Sara Gruen is the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of At the Water's Edge, Water for Elephants, Ape House, Riding Lessons, and Flying Changes. Her works have been translated into forty-three languages, and have sold more than ten million copies worldwide.
Nadine Gordimer (20 November – 13 July ) was a South African writer and political activist. She received the Nobel Prize in Literature in , recognised as a writer "who through her magnificent epic writing has been of very great benefit to humanity".
This was the first time such recognition was given to a team comprising members from the university/research institute. Authors' Brief Biographies xiii Dr Teng Yong NG earned his BEng, MEng and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1992, 1995 and 1998, respectively.
Author William Golding is a famous writer most known for his novel Lord of the Flies. This quiz will ask you questions about Golding's primary genre, his life and accomplishments.
Robin Wright, a contributing writer and columnist, has written for The New Yorker since 1988. Her first piece on Iran won the National Magazine Award for best reporting.
Adele Griffin is a two-time National Book Award Finalist and highly acclaimed author of numerous books for Young Adult and middle grade readers. Her works include Sons of Liberty and Where I Want to Be, as well as the popular Witch Twins and Vampire Island series.
James Lee Burke is a New York Times bestselling author, two-time winner of the Edgar Award, and the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts in Fiction. He’s authored forty novels and two short story collections. He lives in Missoula, Montana. Burke’s writing is masterful.
BIOGRAPHY. Elizabeth George is the New York Times and internationally best selling author of twenty British crime novels featuring Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his unconventional partner Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers. Her crime novels have been translated into 30 languages and featured on television by the BBC.
How can we be most effective and productive in a world that moves too fast and demands so much of us?In Four Seconds, Peter Bregman shows that the answer is to pause for as few as four seconds--the length of a deep breath--to replace bad habits and reactions with more productive behaviors.
Jerry Reed, a musician and actor, passed away in after a long battle with emphysema. He was born in in Atlanta, Georgia, and became a country star with hits like "Amos Moses" and "When You're Hot, You're Hot".
It is 20 years since thousands of people were murdered in a tragedy that changed the course of history ever since. As a tribute, in the following list you can read the names of the victims, their hometown and where they were when the attacks took place. Name – Age – Hometown – Place of Attack. Simmons, Diane M. – – Great Falls, VA – Am
Annie Idibia has celebrated a milestone in her marriage and friendship with her husband, 2Baba in some videos on her Instagram story; In the clip, she praised her man and said he was a fine man as they marked their 13th wedding anniversary and 25 years of friendship.