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...University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth student who said he was visited by federal agents after attempting to borrow Mao Tse-Tung’s “Little Red Book?? through an interlibrary loan admitted last Friday that his story was a fraud...
...Bidding started at $5 and went up in $5 increments. Ayla N. Bloomberg ’09—who, according to the night’s emcee, listed “Titanic” as her favorite movie and “Titanic: The Book?? as her favorite book??was bought at the highest bid of the night, $60. “It was a lot of fun,” said Bloomberg, who was bought by her boyfriend, Chris L. McConnell ’08. “I think people were nervous, especially...
...More surprising, though, is the amount of energy Simon spends effacing himself. He pokes at the three new, massive anthologies of his work, even during an interview intended to promote them—noting that they exclude many of his favorite articles. “If a book??s going to be heavy, it can be a little heavier. Let’s face it, there are some heavy doors, and if you’re going to have a doorstop, you might as well have the heaviest.” Nor is he beyond lambasting...
...youthfulness of his publishing company also adds to the book??s ability to appeal to high school and college students. Zawel explains that the staff of College Prowler is made up of recent college graduates in their twenties. Since they aren’t too far removed from college, they understand what information most prospective and current college students would like to know...
...light of the book??s hefty size, he adds jokingly, “But I’m going to need a little bit of a break...