An old-fashioned man of character, Conrad Taylor is executive vice-president of a eastern university who, after leading a satisfying and well-ordered life, finds himself suddenly on shaky ground, struggling to do the right thing in the face of crisis, confrontation, and opportunity. A Man in Charge is an intricate novel about the uncertainties of personal power and the discovery of its limits.
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An old-fashioned man of character, Conrad Taylor is executive vice-president of a eastern university who, after leading a satisfying and well-ordered life, finds himself suddenly on shaky ground, struggling to do the right thing in the face of crisis, confrontation, and opportunity. A Man in Charge is an intricate novel about the uncertainties of personal power and the discovery of its limits.
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Morris Philipson was the director of the University of Chicago Press from 1967 to 2000 and is the author of five novels and several scholarly books. Somebody Else's Life and The Wallpaper Fox are also available from the University of Chicago Press.
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THE DAY SOMEONE TOLD CONRAD TAYLOR that his wife was having an affair with another man turned out to be an inordinately eventful one for him. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Grant Hannover, Search Committee, Walter Webster, New York, Conrad Taylor, Marvin Flower, Tom Spofford, United States, Jerry Rosenblatt, David Bach, Vincent Hugo, Vivian Kirkill, Gregory Blackwell, Brom Kirkill, Eleanor Saunders, Henry Warner, Senator Stonefort, Clifford Rostum, Faculty Club, New Haven, Brita von Bickersdorf, Christian Kirkill, Hillhouse Avenue, Salt Lake City, Hay Adams New!
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THE DAY SOMEONE TOLD CONRAD TAYLOR that his wife was having an affair with another man turned out to be an inordinately eventful one for him. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
next provost, jade tree Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Grant Hannover, Search Committee, Walter Webster, New York, Conrad Taylor, Marvin Flower, Tom Spofford, United States, Jerry Rosenblatt, David Bach, Vincent Hugo, Vivian Kirkill, Gregory Blackwell, Brom Kirkill, Eleanor Saunders, Henry Warner, Senator Stonefort, Clifford Rostum, Faculty Club, New Haven, Brita von Bickersdorf, Christian Kirkill, Hillhouse Avenue, Salt Lake City, Hay Adams New!
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- The Wallpaper Fox: A Novel (Phoenix Fiction) by Morris Philipson on 4 pages
- Secret Understandings: A Novel (Phoenix Fiction) by Morris Philipson in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Hong Kong (Where We Live) by Donna Bailey on page 157, and page 223
- Printer of Malgudi by R. K. Narayan in Back Matter
- Dance to the Music of Time by Anthony Powell in Back Matter
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- Secret Understandings: A Novel (Phoenix Fiction) by Morris Philipson in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Bloodworth Orphans (Phoenix Fiction) by Leon Forrest in Back Matter
- An Unsentimental Education: Writers and Chicago by Molly McQuade on page 105
- Somebody Else's Life: A Novel (Phoenix Fiction) by Morris Philipson in Back Matter
- The Best of Jackson Payne: A Novel by Jack Fuller in Back Matter
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