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Always a superb actress who never quite had the stature for a leap to stardom, Mastrantonio--like Diane Lane in A Walk on the Moon --has developed layers and an edge.
Another piece wonders how the Jefferson legacy might change: "While it will require a rather large stretch to transform Jefferson from a thinking man's racist to a multicultural hero, some commentators are sure to make the leap."
That is disappointing, if only because we have such high expectations from this author" (Jim Holt, the Wall Street Journal ). It's "as if Gleick couldn't quite make the short leap from being merely a superb reporter to an astute social thinker" (Henry Kisor, the Chicago Sun-Times ). (Click here to find out more about the author.)
But when I look back at my favorite period of American nonfiction--the period between 1950 and 1965--the books that leap out were not narratives.
Also, some computers don't recognize 2000 as a leap year, which means Feb. 29 could bring new problems.