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2009 National Book Awards

The 60th Annual National Book Awards were presented November 18, 2009, in New York City. Fiction: Let the Great World Spin, Colum…

2008 National Book Awards

The 60th Annual National Book Awards were presented November 18, 2009, in New York City. Fiction: Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann (Random House) Nonfiction: The First Tycoon: The…

The Jimmy Rogers All-Stars

Blues Blues BluesAtlantic With Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant on board, it's tough to top the lineup on this tribute to the late great Chicago bluesman…

John Entwistle 2002 Deaths

John EntwistleAge: 57 bassist for the Who whose disciplined demeanor onstage balanced the theatrical, often outrageous styles of bandmates Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, and Pete Townshend.…

Clash by Night <span class="date" >(1952)</span>

Turner; $19.98; NRDirector: Fritz LangCast: Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, Paul Douglas, Marilyn Monroe, Keith Andes and J. Carrol Naish Stanwyck portrays tough gal Mae Doyle, a wayward woman…

Timeline: The Rolling Stones

Here are some key moments in the history and evolution of the Rolling Stones.       1940 1950 1962 1970 1975 1980 1990 2000 2011 1936 Oct. 24…

Baker v. Carr (1962)

Case SummaryIn the State legislature of Tennessee, representation was determined by a 1901 law setting the number of legislators for each county. Urban areas, which had grown greatly in…

cost of living

(Encyclopedia) cost of living, amount of money needed to buy the goods and services necessary to maintain a specified standard of living. The cost of living is closely tied to rates of inflation and…

Hardwick, Elizabeth

(Encyclopedia) Hardwick, Elizabeth, 1916–2007, American literary critic, novelist, and short-story writer, b. Lexington, Ky.; grad Univ. of Kentucky (B.A., 1938; M.A., 1939). She moved (1939) to New…