Biography

  • 111Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology — A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (en español, Diccionario de biografías y mitología griega y romana ) es una enciclopedia y diccionario biográfico, publicado en 1849, en inglés. Fue editado por Sir William Smith y ocupa… …

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  • 112Dictionary of Literary Biography — Generic cover design for the DLB series The Dictionary of Literary Biography is a specialist encyclopedia dedicated to literature. Published by Gale, the 375 volumes set[1] covers a wide variety of literary topics, periods, and genres, with a… …

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  • 113unauthorised biography — /ˌʌnɔθəraɪzd baɪˈɒgrəfi/ (say .unawthuhruyzd buy ogruhfee) noun a biography which is written without the consent of the subject. Also, unauthorized biography …

  • 114Made in Japan (biography) — Made in Japan is a book about the Japanese Sony corporation. It was written with the assistance of Edwin M. Reingold and Mitsuko Shimomura. The book not only narrates the story of Mr. Morita, but also of the Sony corporation s formation in the… …

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  • 115Encyclopedia of American Biography — Encyclopedia of American Biography, a biographical encyclopedia, by John A. Garraty (ed.) and Jerome L. Sternstein (assoc. ed.)This encyclopedia, published by Harper Row in 1974, is more than a storehouse of information....It is also a compendium …

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  • 116Lone Wolf (Jabotinsky biography) — Lone Wolf is a biographical book about Ze ev Jabotinsky.PublicationLone Wolf: a Biography of Vladimir (Ze ev) Jabotinsky, by Shmuel Katz; New York: Barricade Books, [c1996] …

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  • 117Dictionary of National Biography — (abbr the DNB) a book in many volumes containing the life stories of famous British people from the earliest historical period to the present time. It is published by the Oxford University Press and was first completed in 1900. A new DNB, the… …

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  • 118Nansen (biography) — First edition, 1940 Viking Press Nansen is a children s biography of Fridtjof Nansen, the Norwegian polar explorer, written by Anna Gertrude Hall and illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff. First published in 1940, it was a Newbery Honor recipient in… …

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  • 119prepared biography —    American    a draft obituary of a living person    A delicate expression masking the inevitability of death:     In America, incidentally, an obituary held in reserve for future use is... described as a prepared biography . (John Gross in… …

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  • 120Book of Shadows (biography) — Book of Shadows is a 1998 memoir written by author Phyllis Curott. Summary When high powered Manhattan lawyer Phyllis Curott began exploring witchcraft, she discovered a spiritual movement that defied all stereotypes. Encountering neither Satanic …

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