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Play It to the Bone

Director/Writer:Ron SheltonTouchstone Pictures; R; 124 minutesRelease:1/00Cast:Antonio Banderas, Woody Harrelson, Lolita Davidovich The man who brought us Bull Durham and White Men Can't…

North Africa, campaigns in

(Encyclopedia) North Africa, campaigns in, series of military contests for control of North Africa during World War II. The desert war started in 1940 and for more than two years thereafter seesawed…

Piggott, Lester Keith

(Encyclopedia) Piggott, Lester Keith, 1935–, British jockey. A major figure in British horse racing after 1954, Piggott rode over 4,000 winners in Britain. He gained particular success in classic…

The Business of Strangers

Director/Writer:Patrick StettnerIFC Films; R; 83 minutesRelease:12/01Cast:Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles, Frederick Weller The Business of Strangers operates in the soul-sucking vacuum of…

Sher Ali

(Encyclopedia) Sher AliSher Alishâr älēˈ [key] or Shere AliSher Alishēr älēˈ, shâr [key], 1825–79, emir of Afghanistan (1863–79), son of Dost Muhammad. His succession was opposed by other members of…

Clothing Buyer---Retail

Anonymous What do you do? I work in the retail industry as a buyer for a specialty-clothing store. What skills are needed…

Landscape Designer

Anonymous Tell us about your work---what do you do? I am a Landscape Designer . I work in a Landscape Architectural firm, which employs 5…

Poems of Emily Dickinson

Poems by Emily Dickinson Poems of Emily Dickinson (Published 1890–1896) Emily Dickinson was, in her lifetime, a little known and little published poet; what works Dickinson did see published were…

Apt Pupil

Director:Bryan SingerWriter:Brandon BoycePhoenix Pictures and TriStar; R; 100 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Ian McKellen, Brad Renfro, Bruce Davison, Elias Koteas, Joe Morton and David…

Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester

(Encyclopedia) Carleton, Guy, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, governor of Quebec and British commander during the American Revolution. He began his service in America in 1758 and distinguished…