But Corwin drew some note out of the chaos in his hands, and then drew it farther up and up, until it was unbearable, but at the very point where it might have become a shriek that note changed a fraction and broke into the most lucid sweetness.

NEWYORKER: The Reptile Garden

In the face of chaos and tragedy, their steady hands provide vital, life-saving services, and their calm under pressure delivers comfort to neighbors in need.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

Concentrated in the presidential guard and, possibly, in the secret police, they run to 1, 000 or 2, 000 men at most, but many Albanians think that is enough to stir up chaos and keep arms firmly in the hands of gangs and militias.

ECONOMIST: Albania

Unhappily, the resulting chaos is also hurting the most promising two-thirds of the economy that is in private hands.

ECONOMIST: The scare stories��and the chaotic reality