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Coué, Émile

(Encyclopedia) Coué, ÉmileCoué, Émileāmēlˈ kwā [key], 1857–1926, French psychotherapist. He is remembered for his formula for curing by optimistic autosuggestion, “Day by day, in every way, I am…

crank

(Encyclopedia) crank, mechanical linkage consisting of a bar attached to a pivot at one of its ends in such a way that it is capable of rotating through a complete circle about the pivot. One of the…

Beth-aven

(Encyclopedia) Beth-avenBeth-avenbĕth-āˈvĕn [key], in the Bible, town of ancient Palestine, between Bethel and Michmash. It is probably used as an abusive name for Bethel in the Book of Hosea. The…

Bellamy, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Bellamy, Joseph, 1719–90, New England clergyman, b. Cheshire, Conn. A follower of Jonathan Edwards and a powerful revivalist of the Great Awakening, he preached in Bethlehem, Conn.,…

Edwin Markham: Lincoln, the Man of the People

Lincoln, the Man of the PeopleEdwin MarkhamWhen the Norn Mother saw the Whirlwind Hour Greatening and darkening as it hurried on, She left the Heaven of Heroes and came down To make a man to…

A Map of the World

Director:Scott ElliotWriter:Peter Hedges and Polly PlattFirst Look Pictures; R; 125 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Sigourney Weaver, Julianne Moore, David Strathairn, Chloe Sevigny City…

Belly

Director/Writer:Hype WilliamsArtisan Entertainment; R; 110 minutesRelease:11/98Cast:Earl “DMX” Simmons, Nasir “Nas” Jones, Taral Hicks, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, Lavita Raynor, Clifford Smith,…

Sublime Biography

Sublimealternative rock band The three members of Sublime teamed up in 1988, and in 1992 they founded the label Skunk Records to launch their first CD, 40 oz to Freedom. It was an independent…

Nobel Prize for Peace

Below find every winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, from 1901 through 2016. For years not listed, no award was made. 1901Henri Dunant (Switzerland); Frederick Passy (France)1902Elie Ducommun…