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Christopher Paolini is just like any other kid: he wrote a medieval fantasy novel full of dragons, dwarfs and Old Norse at 17, his homeschooler parents self-published it, and novelist Carl Hiaasen's young stepson read the book while fly-fishing. But then things took an odd turn. Hiaasen's publisher Knopf bought Eragon, as the book is titled, and Paolini's next two for six figures. Now Eragon is outselling four of the five Harry Potter books. Paolini, 19, may go on to college or, he says, "take a vacation." That is, if he can find a place...
...Carl P. Desir ’05, the only undergraduate competing in the tournament for Harvard and a member of the Harvard Tae kwon do Club, won gold medals in forms and sparring for his weight class...
...militarism, boldness and unrealistic dreams, is dying right where it began, in the deserts of Iraq--a complete failure. The U.S. has not taken a bold new step toward solving all its problems in one clean sweep but has compounded them immeasurably, creating a monster where there was none. CARL MATTIOLI Newtonville, Mass...
...militarism, boldness and unrealistic dreams, is dying right where it began, in the deserts of Iraq?a complete failure. The U.S. has not taken a dramatic new step toward solving all its problems in one clean sweep but has compounded them immeasurably, creating a monster where there was none. Carl Mattioli Newtonville...
RESIGNED. CARL MCCALL, 67, from the New York Stock Exchange (N.Y.S.E.) board, on which he served as chairman of the compensation committee; eight days after N.Y.S.E. chairman Richard Grasso stepped down following criticism of his excessive $140 million pay package; in New York City. McCall had publicly defended Grasso but was reportedly angered to learn of an additional $48 million due Grasso, despite having signed a new contract extension approving...