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The Hungry Stones: Preface

by Rabindranath Tagore The Hungry StonesPreface The stories contained in this volume were translated by several hands. The version of The Victory is the author's own work. The seven…

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Maurice F. Rabb, Jr.Joseph Rainey Virginia RandolphNancy Davis ReaganBenjamin ReifelHiram RevelsJoseph Jones ReynoldsCondoleezza RiceBill RichardsonElliot RichardsonNorbert RillieuxJ.…

Hall, Stuart Henry McPhail

(Encyclopedia) Hall, Stuart, 1932–2014, Jamaican-born British sociologist and cultural theorist, b. Kingston, Jamaica. Hall attended Jamaica College…

Huns

(Encyclopedia) Huns, nomadic and pastoral people of unknown ethnological affinities who appeared in Europe in the 4th cent. a.d., and built up an empire there. They were organized in a predominantly…

Scorsese, Martin

(Encyclopedia) Scorsese, Martin Scorsese, Martin skôrsāˈzē, –sĕzˈē [key], 1942–,…

Spector, Phil

(Encyclopedia) Spector, Phil (Harvey Philip), 1939-2021, American record producer, b. Bronx, NY. The child of Russian Jewish immigrants, Spector’s…

The Devil's Dictionary: Recruit

by Ambrose Bierce RECREATIONRECTORRECRUIT -n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait. Fresh from the farm or factory or street, His…

Grinchy Trivia

Compare the holiday movie, TV, and Dr. Seuss creations by Holly Hartman How The Grinches Measure Up version year length book 1957 about 12 minutes TV movie…