Biographies

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• Biographies of Writers

  
  Read it or Weep — Authority: 422
  Why do so many of us enjoy reading biographies, especially biographies of writers? Currently, I’m reading  Raymond Carver: A Writer’s Life by Carol Sklenicka, recognized in The New York Times Book Review as one of the “10 Best Books of 2009.” A few months ago I took home Flannery: A Life of Flannery ...
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• Biographies of Writers

  
  Read it or Weep — Authority: 422
  Why do so many of us enjoy reading biographies, especially biographies of writers? Currently, I’m reading  Raymond Carver: A Writer’s Life by Carol Sklenicka, recognized in The New York Times Book Review as one of the “10 Best Books of 2009.” A few months ago I took home Flannery: A Life of Flannery ...
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• Angelo Bertolotti is Brittany Murphy’s Father

  
  Right Celebrity — Authority: 144
  Another big shocking death came out of Hollywood yesterday, making 2009 a year for unfortunate losses to the entertainment industry. Actress Brittany Murphy was found unconscious in her home yesterday morning by her mother Sharon. She was pronounced dead at the hospital after vigorous attempts to revive her. Now ...
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• “We are not historians of economic thought”

  
  History of Economics Playground — Authority: 106
  Or so the  Economic Journal emphasises to relax its readers’ otherwise shock and horror at their November 2009 issue . The feature issue honours James Meade (1907-1995) by drawing on a recent conference about him. The editors (Vines and Weale 2009: F423) immediately declare that “the contributors were asked to ...
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• Sharon Murphy is Brittany Murphy’s mother

  
  Right Celebrity — Authority: 144
  It was reported earlier today that actress Brittany Murphy died unexpectedly. As tidbits of information are slowly being revealed to the public it will be quite some time before we find out what exactly was the cause of her death. Sharon Murphy, Brittany Murphy’s mother, is said to have been the one to find ...
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• American on Purpose by Craig Ferguson

  
  Asiaing.com — Authority: 150
  American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot A fine writer, witty, reflective, and candid.... Ferguson is a kinetic cutup teeming with foolishness, brilliance, defiance, and heart. All this is captured in his book as an entertaining connect-the-dots journey. (Associated Press ) Hilariously ...
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• With a Critical Eye: An Intellectual and His Times

  
  Asiaing.com — Authority: 150
  INTRODUCTIONOn Marginality and CreativityRobert JackallArt Vidich began to write this memoir in the late 1990s “as a set of recollections of a boy of immigrant Slovenian parents who tried to make his way in the brawling reality that is America that [he spent his] life trying to understand.” It became not only a ...
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• Another chance to catch Biographies of the Dead and Dying

  
  The Next Stage — Authority: 117
  Machinefair’s “hotly-debated” Fringe hit Biographies of the Dead and Dying is getting another kick at the cat, a remount has just been scheduled for the end of the year. If you wanted to see it and missed it (like me), you have your 2nd chance December 16-20 at the Havana. Plus the trailer is just awesome. ...
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• Tina Knowles is Beyonce’s Mother

  
  Right Celebrity — Authority: 144
  Tina Knowles is Beyonce’s mother and design partner, and it has been reported that she has filed for divorce against the singing diva’s father and manager, Mathew Knowles. Find out more details and see pictures and video here. Ring the bells, people! Beyonce’s mother, Tina Knowles, has allegedly filed ...
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• Shane Sparks is “America’s Best Dance Crew” Judge

  
  Right Celebrity — Authority: 144
  Uh oh. Shane Sparks is “America’s Best Dance Crew” judge and also the next rockin’ robin to be sittin’ his tail in the clank. Find out more incriminating news and see photos and a video here. Just in! Choreographer, Shane Sparks was arrested this morning on a felony warrant regarding child ...
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• Marco Rubio: Florida GOP Senator?

  
  Right Pundits — Authority: 140
  He started out as a long shot - a complete underdog. But now, GOP U.S. Senate Candidate Marco Rubio is tied with Governor Charlie Crist in the race for the Republican nomination for the 2010 race in Florida. He is indeed a strong and impressive candidate and should make Charlie Crist very nervous. You can read ...
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• Mike Huckabee - A Political Profile

  
  9dom Info Site — Authority: 142
  Mike who? Most Americans hear “Huckabee” and think (a) it’s a spin-off restaurant from the Applebee’s chain, or (b) that Fox Searchlight movie from 2004 with Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin. But, no Mike Huckabee is a real candidate with real ambitions, and he has lately surged ahead in the polls, trouncing ...
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• Josefin Nordegren is Elin Nordegren’s Sister

  
  Right Celebrity — Authority: 144
  Tiger Woods’ wife Elin Nordegren has had a rough couple of weeks with her hubby’s revelations of trouble of keeping his one-eyed snake from slithering out of his tighty whities. But in all seriousness, even though we do not know everything about their marriage, Tiger was surely in the wrong. Big time. At least ...
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• Al-Iryanai’s “Yemen Online” Trashes al Fadhli Again

  
  Armies of Liberation — Authority: 437
  HRW’s report “In the Name of Unity” documents the uptick in violence since Tariq al Fadhli joined the movement, and he states he is not in favor of peaceful means of protest. For two years, it was an overwhelmingly peaceful movement in spite of the cold blooded murders and mass arrests of protesters. The policy ...
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• Southern Boy: Growing up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the 1920-30s

  
  Reader Views — Authority: 125
  Having just returned from my first trip to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, reading “Southern Boy” gave me such wonderful insights into the magical area. Although still somewhat devastated from the hurricane- you can still tell how beautiful it is. The author not only includes recollections of wonderful times during ...
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• Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters

  
  Asiaing.com — Authority: 150
  In this inspirational autobiography, Captain Sully Sullenberger, the airline pilot whose emergency landing on the Hudson River earned the worlds admiration, tells his life story and talks about the essential qualities that he believes have been so vital to his success.
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• Barbara Robinette Moss (1954-2009)

  
  Davenport Library Info Cafe — Authority: 124
  A colleague shared with me that one of her favorite authors, Barbara Robinette Moss, had died recently (Oct. 9, 2009).  Considering that Moss had lived in Iowa (Des Moines and Iowa City) for a good portion of her life, I was surprised that I hadn’t heard of her passing.  Moss was both an artist and an author. Her ...
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• Evelyn Roberts is Oral Robert’s Wife

  
  Right Pundits — Authority: 140
  Today we learned that famous Pentecostal televangelist Oral Roberts has died of complications from pneumonia at the age of 91. Oral Roberts was preceded in death by his wife Evelyn Roberts, who died in 2005 at the age of 88. Evelyn Roberts biography is below with photos and vintage video. Oral Roberts and ...
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• My Life in France by Julia Child

  
  Asiaing.com — Authority: 150
  “Exuberant, affectionate, and boundlessly charming . . . It chronicles, in mouth-watering detail, the meals and the food markets the sparked her interest in French cooking . . . It also tells the story of the inspired partnership between Child . . . and her husband, Paul . . . Every day in France brought a thrilling ...
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• SEO: Omnivorous Google?

  
  ovblogger : SEO News - WordPress - Marketing Blog OVBlogger: SEO News WordPress Marketing Blog — Authority: 122
  In a news article at Telegraph.co.uk yesterday, Google’s vice president for search products and user experience, Marissa Mayer, says that Google is getting ready to have the ability to translate search results into any language, and to have the sites translated for you when you click through.So, if someone in the ...
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