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...novel. “Because, who would want to read it?” Viswanathan’s novel, the first of a two-book deal with Little, Brown reportedly valued at $500,000, generated heavy sales in its first weeks of publication, thanks in part to widespread media coverage of the precocious Harvard sophomore. The New York Public Library system has ordered 91 copies of the book, and 116 patrons are waiting for copies to become available, according to a librarian who looked up the figures yesterday. Megan Martin, a senior at White Plains High School, said...
Viswanathan's novel, the first of a two-book deal with Little, Brown reportedly valued at $500,000, generated heavy sales in its first weeks of publication, thanks in part to widespread media coverage of the precocious Harvard sophomore. The New York Public Library system has ordered 91 copies of the book, and 116 patrons are waiting for copies to become available, according to a librarian who looked up the figures today...
...Line has embraced this online cult following - a comprehensive breakdown of the film's extensive fan universe can be found on its own, lengthy Wikipedia page - the more Snakes web sites have gone up. Here are a dozen sites that together give you a feeling for just how widespread Snakes on a Plane mania has become...
...worked, where ambition is minimal, and intellectual activity revolves around daytime television," says Marie-Claude Vitali, founder of the Tremplin (Springboard) social association, which assists residents of the projects in Blois. "Kids aren't just failing in school; they're culturally feral." The vicious circle is completed by the widespread view that good and studious behavior brings no better rewards than truancy. Says Djillali Achab, a 31-year-old resident of the Champs Plaisants project in Sens: "Why are kids going to work hard in school, study at home and apply themselves when everyone they know left school...
Asked about the effectiveness of protests for immigrant rights in the last few weeks, Echaveste applauded the efforts of grassroots organizations pressing for reform, saying that the widespread demonstrations have had a strong impact on the legislative debate. But she cautioned the implementation of further measures such as a walkout staged by high school students. Echaveste said that, as a mother, she would worry about students’ safety if things spiraled out of control, and their propensity for skipping class...