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2011 Grammy Awards

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 12, 2012. See a partial list of the winners below. If you want to view a complete list go to grammy.com.  …

Wood, Clement

(Encyclopedia) Wood, Clement, 1888–1950, American writer, b. Tuscaloosa, Ala., grad. Univ. of Alabama, 1909, LL.B. Yale, 1911. Among his many works are books on the craft of poetry; biographies,…

Top Google Searches Worldwide, 2009

The following lists indicate what search terms were the most popular on Google worldwide in 2009. Google analyzes billions of search terms to compile the lists. Fastest Rising michael jackson…

Top-selling Vinyl Albums Since 2010

The albums gracing the modern turntable The vinyl album surged back into popularity in the 2010s. Sociologists can dig into the reasons why, but there's certainly a heap of people longing for the…

Musicians and Dancers

Adele Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models Literary…

Tan, Amy

(Encyclopedia) Tan, Amy, 1952–, American novelist, b. Oakland, Calif. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, she has taken for her theme the lives of Asian-Americans and the generational and cultural…

etiquette

(Encyclopedia) etiquette, name for the codes of rules governing social or diplomatic intercourse. These codes vary from the more or less flexible laws of social usage (differing according to local…

Warner, Susan Bogert

(Encyclopedia) Warner, Susan Bogert, pseud. Elizabeth Wetherall, 1819–85, American novelist, b. New York City. Of her many books the best known was The Wide, Wide World (1850), a pious, tearful tale…

Amy's Will

Amy's WillWhile these things were happening at home, Amy was having hard times at Aunt March's. She felt her exile deeply, and for the first time in her life, realized how much she was…