Literary Library

Jonathan Kozol

by Angela Beck
September 5, 1936 - American writer, academic and activistAuthor of "Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Child...
Academic Activist Author National Book Award School Teacher

Glenn Loury

by Angela Beck
September 3, 1948 - African-American economist, academic and authorAuthor of "One by One From the Inside Out", "The Anatomy of Racial Inequality" ...
Academic African American Author Economics Economist Economy Harvard Money Professor Race Racial Teach Teacher

Gordon S. Wood

by Angela Beck
November 27, 1933 - American historian and professorAuthor of "The Radicalism of the American Revolution" (for which he won a Pulitzer Prize for H...
Academic American History American Revolution Benjamin Franklin Historian National Humanities Medal Professor Pulitzer Prize Thomas Jefferson US History

Sharon Olds

by Angela Beck
November 19, 1942 - American poet and professorAuthor of "The Dead and the Living" (for which she won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1983),...
Academic National Book Award Poem Poet Poetry Professor Teacher

Tina McElroy Ansa

by Angela Beck
November 18, 1949 - African-American novelist, filmmaker, teacher, entrepreneur and journalistAuthor of "Baby of the Family", "Ugly Ways" and "You ...
Academic African American Film Filmmaker Novelist Teacher

Wilfred Owen

by Angela Beck
March 18, 1893 - November 4, 1918English poet and scholarAuthor of "Anthem for Doomed Youth" and "Dulce et Decorum est" Born Wilfred Edward Salter...
Academic eng England English Poem Poet Poetry Scholar

Gary M. Pomerantz

by Angela Beck
November 17, 1960 - American journalist, writer and professorAuthor of "Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: The Saga of Two Families and the Makin...
Academic Atlanta Football Football Player Journalist News NFL Pittsburgh Professor Steelers Teacher

David J. Bell

by Angela Beck
November 17, 1969 - American novelist, professor and editorAuthor of "The Girl in the Woods", "The Hiding Place" and "The Forgotten Girls"
Academic Editor Novel Novelist Professor Teacher

Bryan A. Garner

by Angela Beck
November 17, 1958 - American lawyer, lexicographer, author and teacherAuthor of "Garner's Modern English Usage", "Legal Writing in Plain English" ...
Academic Antonin Scalia Attorney Law Lawyer Legal Teacher

Jason Carthen

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1970 - African-American retired NFL player, academic, radio personality, author and public speakerAuthor of "Journeys to Success: Hea...
Academic Fitness Football Football Player NFL Public Speaker Radio

Theodore Roszak

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1933 - July 5, 2011American academic, historian and authorAuthor of "The Making of a Counter Culture", "Where the Wasteland Ends" and...
Academic Historian history Professor

Nelson Lichtenstein

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1944 - American professor of history and authorAuthor of "Labor's War at Home", "The Retail Revolution: How Walmart Created a Brave Ne...
Academic Historian history Professor Teacher