Elaine Sciolino Biography, Books, and Similar Authors

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Elaine Sciolino

Elaine Sciolino

How to pronounce Elaine Sciolino: shill-EE-no

Elaine Sciolino Biography

Elaine Sciolino, contributing writer and former Paris bureau chief for the New York Times, is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Only Street in Paris, as well as The Seine and La Seduction. She lives in Paris.

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    Julia Child was born in Pasadena, California. She was graduated from Smith College and worked for the OSS during World War II in Ceylon and China, where she met Paul Child. After they married they lived in Paris, where she ... (more)

    If you enjoyed:
    The Seine

    Try:
    My Life in France
    by Julia Child

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    Wade Davis

    A native of British Columbia, Wade Davis has worked as park ranger, forestry engineer, and conducted ethnographic fieldwork among several indigenous societies of northern Canada. He is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National... (more)

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