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Brewer's: Cunctator

[the delayer ]. Quintus Fabius Maximus, the Roman general who baffled Hannibal by avoiding direct engagements, and wearing him out by marches, countermarches, and skirmishes from a…

Mass Market Paperback

Source: Publishers Weekly. For One More Day, Mitch Albom Cross, James Patterson Dear John, Nicholas Sparks Next, Michael…

Mass Market Paperbacks

Source: Publishers WeeklyReprinted from Publishers Weekly© 2002 by Publishers WeeklyThe Brethren, John GrishamThe Mark: The Beast Rules the World, Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHayeThe Bear and the…

Black History

Notable Speeches and Letters by African Americans, From Benjamin Banneker to Barack Obama Selected Essays in Black History Contents Sojourner Truth, the Libyan Sibyl by Harriet Beecher Stowe…

The Movies of 2001

About Adam A.I. Artificial Intelligence Ali Along Came a Spider Amelie American Outlaws American Pie 2 America's Sweethearts Amores Perros Angel Eyes The…

Brewer's: Blood

Family descent. “And hath made of one blood all nations of men.”- Acts xvii. 26. Blood thicker than water. Relationship has a claim which is generally acknowledged. It is better to seek…

Kansas City, Mo.

Mayor: Sylvester "Sly" James, Jr. (to 2015)City Manager: Troy Schulte (apptd. November 2009)2010 census population (rank): 459,787 (37); Male: 2223,183 (48.5%); Female: 236,604 (51.5%);…

Brewer's: Fifteen decisive Battles

(The), according to Sir E.S. Creasy, were: 1. The battle of MARATHON (Sept., 490 B.C.), when Miltiades, with 10,000 Greeks, defeated 100,000 Persians under Datis and Artaphernes. 2. The…

Entertainment News from February 2001

1 Survivor II survives a “Super-Sized” assault from Friends. Survivor II earns a 17.1 rating (each rating point represents 1,000,800 households using television), and the 40–minute Friends…