Author: Edward Vernoff
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
"This essential reference contains more than 6,050 lively biographies of notable men and women - living and dead - who have made significant contributions to modern lives. This rich storehouse of knowledge encompasses every important category of human endeavor, including politics, literature, religion, philosophy, the arts and sciences, business, feminism, journalism, sports, cinema, and other aspects of popular culture." --Book Jacket.
The Penguin International Dictionary of Contemporary Biography
Author: Edward Vernoff
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
"This essential reference contains more than 6,050 lively biographies of notable men and women - living and dead - who have made significant contributions to modern lives. This rich storehouse of knowledge encompasses every important category of human endeavor, including politics, literature, religion, philosophy, the arts and sciences, business, feminism, journalism, sports, cinema, and other aspects of popular culture." --Book Jacket.
Publisher: Viking Adult
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
"This essential reference contains more than 6,050 lively biographies of notable men and women - living and dead - who have made significant contributions to modern lives. This rich storehouse of knowledge encompasses every important category of human endeavor, including politics, literature, religion, philosophy, the arts and sciences, business, feminism, journalism, sports, cinema, and other aspects of popular culture." --Book Jacket.
Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography
Author: Mary K. Mannix
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838912966
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 589
Book Description
Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealogy and biography.
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838912966
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 589
Book Description
Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealogy and biography.
Reception of Northrop Frye
Author:
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487508204
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 735
Book Description
The Reception of Northrup Frye takes a thorough accounting of the presence of Frye in existing works and argues against Frye's diminishing status as an important critical voice.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 1487508204
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 735
Book Description
The Reception of Northrup Frye takes a thorough accounting of the presence of Frye in existing works and argues against Frye's diminishing status as an important critical voice.
The International Dictionary of 20th-Century Biography
Author: Edward Vernoff
Publisher: Plume
ISBN: 9780452009523
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
A compendium of 5,650 concise biographies of twentieth-century figures, both living and dead, who have made key contributions in the fields of politics, literature, the arts, the sciences, business, sports, and popular culture
Publisher: Plume
ISBN: 9780452009523
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 832
Book Description
A compendium of 5,650 concise biographies of twentieth-century figures, both living and dead, who have made key contributions in the fields of politics, literature, the arts, the sciences, business, sports, and popular culture
Splendid Seniors
Author: Jack Adler
Publisher: Pearlsong Press
ISBN: 1597190357
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
"Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young." So said W. Somerset Maugham, one of the 52 people whose achievements after age 65 are featured in Splendid Seniors: Great Lives, Great Deeds. The inspiring ensemble includes Mary Baker Eddy, who was 86 when she founded the Christian Science Monitor; Alexander Graham Bell, who received a patent for his work on a hydrofoil boat at age 75; Benjamin Disraeli, who became prime minister of England for the second time when he was 70; and Susan B. Anthony, who was past 80 when she founded the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. Splendid Seniors reminds us that creativity, passion & influence can not only flower in later years, but bear delicious fruit. "From Mother Teresa to Alexander Graham Bell, Albert Einstein, Charles de Gaulle, Pablo Picasso, Grandma Moses and many more, Splendid Seniors offers true tales of inspirational deeds as well as memorable quotes from each individual profiled," says Midwest Book Review. "A source of inspiration for seniors everywhere, and proof that greatness, creativity, passion, and intelligence can bloom their brightest with age and experience."
Publisher: Pearlsong Press
ISBN: 1597190357
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
"Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young." So said W. Somerset Maugham, one of the 52 people whose achievements after age 65 are featured in Splendid Seniors: Great Lives, Great Deeds. The inspiring ensemble includes Mary Baker Eddy, who was 86 when she founded the Christian Science Monitor; Alexander Graham Bell, who received a patent for his work on a hydrofoil boat at age 75; Benjamin Disraeli, who became prime minister of England for the second time when he was 70; and Susan B. Anthony, who was past 80 when she founded the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. Splendid Seniors reminds us that creativity, passion & influence can not only flower in later years, but bear delicious fruit. "From Mother Teresa to Alexander Graham Bell, Albert Einstein, Charles de Gaulle, Pablo Picasso, Grandma Moses and many more, Splendid Seniors offers true tales of inspirational deeds as well as memorable quotes from each individual profiled," says Midwest Book Review. "A source of inspiration for seniors everywhere, and proof that greatness, creativity, passion, and intelligence can bloom their brightest with age and experience."
Biography
The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations
Author: Robert Andrews
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
ISBN: 9780140514438
Category : Quotations
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Bursting with witty one-liners of comedians, the pronouncements of politicians, references from films, literature, song lyrics, tabloid headlines, and even the occasional piece of graffiti, this irresistible resource brings together 8,000 of the pithiest and most provocative quotations from 1914 to the present. To help put the quotations in context, this volume includes biographical sketches of everyone quoted, citing their views on themselves and their often caustic remarks regarding others. In addition there are illuminating insights into individual remarks that clarify who said what (did James Cagney ever really say "You dirty rat"?), why they said it, and how they often wished they hadn't (Andy Warhol's coming to regret his "famous for fifteen minutes" remark).
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
ISBN: 9780140514438
Category : Quotations
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Bursting with witty one-liners of comedians, the pronouncements of politicians, references from films, literature, song lyrics, tabloid headlines, and even the occasional piece of graffiti, this irresistible resource brings together 8,000 of the pithiest and most provocative quotations from 1914 to the present. To help put the quotations in context, this volume includes biographical sketches of everyone quoted, citing their views on themselves and their often caustic remarks regarding others. In addition there are illuminating insights into individual remarks that clarify who said what (did James Cagney ever really say "You dirty rat"?), why they said it, and how they often wished they hadn't (Andy Warhol's coming to regret his "famous for fifteen minutes" remark).
Choice
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 934
Book Description
Program of the ... Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association
Author: American Historical Association. Meeting
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Some programs include also the programs of societies meeting concurrently with the association.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Some programs include also the programs of societies meeting concurrently with the association.
Program of the ... Annual Meeting
Author: American Historical Association. Meeting
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description