I declined, thinking it unethical for him to use his insight to give someone a leg up in gambling.
Shakespeare was fascinated by the art of leadership, Professor Greenblatt said, and used his insight to found and lead London's most profitable theater.
His greatness was that he didn't hide the smallness but instead used his insight into it to fight against everything that concealed it, the institutionalization of hospitals, the dehumanization of patients, all the rituals established by the medical profession to create distance and to turn the body into something abstract, general, a part of a system.
In the strongest pieces, Mr. Stille -- whose earlier books include "Benevolence and Betrayal: Five Italian Jewish Families Under Fascism" (Simon & Schuster, 1991) and "Excellent Cadavers: The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic" (Pantheon, 1995) -- does not simply describe a person or situation, but uses his insight as an essayist to explore the broader ramifications of his subject.
Over all, though, Mr. Embury broke new ground by grouping like with like and by encouraging readers to use his insights and create their own drinks.
An expert in marketing and branding, he uses his insights to give companies pointers about how they can navigate a world where location can matter more than ever.
His appointment to the advisory board is of course a boon for Ajax.org, which intends to use his insights to move forward with the advancement and promotion of Cloud9.
Dickerson has used his insights to create a "wet dog simulator"; a rotating device that looks at the speed wet brushes need to spin to rid themselves of water.
Having worked to prevent kids from getting sucked into gangs as a cop, Sajjan used his insights to fight the Taliban's recruitment efforts in Afghanistan.
Mr. Kur Achiek now uses his unique insight to demobilize children and prevent them from becoming associated with armed forces.
