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Yellow Book
(Encyclopedia) Yellow Book, English illustrated quarterly published (1894–97) in book form in London. Henry Harland was literary editor, and Aubrey Beardsley, whose exotic and provocative drawings…2010 National Book Critics Circle Awards
Fiction: A Visit from the Goon Squad, Jennifer Egan (Knopf) General Nonfiction: The Warmth of…Kulikovo, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Kulikovo, battle ofKulikovo, battle ofk&oomacr;lyĭkôˈvə [key], 1380, victory of Grand Duke Dmitri Donskoi of Moscow over Khan Mamai of the Golden Horde. The battle was fought on a…Isidore of Seville, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Isidore of Seville, SaintIsidore of Seville, Saintĭzˈədôrˌ [key], c.560–636, Spanish churchman and encyclopedist, bishop of Seville, Doctor of the Church. Born of a noble Hispano-Roman…Bogle, Jack
(Encyclopedia) Bogle, Jack (John Clifton Bogle)Bogle, Jack [key], 1929–2019, American financial executive, b. Montclair, N.J., grad. Princeton (1951). Going to work for Walter Morgan's Wellington…Youmans, Vincent
(Encyclopedia) Youmans, Vincent, 1898–1946, American composer, b. New York City. He first began composing while in the navy during World War I. His first musical, Two Little Girls in Blue, with…Ruskin, John
(Encyclopedia) Ruskin, John, 1819–1900, English critic and social theorist. During the mid-19th cent. Ruskin was the virtual dictator of artistic opinion in England, but Ruskin's reputation declined…Cino da Pistoia
(Encyclopedia) Cino da PistoiaCino da Pistoiachēˈnō dä pēstôˈyä [key], 1270–1337?, Italian jurist and poet, whose full name was Guittoncino dei Sinibaldi, or Sighibuldi. A friend of Dante and…Geology of the Grand Canyon: Chapter Iv. The Great Denudation.
CHAPTER III. THE TERRACES.CHAPTER V. THE TOROWEAP AND UINKARET.CHAPTER IV. THE GREAT DENUDATION.Before leaving the terraces we may with advantage pause to contemplate the great lesson in…Luxembourg, grand duchy, W Europe
(Encyclopedia) CE5 LuxembourgLuxembourglŭkˈsəmbûrg, Fr. lüksäNb&oomacr;rˈ [key] or LuxemburgLuxemburglŭkˈsəmbûrg, Ger. l&oobreve;kˈsəmb&oobreve;rkh [key], officially Grand Duchy of…Trending
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