Coben could make a 10, 000-piece jigsaw puzzle look like something a preschooler could master in minutes.

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Two years spent with the title give it warmth and familiarity like an old sofa - there is something comforting about donning the Master Chief's armour once more.

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But the popularity of Tumblr and Twitter has shown that, when it comes to creating content, many writers prefer simplicity and built-in sharing to something more flexible but harder to master.

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And then like in a band called the Jazz Masters, it was conducted by Slide Hampton, I met Jimmy and he told me I'm working the program, jazz program at Queens College, so if you want to finish your Master's, maybe we can work out something.

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"The Conn situation was something we really harped on, " said Jennifer Griffith, a master docket clerk in the office until she left in late 2007.

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Being steeped in the tradition of basket-weaving can make you a master basket-weaver, but political acumen or a shrewd business sense is something that is less easily handed down, if at all.

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