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Dan Brown, 2006 News

author of The Da Vinci Code, which has sold more than 40 million copies, making it one of the best-selling novels of all time, was accused of stealing the theme of his book from an earlier…

Fifth Monarchy Men

(Encyclopedia) Fifth Monarchy Men, religious group active during the time of the Commonwealth and Protectorate in England. They were millenarians expecting the imminent coming of Jesus to rule the…

Dan

(Encyclopedia) Dan. 1 In the Bible, son of Jacob and Bilhah and eponymous ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel. Their allotment in SW Palestine was the least extensive. The hostility of the…

Laish

(Encyclopedia) LaishLaishlāˈĭsh [key], original name of Dan (2.)

Leshem

(Encyclopedia) LeshemLeshemlēˈshəm [key], original name of Dan (2.)

Andersson, Dan

(Encyclopedia) Andersson, DanAndersson, Dandän änˈdərsōnˌ [key], 1888–1920, Swedish poet, novelist, and short-story writer. Although his entire life was lived in extreme poverty, Andersson dealt in…

Sokoto

(Encyclopedia) SokotoSokotosōkōˈtō, sōˈkətō [key], city (1987 est. pop. 164,000), NW Nigeria, on the Sokoto River. It is the commercial center for a wide region and a collection place for hides,…

Rostenkowski, Dan

(Encyclopedia) Rostenkowski, Dan (Daniel David Rostenkowski)Rostenkowski, Danrŏsˌtənkouˈskē [key], 1928–2010, U.S. congressman, b. Chicago, grad. Loyola Univ. (1951). A Democrat, he was first elected…

Jo's Boys: Chapter 4 — Dan

DanMrs Jo often thought that Dan had Indian blood in him, not only because of his love of a wild, wandering life, but his appearance; for as he grew up, this became more striking. At twenty-…

Golenpaul, Dan

creator of Information Please radio show, editor of almanac of same nameBirthplace: New York CityBorn: 1900Died: 1974