Bok's

On a visit to Bok's Philadelphia office, he persuaded the publisher to invite his secretary in to read the copy of a proposed Kotex ad.

How they sell you what you don't understand Jeffrey L. Cruikshank 2010

"Leave him, Chet," Bok's voice pleaded from somewhere.

Ten Minutes, That's It Benjamin Kral 2010

I think the irony of the situation is that Baum had probably written while thinking of Bok's typical readers: contemporary American homemakers.

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On a visit to Bok's Philadelphia office, he persuaded the publisher to invite his secretary in to read the copy of a proposed Kotex ad.

How they sell you what you don't understand Jeffrey L. Cruikshank 2010

In the introduction to the new edition of John Dough I note other ways that Bok's magazine might have influenced Baum's creation.

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I loaded Sigur Rós 'Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust (2008) and Gordon Bok's Seal Djiril's Hymn (1972; my thanks to Sonya for this one) onto the iPod.

The Whore's Daughter greygirlbeast 2008

And that was Bok's point about the Army breaking, that it isn't a binary state, fixed or broken, but rather a process of degradation.

Josh Mull: America's Broken Response to Pakistan 2010

Sissela Bok's new book, "Exploring Happiness: From Aristotle To Brain Science," can be ordered here.

Sissela Bok: What We Can Learn About Our Own Happiness Sissela Bok 2010

And that was Bok's point about the Army breaking, that it isn't a binary state, fixed or broken, but rather a process of degradation.

Josh Mull: America's Broken Response to Pakistan 2010

I thought there was a chance that The Gingerbread Man might reveal Baum's initial plans for John Dough, before he received Edward Bok's rejection of the manuscript and advice to include a young co-protagonist.

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