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To make a long story--it takes up the greater part of a gripping chapter--short: The dust lifted with Lyndon, the vice-presidential candidate, loathing Bobby for plotting against him (here was Lyndon's paranoia, or maybe his ability to spot the hustle); and Bobby, the campaign manager, loathing Lyndon for having the audacity to take a job for which he knew he wasn't the first choice (here was Bobby's East Coast arrogance, or maybe his idealism).
After reading his gripping book, I'm more convinced than ever that his abnormal honesty isn't a calculated strategy for winning over the press.
Mantegna has a touching Madonna, but his true masterpiece here is the Dead Christ, achieving a gripping emotional effect with its foreshortened perspective.
Here the story becomes especially gripping and takes an unexpected turn.
A gripping article describes why the potential for surgical error is so high.