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Cheryl Strayed

Name at birth: Cheryl NylandWriter Cheryl Strayed's fame rests on her best-selling 2012 memoir, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, which was made into the 2014 movie Wild, starring…

The Hungry Stones: The Cabuliwallah

by Rabindranath Tagore The RenunciationThe Cabuliwallah (The Fruitseller from Cabul) My five years' old daughter Mini cannot live without chattering. I really believe that in all her…

Amy Lowell: The Fruit Shop

The Fruit ShopCross-ribboned shoes; a muslin gown, High-waisted, girdled with bright blue; A straw poke bonnet which hid the frown She pluckered her little brows into As she picked her dainty…

Clarence Godber BURTON, Congress, VA (1886-1982)

BURTON Clarence Godber , a Representative from Virginia; born in Providence, R.I., December 14, 1886; moved with his parents to Lynchburg, Campbell County, Va., at an early age; attended the…

Robert Graves: Strong Beer

Strong Beer"What do you think The bravest drink Under the sky?" "Strong beer," said I."There's a place for everything, Everything, anything, There's a place for everything Where it ought to…

Apulia

(Encyclopedia) Apulia Apulia əpy&oomacr;ˈlēə [key], Ital. Puglia, region, 7,469 sq mi (19,345 sq km), S Italy, bordering on the Adriatic Sea in the east and the Strait…

Raquel Welch

Name at birth: Jo Raquel TejadaRaquel Welch turned her breakthrough role as a prehistoric sex symbol into a five-decade career in the movies. She was born Jo Raquel Tejada in Chicago, to parents of…

Nutrient Sources

Foods for your Brain (and body) by Mark Hughes Proper nutrition is a key component to living a full and healthy life. Fruits, vegetables, and nuts give our bodies nutrients that…