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Strasberg, Lee
(Encyclopedia) Strasberg, LeeStrasberg, Leestrăsˈbərg, sträsˈ– [key], 1901–82, American theatrical director, teacher, and actor, b. Budzanów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Budaniv, Ukraine) as Israel…Summerhill
(Encyclopedia) Summerhill, radical progressive school in Leiston, Suffolk, England, and the educational movement based on principles developed at the school. The school was founded (1924) by A. S.…Pynchon, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Pynchon, ThomasPynchon, Thomaspĭnˈchən [key], 1937–, American novelist, b. Glen Cove, N.Y., grad. Cornell, 1958. Pynchon is noted for his amazingly fertile imagination, his wild sense…Galsworthy, John
(Encyclopedia) Galsworthy, JohnGalsworthy, Johngôlzˈwûrᵺē, gălzˈ– [key], 1867–1933, English novelist and dramatist. Winner of the 1932 Nobel Prize in Literature, he is best remembered for his series…2002 National Book Critics Circle Awards
Fiction: Atonement, Ian McEwan (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday) General Nonfiction: A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide, Samantha Power (New Republic/Basic Books) Biography or…Hobo Convention
Tired of the sedentary life? Hitch a train to Iowa by Elissa Haney Third boxcar, midnight train; destination Bangor, Maine. Old worn out suits and shoes, I don't pay no Union dues... I'm a…Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore RooseveltBorn: 10/27/1858Birthplace: New York City, N.Y. Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City on Oct. 27, 1858. A Harvard graduate, he was early interested in ranching, in…Al Sharpton, Jr. Biography
Al Sharpton, Jr. civil rights activist and ministerBorn: Oct. 3, 1954Birthplace: New York, N.Y. A flamboyant and controversial African American political activist, Sharpton was fully ordained…May 2011 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in U. S. news for the month of May 2011. See also: Current Events: Disasters & Science News, May 2011 Current Events: World…Sacre Bleu
Eventual winner Marco Pantani joins the protest with the rest of the his fellow bikers on the French concrete before the start of the 12th stage of the Tour de France.Archive Photos Italy's…Trending
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