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Wells also lists the men who died young in their line of work: A.A.

Sharon — the hairdresser, played by Hilary Swank — learns of Schmitt’s plight and decides to help the family as a focus for her energies after reluctantly attending an A.A. meeting.

"The notions of an intermediate state and its decisive role in crystal growth refute and replace the dominant idea in the field, brought up by A.A. Chernov, my PhD advisor, that the activation barrier for growth is determined by the solute-solvent interactions in the solution bulk," he said.

In 1971, he formed a law partnership with Peter A.A.

Though there are other characters — an A.A. sponsor; Kirsten’s stern father — Guettel chose to have only Kirsten, Joe and, occasionally, their daughter, sing.