2007 Book Sales, Nonfiction Rank Title Author Publisher Publication Date 1. The Secret Rhonda Byrne Simon & Schuster 11/1/2006 2. Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert…
(Encyclopedia) Munro, H. H. (Hector Hugh Munro), pseud. SakiSakisäˈkē [key], 1870–1916, English author, b. Burma (now Myanmar). He began his career writing political satires for the Westminster…
(Encyclopedia) Stratford de Redcliffe, Stratford Canning, Viscount, 1786–1880, British diplomat. He entered (1807) the foreign office under the aegis of his cousin, George Canning. Sent (1808) to…
(Encyclopedia) Welch, Jack (John Francis Welch, Jr.), 1935–2020, American business executive, b. Salem, Mass., grad. Univ. of Massachusetts (1957); Univ. of Illinois (M.S., 1958; Ph.D., chemical…
(Encyclopedia) Burgess, AnthonyBurgess, Anthonybûrˈjĭs [key], 1917–93, English novelist, b. Manchester as John Anthony Burgess Wilson, grad. Manchester Univ., 1940. He taught school in England and in…
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Director:Tanya WexlerWriter:Kim PowersCowboy Booking; 95 minutes; unratedRelease:6/99Cast:Wendy Makkena, John Benjamin Hickey Travis Furlong is naked and ready to jump. Brooklynite bank-…
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Robert, 1941–, dramatist, director, and designer, b. Waco, Tex. He began his arts career as a painter. A leading figure in postmodern theater since 1963, when he arrived in New…
Director: Jacques TourneurCast: Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, Jane Greer and Rhonda Fleming The classic example of film noir. Though reference to noir seems to be considered de rigeur among…
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