Finestère, written by Fritz Peters and published in 1951, is the story of a wealthy American adolescent who moves to Paris with his mother following his parents’ divorce. At boarding school, 15-year-old Matthew struggles with loneliness and initiates a romantic relationship with his school’s athletic director, a choice that will end in tragedy for all
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Everybody has their own favorite Napoleon Dynamite quote. Co-writer and director Jared Hess’ instant high school movie classic from 2004 has gone down in history as one of the most hilariously quotable comedies of its time and, two decades later, fans are still telling people to “vote for Pedro” or to “bow to your sensei!”
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Connie Chung broke the glass and bamboo ceiling when she became the first Asian American woman to co-anchor a national news broadcast program, joining Dan Rather at the desk of the CBS Evening News. Her visibility and success led generations of Chinese parents to name their daughters Connie. In her briskly paced memoir, Connie, Chung
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Book Riot Managing Editor Vanessa Diaz is a writer and former bookseller from San Diego, CA whose Spanish is even faster than her English. When not reading or writing, she enjoys dreaming up travel itineraries and drinking entirely too much tea. She is a regular co-host on the All the Books podcast who especially loves
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