a highly readable book
51colonialism, Western — ▪ politics Introduction a political economic phenomenon whereby various European nations explored, conquered, settled, and exploited large areas of the world. The age of modern colonialism began about 1500, following the European… …
52Duby, Georges — ▪ French scholar in full Georges Michel Claude Duby born October 7, 1919, Paris, France died December 3, 1996, near Aix en Provence member of the French Academy, holder of the chair in medieval history at the Collège de France (France, Collège …
53Computer: A History of the Information Machine —   Author(s) Martin Campbell Kelly and …
54Kasey S. Pipes — is an American writer, biographer and consultant. He currently serves as President and CEO of The Pipes Company, a corporate communications consulting firm and his first book, Ike s Final Battle: The Road to Little Rock and the Challenge of… …
55Wolf Blitzer — Infobox journalist name = Wolf Blitzer caption = Wolf Blitzer, 2007 12 31 birthname = Wolf Blitzer [http://www.post gazette.com/pg/05276/581641.stm] birth date = birth date and age|1948|3|22 birth place = Buffalo, New York, U.S. age = death date …
56Islamic calligraphy — 18th century writing in Ottoman calligraphy. Depicts the phrase In the name of God, Most Merciful, Most Gracious Islamic calligraphy, colloquially known as Perso Arabic calligraphy, is the artistic practice of handwriting, or calligraphy, and by… …
57Cooper, James Fenimore — born Sept. 15, 1789, Burlington, N.J., U.S. died Sept. 14, 1851, Cooperstown, N.Y. The first major U.S. novelist. Cooper grew up in a prosperous family in the settlement of Cooperstown, founded by his father. The Spy (1821), set during the… …
58Brazilian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Portuguese language in Brazil. Colonial period Brazil was claimed for Portugal in 1500 and was named for the land s first export product, pau brasil (brazilwood), trade in which… …
59Don McNeill's Breakfast Club — Newspaper ad from 1941 for the Breakfast Club radio show on the NBC Blue Radio Network The Breakfast Club is a long run morning variety show on NBC Blue Network/ABC radio (and briefly on television) originating in Chicago, Illinois. Hosted by Don …
60computer science — computer scientist. the science that deals with the theory and methods of processing information in digital computers, the design of computer hardware and software, and the applications of computers. [1970 75] * * * Study of computers, their… …
