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Heinlein, Robert Anson MacDonald

(Encyclopedia) Heinlein, Robert Anson MacDonaldHeinlein, Robert Anson MacDonaldhīˈlīn [key], 1907–88, American science-fiction writer, b. Butler, Mo. His best-known novel, Stranger in a Strange Land…

Ditko, Steve

(Encyclopedia) Ditko, Steve (Stephen John Ditko), 1927–2018, American comic-book artist, b. Johnstown, Pa., studied early 1950s Cartoonist and Illustrator School (later School of Visual Arts), New…

Brewer's: Strange

(1 syl.). Latin, extra (without); whence extraneus (one without); old French, estrange; Italian, strano, etc. Stranger, therefore, is extraneus, one without. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…

Brewer's: Stranger of the Gate

(The). (See under Proselyte.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Strangers SacrificedStrange A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W…

Percy, Walker

(Encyclopedia) Percy, Walker, 1916–90, American novelist, b. Birmingham, Ala. Trained as a physician, Percy turned to writing after he contracted tuberculosis and was forced to retire from practice.…

Henson, Josiah

(Encyclopedia) Henson, Josiah, 1789–1883, black slave, reputedly the basis of the character of Uncle Tom in Uncle Tom's Cabin, b. Charles co., Md. In 1825 he faithfully led a party of his master's…

The Business of Strangers

Director/Writer:Patrick StettnerIFC Films; R; 83 minutesRelease:12/01Cast:Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles, Frederick Weller The Business of Strangers operates in the soul-sucking vacuum of…

Southern and Antarctic Lands

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Southern and Antarctic Lands. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Southern and Antarctic Lands's geography, history, …

Strange Attraction

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The Strangeness of Beauty

Author:Lydia MinatoyaPublisher:Simon & Schuster The Strangeness of Beauty begins as a quietly self-reflective 'autobiography' of an Japanese expatriate living in 1920s Seattle, and…