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benzoin

(Encyclopedia) benzoinbenzoinbĕnˈzoin, –zōĭn [key] or benzoinumbenzoinumbĕnzoinˈəm [key], balsamic resin, the dried exudation from the pierced bark of various species of the benzoin tree (Styrax)…

Fun Facts About Skyscrapers

From the father of the skyscraper to a building with a view by Karen Barss The Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France The Empire State Building, in New York City The Sears Tower, in…

Cincinnati Bengals 2000 Roster By Statistics

Passing (5 Att)AttCmpPctYdsTDRateJeff Blake38921555.326701677.6Akili Smith*1538052.3805255.6Scott Covington*5480.023085.8Interceptions: Blake 12, Smith 6.Top ReceiversNoYdsAvgLongTDDarnay…

Douglas, George

(Encyclopedia) Douglas, George, pseud. of George Douglas Brown, 1869–1902, English novelist, b. Scotland. His reputation rests on his single novel, The House with the Green Shutters (1901), a somber…

Bonds, Barry Lamar

(Encyclopedia) Bonds, Barry Lamar, 1964–, American baseball player, b. Riverside, Calif. Bonds grew up surrounded by baseball; his father, Bobby Bonds, was a San Francisco Giants outfielder (1968–74…

George E. Brown Jr. Biography

George E. Brown Jr.Age: 79 oldest member of the House of Representatives. The senior Democrat on the House Science Committee, Rep. Brown had a fascination with science and space exploration.…

Norman O. Brown 2002 Deaths

Norman O. BrownAge: 89 philosopher and critic who analyzed history, drawing on theories by such disparate figures as Freud and Marx, to produce scholarly and often mystical works that…

Alice Brown: A West-Country Lover

A West-Country LoverAlice BrownThen, lady, at last thou art sick of my sighing. Good-bye! So long as I sue, thou wilt still be denying? Good-bye! Ah,…