line September 6, 2006 700+ words
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...an enhanced WiFi networking package to Black DOG Services, a San Francisco-based WISP...stated Jerry Dix, 5G Wireless CEO. "Black DOG's purchase will enable them to quickly...lowest cost," added Robert Icard, Black DOG Services President. "And low cost is...
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- Black Dog Gets Dressed.(Book Review)(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Publishers Weekly July 28, 2003 700+ words
...go outside. "Time to get dressed, Black Dog!" he tells his pet, a solid-black...as he pulls a nubby blue sweater over Black Dog's head, and he gently corrects his...to put on your pants.... Please, Black Dog. Come back!" Boyd (Lulu Crow's...
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- Magazine article from: Consumer Reports March 1, 2007 700+ words
...Product Safety Commission announced that Black Dog Tavern Co. agreed to pay a $50,000...injuries have been reported relating to Black Dog's sweatshirts.) While on vacation...attorney for product safety reported the Black Dog drawstring hazard that led to the February...
Source: HighBeam Research, Black Dog of Westminster.(International Edition; Fiction)