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  1. E.l. Konigsburg (The Library of Author Biographies) by Renee Ambrosek, 2005-08
  2. Grandes literatos3.(Gabriel García Márquez, autores; biografía)(TT: Great writers, 3.)(TA: Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Luis Borges, authors; biography): An article from: Semana by Gustavo Lafarge, 1999-12-02
  3. James Lincoln Collier (The Library of Author Biographies) by Liz Sonneborn, 2005-06
  4. Author Biographies Master Index: A Consolidated Index to More Than 1,030,000 Biographical Sketches Concerning Authors Living and Dead As They Appear (Gale Biographical Index Series)
  5. Katherine Paterson (The Library of Author Biographies) by Alice B. McGinty, 2004-10
  6. 68th Annual Meeting Seg Expanded Abstracts of the Technical Program With Authors Biographies by Seg, 1998-01
  7. Author Biography Master Index
  8. Works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Confessions & other Major Works. FREE Author's biography and Discourse on the Origin of Inequality Among Men in the trial version by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, MobileReference, 2007-11-15
  9. Dictionary of National Biography: Volume 38. Milman - More by Unknown Author, 2006-08-10
  10. Dictionary of National Biography: Volume 3. Baker - Beadon by Unknown Author, 2001-05-31
  11. Dictionary of National Biography: Volume 60. Watson - Whewell by Unknown Author, 2001-05-31
  12. A Historical Guide to Ernest Hemingway (Historical Guides to American Authors)
  13. Dictionary of National Biography: Volume 6. Bottomley - Browell by Unknown author, 2001-05-31
  14. Dictionary of National Biography: Volume 32. Lambe - Leigh by Unknown Author, 2001-05-31

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    Collection of digital documents, including American literature, English literature, and Western philosophy texts, representing over 120 authors.
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    42. Databases A-Z
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    43. Sustainable Education Handbook - Author Biographies
    Handbook author. Ms. Jones is the K12 Education Director for the As college wide coordinator of general Education, Dr. Rowe helped institute an
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    D Jones Handbook Author Ms. Jones is the K-12 Education Director for the Sustainable Futures Consulting Group. Her experience includes teaching in the public schools for 13 years, curriculum writing/development and directing a visual and performing arts school. Jones’ classroom experience includes working with a broad spectrum of students. She has taught special education (learning handicapped and severely emotionally disturbed), arts (fine arts, music and theatre), math (6-8) and science (6-8) classes in San Francisco, Sacramento and Hayward Public School Districts of California. Historically, she has split her time between classroom teaching and curriculum development. Jones developed K-8 math, science, and integrated arts/science curriculum, both piloted in California, as well helped create English Language Arts and Science Benchmarks and Evaluation Tools for the California State Standards . She was also part of a team of educators hired to evaluate the

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    Emily Winterburn has been Curator of Astronomy at the National Maritime Museum since 1998. Before that she studied physics then history of science at the University of Manchester. Currently she is working on her PhD at Imperial College on the history of the Herschel family, a family of astronomers, and the role of education and the family in creating each new generation of scientist. As curator Emily looks after a collection of astronomical instruments spanning over 700 years including 13th-century astrolabes, 16th-century globes, 19th-century telescopes and apparatus used at the Observatory throughout its history. This work includes cataloguing, working on exhibitions and encouraging people both inside and outside the Museum to take an interest in and use the collection. It also involves researching the surrounding historical environment of the objects so they might be understood within their historical context. Emily is currently Chair of the Society for the History of Astronomy.

    45. Author Biographies : Publishing : Corporate & Commercial : National Maritime Mus
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    Emily Winterburn has been Curator of Astronomy at the National Maritime Museum since 1998. Before that she studied physics then history of science at the University of Manchester. Currently she is working on her PhD at Imperial College on the history of the Herschel family, a family of astronomers, and the role of education and the family in creating each new generation of scientist. As curator Emily looks after a collection of astronomical instruments spanning over 700 years including 13th-century astrolabes, 16th-century globes, 19th-century telescopes and apparatus used at the Observatory throughout its history. This work includes cataloguing, working on exhibitions and encouraging people both inside and outside the Museum to take an interest in and use the collection. It also involves researching the surrounding historical environment of the objects so they might be understood within their historical context. Emily is currently Chair of the Society for the History of Astronomy.

    46. Author Biographies
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    Adams, Oscar Fay. A Dictionary of American Authors . Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1969.
    REF Z1224 .A22 1969 American Women Writers: a Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present . New York: Ungar, 1979-1994. REF PS147 .A4 American Writers: a Collection of Literary Biographies . New York: Scribner, [1974- ].
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    British Authors Before 1800; a Biographical Dictionary . New York: Wilson, 1952. REF PR103 .K9 British Writers . New York: Scribner, 1979-1984. REF PR85 .B688 Columbia Dictionary of Modern European Literature nd edition) New York: Columbia University Press, 1980. REF PN771 .C575 1980 Contemporary Authors: a Bio-Bibliographical Guide to Current Writers in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Poetry, Journalism, Drama, Motion Pictures, Television and other Fields. . Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1962-.
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    Contemporary Authors: New Revision Series . Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1981-. REF PN771 .C618 Current Biography . New York: H.W. Wilson, 1940- .

