It's the nickname of the protagonist, the retired judge and lawyer Sir Edward Feathers—the acronym stands for "Failed In London, Try Hong Kong." It's an often very funny novel, in a sort of dryly commenting way, that turns out to be heartbreaking; it's about the secret lives coiled up inside people that no one ever looks at, not even themselves. The writing style is amazing, half third-person detachment, half scrolling stream-of-consciousness, shifting back and forth like the nonlinear memory-and-desire timeline of Feathers' life. It's not a history of the twentieth century, either, but of necessity the two are knotted up together. In short, it was wonderful: I pulled it off the shelf on impulse in Porter Square Books and I love it. I recommend.
"Although industry practice in this area is evolving, the fundamental need is clear: persistent, citable, permanent identifiers for electronic content." Though I guess I like "fundamental need" and "permanent identifiers." I could take that further.
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It's the nickname of the protagonist, the retired judge and lawyer Sir Edward Feathers—the acronym stands for "Failed In London, Try Hong Kong." It's an often very funny novel, in a sort of dryly commenting way, that turns out to be heartbreaking; it's about the secret lives coiled up inside people that no one ever looks at, not even themselves. The writing style is amazing, half third-person detachment, half scrolling stream-of-consciousness, shifting back and forth like the nonlinear memory-and-desire timeline of Feathers' life. It's not a history of the twentieth century, either, but of necessity the two are knotted up together. In short, it was wonderful: I pulled it off the shelf on impulse in Porter Square Books and I love it. I recommend.
"Although industry practice in this area is evolving, the fundamental need is clear: persistent, citable, permanent identifiers for electronic content." Though I guess I like "fundamental need" and "permanent identifiers." I could take that further.
Yes. Give me a story from The Chicago Manual of Style!