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DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes names from the States of Alabama, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Author: Europa Publications
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 536
ISBN-13: 9781857431780
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides up-to-date profiles on the careers of leading and emerging poets.
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Europa Publications
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 644
ISBN-13: 9781857431797
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAccurate and reliable biographical information essential to anyone interested in the world of literature TheInternational Who's Who of Authors and Writersoffers invaluable information on the personalities and organizations of the literary world, including many up-and-coming writers as well as established names. With over 8,000 entries, this updated edition features: * Concise biographical information on novelists, authors, playwrights, columnists, journalists, editors, and critics * Biographical details of established writers as well as those who have recently risen to prominence * Entries detailing career, works published, literary awards and prizes, membership, and contact addresses where available * An extensive listing of major international literary awards and prizes, and winners of those prizes * A directory of major literary organizations and literary agents * A listing of members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Author: Martha Layne Collins
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 2014-10-17
Total Pages: 680
ISBN-13: 0813156904
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume presents the important speeches and correspondence of Governor Martha Layne Collins, the only woman to be elected governor of Kentucky. Papers from state archives chronicle the agenda and rhetoric that Collins, a former schoolteacher, used to accomplish her intertwined goals of education reform and economic development. Also included are Collins's letters to automobile makers urging them to consider Kentucky as a manufacturing site and her triumphant announcement that Toyota had selected Georgetown, Kentucky for its North American plant. An introductory essay by Elizabeth Duffy Fraas's summarizes Collins's life and career and assesses the impact of her administration on the state. The editor's notes provide context and background for each of the 199 speeches or documents included. The volume contains Collins's pivotal speeches during her rise to leadership in the Democratic Party, which chose her to chair its 1984 National Convention, and presents her vision to position Kentucky in the global marketplace. Other sections deal with related issues of labor and management, energy and environment, and health and welfare. For those interested in learning more about the challenges facing women with careers in politics, Fraas has assembled a section including Collins's statements on gender issues, motherhood, and the role of women in the political sphere.
Author: Wolfgang Behn
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2004-09-01
Total Pages: 719
ISBN-13: 9047413903
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis first of the ultimately three-volume Who’s Who in Islamic Studies presents the scholarly world at long last with its own biographical encyclopaedia. Taking as a starting point the inventory of authors from the renowned Index Islamicus, the author, Wolfgang Behn (Berlin), has systematically collected numerous data on the lives and works of the tens of thousands of authors listed in the Index Islamicus from 1665 to 1980. This Biographical Companion will be an indispensable reference tool for the serious student and scholar of Islamic Studies. It enables the user to quickly gain knowledge on the life, work, and professional background of almost every major and minor author, and thus to place each author in his/her proper perspective. A tremendous achievement and a true must for every library.
Author: Dr.Dumitru(Dan) Carstea
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2010-09-30
Total Pages: 516
ISBN-13: 1462808697
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book, Dr. Carstea shares how he was able to realize his potential and succeed in his chosen career, while living a blessed and happy life with his loved ones. He begins by recalling his years of youth in Romania, his years of education while opposing the Russian communists, finding the love of his life and building a life together in America since 1961. Through his story, he addresses his fellow immigrants, giving them a fresh perspective on what to expect in this land of opportunity. This autobiographical book also features the published works, research, and work experiences of the author in the past seventy-eight years. Readers will find Dr. Carstea as a man with dedication and focus as he records his lifes journey. A man with uncommon vision, Dr. Dan Carstea is truly A Romanian Immigrant Pioneer, Trailblazer, and Champion in Helping Humanity and the Better Good.
Author: Marquis Who's Who
Publisher: Marquis Who's Who
Published: 2001-11
Total Pages: 818
ISBN-13: 9780837908328
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Warren A. Trest
Publisher: NewSouth Books
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 1588382214
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this first authorized biography of former Alabama governor John Patterson, he is revealed as a complex and likeable politician and jurist whose career was unfortunately blighted by decisions he later regretted on racial issues.
Author: Ellen Miller Coile
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2017-08-11
Total Pages: 432
ISBN-13: 1532007949
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnder Two Flags describes the highlights of Ellen Miller Coiles eight decades. This traces her story from her birth in 1930 in England as the youngest in a family of six children. She was evacuated during the entire length of World War II to Ipswich, Wales and Marlow. As a teenager she pursued work opportunities available to a working class girl from London suburbs, including secretary at Peat Marwick and Mitchell, until marrying Russell Cleven Coile, an American, in 1951. Embarking on a sixty year love affair with Russell, she followed him around the world to France, Japan, Italy, and Brazil, then settled in northern California thirty years ago. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Organizational Behavior from the University of San Francisco. Under Two Flags chronicles not just her achievements in volunteer service to numerous organizations but how she expressed her values of social justice and combating discrimination. Her key priorities include family and friendships, extending beyond her three successful children.
