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...Rowling has shot from obscurity to fame since the first book's 1997 release in the United Kingdom...

Author: By Edric Lescouflair, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Soaring Away With Harry Potter | 12/10/1999 | See Source »

...plenty crowded and plenty hot when we get inside. Icehouse flows freely in the crammed and painfully brightly lit kitchenette. Though I fail to witness it, Team Tag-along claims there is some variety of Latin dancing taking place. I notice Gerard of "The FM Spring Break Issue" cover fame dancing in the center of the room. I am slightly disturbed, since a party he is rumored to be throwing in the Quad is #14 on our list...

Author: By Lisa J. Powell, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Just Can't Get Enough: One Night, 15 Parties | 12/9/1999 | See Source »

...This is our Wall of Fame. We kick ass," Libbares says, pointing to the plaques adorning the wall in the main hallway...

Author: By Edward B. Colby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Behind the Scenes at Cambridge's Zany Television Station | 12/8/1999 | See Source »

Franken, who rose to fame on Saturday Night Live, spoke to undergraduates during a Harvard Law School Forum event...

Author: By Marla B. Kaplan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Franken Pokes Fun at Harvard, National Politics | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

...After all, in addition to accurately describing a life, biographies give the reader a chance to get into some famous person's head. Two current bestsellers probably owe their success to this phenomenon: When Pride Still Mattered, the story of Hall of Fame Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, and John Glenn: A Memoir, the life of the former Mercury astronaut and former senator. Both of these books are about people who lived lives far removed from that of the average book-buyer, making the chance to relive their lives all the more thrilling. In the case of the current...

Author: By Erik Beach, | Title: Biography: What Is It? | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

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