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Brewer's: Boycott

(To ). To boycott a person is to refuse to deal with him, to take any notice of him, or even to sell to him. The term arose in 1881, when Captain Boycott, an Irish landlord, was thus…

141-152 pounds (64-69 kg)

1904 Al Young, United States 1932 Edward Flynn, United States 1984 Mark Breland, United States 2008…

Brewer's: Bernardo del Carpio

One of the most favourite subjects of the Spanish minstrels; the other two being the Cid and Lara's seven infants. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bernard's…

tin

(Encyclopedia) tin, metallic chemical element; symbol Sn [Lat. stannum]; at. no. 50; at. wt. 118.710; m.p. 231.9681℃; b.p. 2,270℃; sp. gr. 5.75 (gray), 7.3 (white); valence +2 or +4. Tin exhibits…

Writers

  Achebe, Rousseau, Yourcenar, and more A-B | C | D-F | G-H | I-L | M-N | O-P | R-S | T-Z   Achebe, Chinua Adams, Henry Addison, Joseph Aesop Agee, James Agnon, S. Y. Alcott,…

element

(Encyclopedia) CE5 element, in chemistry, a substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical means. A substance such as a compound can be decomposed into its constituent…

Ulee's Gold

Director/Writer/Editor: Victor NuñezDirector of Photography:Virgil MiranoProduction Designer:Pat GarnerProducers:Sam Gowan and Peter SarafOrion; R; 113 minutesRelease:6/97Cast:Peter Fonda,…

2005 PEN Literary Award Winners

PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Awards for Drama Wallace Shawn Dael Orlandersmith PEN/Phyllis Naylor Working Writer Fellowship Amanda Jenkins PEN/Martha Albrand Award for First Nonfiction…