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The most poignant parts of her books detail the pressures Scarpetta faces as an executive who's responsible for the welfare of her subordinates but under ruthless pressure to deliver results; the impossibility of sorting through overwhelming floods of information and straining for an educated guess; the sadness of a life lived in helicopters and planes rather than in hotels; the inadequacy of colleagues who function like family but aren't.
They find it ironic and poignant that someone capable "of conceiving of a nuanced theory of rationality could descend into madness" (Robert Boynton, Newsday ). (Jim Holt reviews A Beautiful Mind in Slate.)
In one of the sheds you will find a small and poignant exhibition of historical documents which includes death warrants and pictures of leading members of the German resistance.
She wants him to be more poignant and less boastful.
In a slide presentation of her work and sources of inspiration, portrait photographer Judy Dater clearly captured with great sensitivity an infinite variety of poignant expressions.