Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.

The Education of Taban lo Liyong is a counterpoint in a class of literature between the monovisioned professor and the multifarious, complex consciousness of the student, yoking disparate elements together.

They warped all his bowels about on the tide.

She said she dumped him. Now — bam! — they're back together.