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M. Night Shyamalan Biography
M. Night Shyamalanfilm director and screenwriterBorn: 8/6/1970Birthplace: Tamil-Nadu, India Shyamalan was a virtual unknown when The Sixth Sense arrived in movie theaters in 1999. The film,…Brewer's: Martel
The surname given to Charles, natural son of Pépin d'Héristal, for his victory over the Saracens, who had invaded France under Abd-el-Rahman in 732. It is said that Charles “knocked down…Best of the Booker Award
Celebrating 40 years of the Man Booker Prize by Liz Olson Related Links Man Booker Prize Booker Prize Slideshow: Ten Years of Man Booker Prize…Charles Martel
(Encyclopedia) Charles MartelCharles Martelmärtĕlˈ [key] [O.Fr.,=Charles the Hammer], 688?–741, Frankish ruler, illegitimate son of Pepin of Heristal and grandfather of Charlemagne. After the death…Infoplease's Recommended Books to Read During the Summer
From One Hundred Years of Solitude to The Omnivore's Dilemma by Dana Quigley Related Links Guide to Summer Nobel Prize Books and Literature Summer brings not only warm…Abd ar-Rahman, Muslim governor of Spain
(Encyclopedia) Abd ar-RahmanAbd ar-Rahmanäbˌdär-rämänˈ [key], d. 732, Muslim governor of Spain (721–32). Invading Aquitaine in 732, he won a victory over the Franks at Toulouse but was defeated in…Man Booker Prize
Great novels of the Commonwealth Britain's most prestigious literary award is presented each Oct. or Nov. by the National Book League in the United Kingdom, for the best full-length novel written…Carloman, d. 754, mayor of the palace in the kingdom of Austrasia, brother of Pepin the Short
(Encyclopedia) Carloman, d. 754, mayor of the palace in the kingdom of Austrasia after the death (741) of his father, Charles Martel. Ruling with his brother, Pepin the Short, he carried on…Henry I, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Henry I, c.1008–1060, king of France (1031–60), son and successor of King Robert II. To defend his throne against his mother, his brothers Robert and Eudes, and subsequently against…Saint Gall, former Benedictine abbey, Switzerland
(Encyclopedia) Saint Gall, former Benedictine abbey, at St. Gall, Switzerland. Originating in a cell built c.614 by St. Gall, an Irish missionary (see Columban, Saint), it became an abbey under…Trending
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