His solution was the rule of five: do five things every day to move sales of the book in the right direction.

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Whereas Poland's politics are buffered by strong growth and fairly sound finances, Hungary's are aggravated by the consequences of five years of spendthrift rule.

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To avoid unnecessary purchases, she keeps inventories of their clothes on computer (her rule is to keep only five sets of underwear at any one time).

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