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Year in Review 2001 | Pop Culture Trends

  By John Gettings AMERICAN PATRIOTISM It's too early to tell if the country's renewed interest in Old Glory and American patriotism will be a just another fad or a new way of life. But…

Best-Selling Children's Books, 2002

Source: Publishers Weekly.HardcoverThe Prayer of Jabez for Kids, Bruce Wilkinson and Melody CarlsonThe Prayer of Jabez for Little Ones, Bruce Wilkinson and Melody Carlson; illustrated by Alexi…

Writing Well: Sample Term Papers

Sample Term PapersWriting WellSample Term PapersTerm Paper #2Term Paper #3 Term Paper #1 Felix Mendelssohn by Charles Rozakis Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was born on February 3, 1809…

Chris Columbus

screenwriter, directorBorn: 9/10/1958Birthplace: Spangler, Pennsylvania Having written a number of highly successful screenplays appealing to children and adults alike, including Gremlins (1984),…

Clark, Tom Campbell

(Encyclopedia) Clark, Tom Campbell, 1899–1977, U.S. attorney general (1945–49), associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1949–67), b. Dallas, Tex.; father of Ramsey Clark. He received his law…

Mazursky, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Mazursky, Paul (Irwin Lawrence Mazursky), 1939-2014, American film director, screenwriter, and actor, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Brooklyn…

Billy Crystal

actor, comedian, writerBorn: 3/14/1947Birthplace: Long Beach, New York Versatile comedic performer who has enjoyed such hits as the angst-ridden slapstick movie City Slickers (1991) and the…

Amy Madigan

actressBorn: 9/11/1950Birthplace: Chicago Former rock singer Madigan has garnered several stage and film credits, first coming to notice in Love Child (1982). In her next movie (Places in the Heart…

What was Truman's Middle Name?

The Question: How come the middle names are listed for every U.S. President except Harry S. Truman? What does the "S" stand for? The Answer: You have hit on an…

2004 Teens' Favorite Young Adult Books

Teen readers across the country vote for the best from the American Library Association Harry Potter #1 on Teens' Top Ten Related Links Teen Read Week from the ALA…