Mar 11th, 2008 · As a young woman living in Paris in 1968, author Mireille Guiliano found friendship -- and frustration -- in Lily Bart, Edith Wharton's naïve, self-interested heroine who struggles to make decisions that are in her self-interest.
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Jun 27th, 2006 · Bill Gates surprised even his closest advisers when he said his dream is to eliminate the world's top 20 diseases in his lifetime. Gates-watchers say it's not naïve over-reaching. The Gateses have an optimistic belief in technology and management that, combined with their resources, could make a difference.
Keywords: manager · world · global · disease · Health · technology · lifetime · beliefs · resources · watchers · Bill Gates · nave
