Wilhelm Meinhold

Wilhelm Meinhold

Johann Wilhelm Meinhold (27 February 1797 - 1851) was a Pomeranian priest and author. Meinhold was born in Netzelkow on the island of Usedom, where his father Georg Wilhelm Meinhold (1767-1728) was Lutheran priest. Growing up in the atmosphere of the Napoleonic Wars, he matriculated at the University of Greifswald, Swedish Pomerania, in the fall of 1813. After his theological education, he was priest in Koserow on Usedom from 1821 until 1827.

Wilhelm Meinhold's Books:

[The Amber Witch]

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Lewis Carroll Epstein

Lewis Carroll Epstein

Lewis Carroll Epstein is the author of layman's books on physics that use an idiosyncratic mix of cartoons and single-page brain teasers to pull the reader into advanced concepts in classical mechanics, quantum theory, and Relativity. His books "Thinking Physics" and "Thinking Physics is Gedanken Physics" have been republished for almost 30 years, the former being on the Exploratorium recommended science reading list. He credits his teaching style to experience presenting technical testimony to trial juries and congressional hearings.

Lewis Carroll's Books:

[Alice Au Pays Des Merveilles | Alices Adventures In Wonderland | De Lautre Cote Du Miroir | Sylvie And Bruno | Through The Looking Glass And What Alice Found There]

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Bulstrode Whitelocke

Bulstrode Whitelocke

Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke (6 August 1605 28 July 1675) was an English lawyer, writer, parliamentarian and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England.

Bulstrode Whitelocke's Books:

[A Journal Of The Swedish Embassy In The Years 1653 And 1654 Vol Ii]

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Sue Ellicott

Sue Ellicott

Sue Ellicott is a former television correspondent for the BBC and political writer for The Times in Washington, DC. Ellicott has appeared on CNN, ABC News, and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. Ellicott is one of the recurring guest panelists on the NPR radio news quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! She was briefly a co-host of Air America Radio's Morning Sedition with comedian Marc Maron and radio veteran Mark Riley.

C Ellicott's Books:

[Addresses On The Revised Version Of Holy Scripture]

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Antonia San Juan

Antonia San Juan

Antonia San Juan (born March 22, 1961), is a Spanish actress, director and screenwriter. She was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. At 19 she went to Madrid, where she started working as a professional theatre actress and also as a cabaret act in pubs and bars. She became known thanks to her role as Agrado in Todo sobre mi madre by Pedro Almodvar. A famous Spanish magazine article about her transexuality caused great controversy. She is well-known in Spain not only because of her film career but also for her humorous monologues on television and theatre. Since 2009 she has been acting in the popular Spanish TV series La que se avecina, where her role of Estela Reynolds is one of the most acclaimed roles in the show.

Don Juan's Books:

[Don Juan Visits The Planet Mars]

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Anthony Ludovici

Anthony Ludovici (1882-1971)

Anthony Mario Ludovici, (January 8, 1882 - April 3, 1971) was an English philosopher, Nietzschean sociologist and social critic. He is best known, perhaps, as a proponent of aristocracy, and in the early 20th century was a leading British conservative author. He wrote on subjects including metaphysics, politics, economics, religion, the differences between the sexes, race and eugenics. Ludovici began his career as an artist, painting and illustrating books. He became private secretary to sculptor Auguste Rodin. Ultimately, he would turn towards writing, with over 40 books as author, and translating over 60 others.

Anthony Mario Ludovici's Books:

[Too Old For Dolls]

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Abbott Lawrence Lowell

Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943)

Abbott Lawrence Lowell (December 13, 1856 - January 6, 1943) was a U.S. educator and legal scholar. He served as President of Harvard University from 1909 to 1933. With an "aristocratic sense of mission and self-certainty," Lowell cut a large figure in American education and to some extent in public life as well.

Amy Lowell Dh Lawrence Hd Etc's Books:

[Some Imagist Poets An Anthology]

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