This study provides a comprehensive and wide-ranging resource which includes information on many previously neglected British women writers (novelists, poets, dramatists, autobiographers) and topics. It provides contextualizing material, with concise introductions to related topics, including organizations, movements, genres and publications.
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William Somerset Maugham was one of the most popular and successful British writers of his time. From October 1897, when he completed his medical education at St. Thomas's Hospital in London, until his death in December 1965, Maugham wrote twenty novels, filled nine volumes with his short stories, wrote thirty-one plays, and published seven volumes of prose nonfiction. His writings reflect the tensions of the Boer War, World War I, and World War II; the lavishness of the highest levels of British and American society during the first six decades of the 20th century; the glamor of Hollywood, Paris, New York, San Francisco, and London; and the romance of China, Malaya, Borneo, and India. His popularity brought him prosperity. At a 1962 auction, 35 of his paintings sold for nearly $1.5 million; bequests in his will totaled $280,000; his royalties during the last ten years of his life averaged $50,000 per year; and his Riviera estate, purchased in 1927 for $48,000, sold for $730,000 in 1967.This reference book is a guide to Maugham's fascinating life and career. The volume begins with a brief discussion of the importance of Maugham's life and work, followed by a detailed chronology of important biographical and literary events. Through several hundred alphabetically arranged entries, the encyclopedia overviews Maugham's drama, fiction, and prose nonfiction; his family; the persons whom he knew and with whom he associated; the places where he lived and to which he journeyed, particularly the cities and villages that he inserted into his works; and the historical, cultural, social, and political issues that governed his life and career. Each entry closes with a brief bibliography, and the volume includes a selected bibliography of critical studies.
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What do you need to know?? # of Kids under 5 years old? Race?? High School Graduates?? How long it takes to get to work?? And so much more.... Great School Report Material for all grades and great facts to know and for people who need these weird facts because they are just the way they are.
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Dr. Francis Israel Regardie was one of the most important figures in the 20th centure development of the Western Mystery Tradition. From the teachings of Madame Blavatsky, the Bhagavad-Gita, Buddhism, and yoga he came to study with Crowley and became his secretary.
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Many times over the years, as we have studied about Joseph Smith and his doctrinal teachings, we have asked ourselves, Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a book that would tell us what Joseph Smith taught on any given subject? As we have plowed through what seemed to be acres of material in the existing publications to find a single entry, we have longed for an easier way. This work is the result of that desire to simplify the process of learning about Joseph Smith and what he taught. We have tried to consult all relevant and available sources. A bibliography of source material is included at the back of the work. We have included both sources cited and sources consulted. The principal source has been the History of the Church. This seven-volume publication has been a literal gold mine, filled with precious ideas from the Prophet. In one sense, our work is an encyclopedia. It is arranged alphabetically and chronologically. Thus, the quotations on faith are listed under the letter F and appear in chronological order. One can readily see what Joseph Smith said or wrote on the subject of faith at different times in his prophetic career. At the end of many sections, following the general chronological presentations, we have placed reminiscent accounts of what others said Joseph taught that cannot be clearly dated.
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Written by the greatest wine authority of his day, and first published in 1964, The Frank Schoonmaker Encyclopedia has long been acclaimed as one of the very best wine books available. The New York Times immediately called it "the finest quick reference book in the literature of wine."Because no other wine book provides the reader with as much information in so concise a form, a revised version has been long awaited. Despite all the wine books that have appeared in the past decade, The New Frank Schoonmaker Encyclopedia of Wine is still unique in that its self-contained alphabetical entries make it easier to use than any other encyclopedia on the market. This book has no indexyou simply turn to the entry you want and find exactly the information you need.Completely revised by one of today's top wine experts, the Bespaloff edition takes into consideration the increased interest in the wines of California, Italy, and Australia. The material on such traditional topics as port and champagne has also been expanded considerably. Beautifully designed in two colors, it features twenty-three maps drawn especially for this edition, and contains more than five hundred new entries including such varied topics as Amador, calories, crâ classé, FrenchAmerican hybrids, late harvest, Martha's Vineyard, vintage port, and "Zip Code wines."The New Frank Schoonmaker Encyclopedia of Wine is the foundation of any wine library. It is the one book any wine lover will ever need. Even if you own and use other wine encyclopedias, the elegant accessibility of this book will induce you to eventually rely on it and no other.
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