An Orderly LifeArte Publico Press, 2004 M03 31 - 242 pages Rafe Sabas is the ideal corporate man. He is on a first name basis with the president of his company and likes to think about a deal while talking about something else. ñI am not good at thinking alone,î he quips, ñcorporate life ruins you for that.î RafeÍs personal life, too, is right where he wants it. HeÍs got a proper wife and children to greet him in the evening, but he still dabbles in the occasional carefree infidelity at his companyÍs expense. He rhapsodizes on his theories of stoic emotion, casual sex, the starburst of pleasure offered by a shot of gin and the key to successful drinking binges. He is as cool as his favorite beverage: a crisp martini on the rocks. But when Jerry, a friend from RafeÍs past, resurfaces, RafeÍs world of order and convention begins showing fissures. RafeÍs planned evening of casual conversation and call girls is disrupted by JerryÍs emotional collapse at his impending divorce. After a few well-placed comments like ñDonÍt let it get you, fella,î Rafe expects to slip back into his old world unscathed. What follows is a devastating trip through their past sexual infidelities, friendship-breaking betrayals, and forgotten loyalties. |
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... course , but Mae West answered him very seriously . ' I think good thoughts , honey , ' she told him , ' I think good thoughts ! ' " " A morality tale , " said Jerry , and smiled , and I said it was okay to finish the third drink . When ...
... course , but Mae West answered him very seriously . ' I think good thoughts , honey , ' she told him , ' I think good thoughts ! ' " " A morality tale , " said Jerry , and smiled , and I said it was okay to finish the third drink . When ...
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... course , Loyalist Spain , that never - never land for which we had distributed a lot of leaflets at City College . I lifted my glass too , winked , and looked at the waiter's back . " He'll make sure now that we get an especially good ...
... course , Loyalist Spain , that never - never land for which we had distributed a lot of leaflets at City College . I lifted my glass too , winked , and looked at the waiter's back . " He'll make sure now that we get an especially good ...
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... course , come to think of our little chat as an indiscre- tion . There was some danger in that , but nothing could bother me now : I had managed my third drink perfectly . Jerry's smile turned into a shamefaced look . " I'm sorry , " he ...
... course , come to think of our little chat as an indiscre- tion . There was some danger in that , but nothing could bother me now : I had managed my third drink perfectly . Jerry's smile turned into a shamefaced look . " I'm sorry , " he ...
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... course , but it is fun and helps to keep your wits sharp . Some executives never tell the exact truth about anything , but I don't go that far . I believe if you want to get ahead in business you must be either a charming weasel or a ...
... course , but it is fun and helps to keep your wits sharp . Some executives never tell the exact truth about anything , but I don't go that far . I believe if you want to get ahead in business you must be either a charming weasel or a ...
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... course , but the spirit that moves these men is the same that inspired those venerable founders whose 1910 oil por- traits look down at board meetings downtown . There are no Morgan or Chase men on the board of the new public companies ...
... course , but the spirit that moves these men is the same that inspired those venerable founders whose 1910 oil por- traits look down at board meetings downtown . There are no Morgan or Chase men on the board of the new public companies ...
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