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    49. Pandanus Books Author Biographies
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    50. General Book Web Sites
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    52. Minnesota Author Biographies Project: Ole E. Rolvaag
    Millett, Fred B. Contemporary American Authors. New York AMS Press, 1940. Minneapolis Journal, 30 Nov., 1924, general News Section, p. 6.
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    Kim R. Holmes Dr. Kim R. Holmes was sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs on November 21, 2002. The Bureau of International Organization Affairs develops and implements U.S. policy in the United Nations, its specialized and voluntary agencies, and certain other international organizations. A primary goal of the bureau is to help shape the multilateral system into a more efficient and effective instrument to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Dr. Holmes previously served as Vice President and Director of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies at The Heritage Foundation. He was the Heritage Foundation's principal spokesman on foreign and defense policy issues, as well as the senior editor of Heritage foreign policy publications and the senior managing officer in charge of research, personnel and programs. Prior to becoming Heritage Vice President in 1992, Dr. Holmes was Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies and Senior Policy Analyst for National Security Affairs at Heritage, specializing in arms control, NATO affairs and East-West strategic relations. Dr. Holmes first joined Heritage in 1985. He was previously a senior fellow at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Dr. Holmes holds doctorate (1982) and master's (1977) degrees in history from Georgetown University. He obtained a bachelor's in history in 1974 from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He was a research fellow at the Institute for European History in Mainz, Germany in 1981. After receiving his doctorate, Dr. Holmes taught at Georgetown University, specializing in European security issues and European intellectual history. Dr. Holmes is the co-editor of various foreign policy books and author of numerous scholarly articles.

    54. USIA, U.S. Foreign Policy Agenda, July 1998 -- Author Biographies
    US SECURITY POLICY IN A CHANGING WORLD biographies OF OUR AUTHORS From 197478, he was deputy director general of the International Labor Organization
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      Director of Office of Bilateral Affairs, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, 1994-1995:
      • Formulated diplomatic strategy to achieve U.S. human rights goals
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      • Responsible for advising Secretary of State on all aspects of U.S.-Russian relations
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      Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Algiers, 1989-1992:

    55. Glossy News Author Biographies And Contact Information
    Glossy News author biographies and Contact Information strange, humorous quips plus occasional rants about happeneings in the news or life in general.
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    56. Biographical And Critical Information On Authors
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    Biographical and Critical Information on Authors CONSULS CONSULS is the online catalog of the four CSU libraries (Central-C, Eastern-E, Southern-S and Western-W) and the Connecticut State Library-SL. To find books and other biographical and critical materials on authors, choose S for Subject from the CONSULS Main Menu screen and then type the author's name (last name first). It is not necessary to type the author's full name but it is important to spell correctly. Example: Woolf Virginia A list of SUBJECT HEADINGS will appear in alphabetical order. Select the heading with the subdivision "biography" (for biographical information) or criticism (for critical analysis of the writer's works). Example: Woolf Virginia 1882-1941 - Biography
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    57. EducationGuardian.co.uk
    Brief but authoritative author biographies, accompanied by hundreds of links The links are to general resources such as dictionaries and etext sites.
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    58. John Brown University - Author Bios
    Quick Guides. How do I find author biographies? general Encyclopedias Encyclopedias seem an elementary tool at the university level,
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  • General Encyclopedias - Encyclopedias seem an elementary tool at the university level, but they are useful for identifying basic information about an author, such as the time period, nationality, race, genres and themes commonly associated with the author. These in turn can help you identify other pertinent reference works. Note that you may need to select subject encyclopedias and bio-bibliographies listed below based on such info.
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    60. Dag Hammarskjöld (Nordic Author Biographies)
    If the book is unique, the author was not. And as Secretary general he served until his death 1961 during a mission in Africa.
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    Hammarskjöld, Dag (1905 - 1961) statesman, Sweden. Dag Hammarskjöld Dag Hammarskjöld is no ordinary writer. Except for scholarly works and published speeches he has written only one book, the posthumously published Vägmärken (Markings, 1964). Markings has the form of a spiritual diary, with traces and milestones of the author's negotiations with himself and with God. But the value of the book reaches far beyond its autobiographic interest. If the book is unique, the author was not. The family Hammarskjöld belonged to a class of noble civil servants, serving the Swedish Crown since the 17th century. . As a representative for this class of civil service officers in the Lutheran Europe, with a strong tradition of dutifulness, righteousness and self-discipline, Hammarskjöld illustrates the effects of Democracy's break-through on the mentality of a highly gifted individual. Central themes in the book includes the feeling of distance to other people, superiority and loneliness, and the duty to overcome these feelings.

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