Born This Day

Born This Day

Robert A. Nowlan

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McFarland and Company, Inc.
Año de edición:
2011
Materia
Historia general y mundial
ISBN:
9780786464357
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This paperback reprint of the 2007 second edition (a few reviews above) lists 12 significant people born on each day of the year (including February 29), and includes a quotation from each person that allows a glimpse of their personality. For each date, a diverse dozen speakers were chosen, based on: prominence; quality of the quotation; uniqueness of the speaker (gender, time period, nationality, vocation); and conflicting social, political, religious or philosophical background. ('The quotations ... reflect and encompass the contradictions, complexities, wisdom, humor, pleasure, and prejudices of human life'--American Reference Books Annual.) In addition to those quoted, each entry lists other significant individuals born on that day.

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