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David Wagoner
Wagoner, David [Russell] (1926–), born in Ohio, a professor at the University of Washington since 1954, is best known as a poet of quiet and accomplished lyric power, often writing of the Northwestern scene. His poems are collected in Dry Sun, Dry Wind (1953), A Place to Stand (1958), The... Read more |
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Luxury
LUXURY LUXURY. Luxury means spending more than one needs to, and, in the view of some who concern themselves with the matter, more than one ought to, on comforts and pleasures. Since eating and drinking are (to most people) pleasures, luxury may take the form of lavish spending on eating and... Read more |
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Andy Goldsworthy
Goldsworthy, Andy (b Sale Moor, Cheshire, 25 July 1956). British sculptor and Land artist. He works mainly with found natural materials such as leaves, pebbles, twigs, and even snow and ice, typically using no tools other than objects that come easily to hand. Many of his sculptures are inherently... Read more |
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Meg Rosoff
Meg Rosoff1958 • Boston, MassachusettsWriterMeg Rosoff made a remarkable debut as a fiction writer with her 2004 novel for young adults, How I Live Now. It won several awards, and reviewers recommended it as a suitable book for adult readers, too. The story takes place in a war-ravaged England of... Read more |
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bigamy
bigamy , crime of marrying during the continuance of a lawful marriage. Bigamy is not committed if a prior marriage has been terminated by a divorce or a decree of nullity of marriage . In the United States if a husband or wife is absent and unheard of for seven (or in some states five) years and... Read more |
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Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen Considered by many to be one of the most important musicians to emerge from the 1970s, rock icon Bruce Springsteen (born 1949) tells stories about everyday people in his songs. Whether talking about Vietnam veterans in "Born in the U.S.A.," or reflecting on the aftermath of... Read more |
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LiL Abner
Li'L Abner (1956), a musical satire by Norman Panama, Melvin Frank (book), Gene de Paul (music), Johnny Mercer (lyrics). [St. James Theatre, 693 perf.] Al Capp's popular comic strip about the residents of Dogpatch, U.S.A., was given a cartoonish rendering in this lively show staged by ... Read more |
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euthanasia
euthanasia , either painlessly putting to death or failing to prevent death from natural causes in cases of terminal illness or irreversible coma. The term comes from the Greek expression for "good death." Technological advances in medicine have made it possible to prolong life in patients with... Read more |
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Norman Vincent Peale
PEALE, NORMAN VINCENT 1898-1993 Author and minister Marble Collegiate Norman Vincent Peale came to the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City in 1932, leaving his Methodist background for this Reformed Church in America congregation. He revitalized that congregation, turning it into one of the... Read more |
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