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Andrew Kaufman. All My Friends Are Superheroes.(Book Review)
Andrew Kaufman. All My Friends Are Superheroes. Coach House, 2003. 111 pp. Paper: $14.95.
All My Friends Are Superheroes calls itself a novel, but clocking in at a slim 111 pages and with chapters that can look like sketch-comedy riffs, not all readers will recognize it as one. True, some sections do little more than milk the titular conceit, a too-easy excuse for trotting favorite misfits across the narrative stage. And certain scenes do feel rather anemic--not for the writing, which is deft and alive, but for the odd sense that someone decided they should all be bite-sized. In the end, though, Andrew Kaufman's debut work manages to move and surprise, all the more impressive for the narrative constraints he places in his own way. The book centers around Tom, an earnest "regular" who's desperately trying to save his new marriage from a looming crash and burn. His new bride, the Perfectionist, has had her faith in Tom occluded by a spiteful ex ...
- Nature's fury: while on a post-Katrina rescue mission, a veteran photographer...
- Magazine article from: Audubon Neale, Todd May 1, 2006 700+ words
...in Florida for much of his life, Miami Beach-based photographer Andrew Kaufman is no stranger to hurricanes, and has replaced his share of roofs...might treat his toy trains. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREW KAUFMAN
- Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo - Relied On Literature To Help Him...
- Magazine article from: Investor's Business Daily April 12, 2000 700+ words
...mental notes. He worked 16 hours a day. "Cardozo began his legal career doing battle with more experienced lawyers," Andrew Kaufman wrote in "Cardozo." "His youth, lack of social maturity and inexperience could have led to a personal disaster. Cardozo...
- Chartwell International, Inc. Signs Letter of Understanding With Rail Waste...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire April 20, 2005 700+ words
...execution and delivery of definitive agreements for the proposed transaction; and other customary conditions. RWH's CEO, Andrew Kaufman commented: "The waste industry is at an inflection point that has created an enormous opportunity for rail-based transportation...
- Commentary: Did we already have a Hispanic high court justice?
- Magazine article from: Minnesota Lawyer Ramos, Frederick April 7, 2003 700+ words
...the sentence above. Cardozo's background The authoritative book on the distinguished jurist is "Cardozo," written by Andrew Kaufman. In it, however, there is no mention of Cardozo having a Hispanic heritage. According to the book, Benjamin Nathan...
- In Defense Of Cheering.(Sports)(cheerleaders )
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Yabroff, Jennie March 24, 2008 700+ words
...CAPTION(S): photo GIMME AN 'A'! President Bush, at Andover (above); an Arlington, Texas, squad shows their spirit at the 2007 World Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, Fla. (top) ANDREW KAUFMAN (TOP), GETTY IMAGES
- Penguin Computing to Support Worldwide Linux Demonstration.
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 15, 1999 700+ words
...the world's only 8-way Xeon system on Linux. For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact Dr. Andrew Kaufman, andy@penguincomputing.com /1-888-PENGUIN/ 415/559-1466. Please visit Penguin Computing's Website at http...
- Halted rail developer turns to Feds for approval to continue construction in...
- Magazine article from: Long Island Business News February 29, 2008 700+ words
...file for a permit with the federal Surface Transportation Board to develop the rail freight depot. Sills Road Realty chief Andrew Kaufman said the filing will cost the company $63,000. He also asserted that railroads aren't subject to local government...
- Penguin Computing to Offer Full Line of AMD-based Servers.
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 16, 1999 700+ words
...where our booth will be located. Our appearance and announcement is another milestone in the Linux revolution," says Andrew Kaufman, Penguin Computing's Director of Communications. Offering over 3,000 technical session and hands-on labs, CA...
- Linux Community Leaders Challenge Recent Benchmark Tests Supporting Microsoft.
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 29, 1999 700+ words
...operating systems for most enterprise requirements." For more information or to schedule and interview, please contact Andrew Kaufman, Director of Communications at Penguin Computing, at andy@penguincomputing.com. Or call 1-888-PENGUIN. Also...
- The heat is on sunscreens.
- Newspaper article from: Ventura County Star (Ventura, CA) July 1, 2006 700+ words
...in Ventura County. Skin cancer has increased dramatically over the past few decades, becoming an epidemic, said Dr. Andrew Kaufman, a dermatologist for the Center of Dermatology Care in Thousand Oaks. "Some of it has to do with the diminishing ozone...
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