Literary Library

Cork Graham

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1964 - Trinidad and Tobago-born American novelist and memoiristAuthor of "The Bamboo Chest: An Adventure in Healing the Trauma of War...
Captain Kidd Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist Photographer Photography Political Thriller Tobago Treasure Trinidad Vietnam War

Carlo Levi

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1902 - January 4, 1975Italian painter, writer, activist and doctorAuthor of "Christ Stopped at Eboli", "The Watch" and "Words as Ston...
Activist Art Artist Arts Author Communism Communist Doctor Italian Italy Medical Medicine Paint Painter Painting Physician

Andres Bello

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1781 - October 15, 1865Venezuelan-Chilean humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologistAuthor of "Chile...
Chile Chilean Columbia Diplomat Ecuador Educator Language Legislator Philologist Philology Philosopher Philosophy Poem Poems Poet Poetry Venezuela Venezuelan

Alex Grey

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1953 - American visual artist, author, teacher, and vajrayana practitionerAuthor of "Sacred Mirrors: The Visionary Art of Alex Grey",...
Art Art Theorist Artist Arts Author Buddhism Buddhist Teach Teacher Vajrayana Visual Artist Zen Zen Buddhism

William Easterly

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1957 - American economist, author and professorAuthor of "Financing the Storm: Macroeconomic Crises in Russia, 1992 - 93", "The White...
Author Economics Economist Economy Finance Financial Professor Teach Teacher University

Taylor Caldwell

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1900 - August 30, 1985British-born American novelistAuthor of "Dynasty of Death", "A Pillar of Iron" and "Testimony of Two Men"Born J...
British England English Great Britain J. Miriam Reback Marcus Holland Max Reiner Novel Novelist

Peggy Noonan

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1950 - American author, newspaper columnist and presidential speechwriterAuthor of "What I Saw at the Revolution: A Political Life in...
Author News Newspaper Newspaper Columnist Newspapers Political Politician Politics President Presidential Speechwriter Reagans Ronald Reagan Speechwriter The Reagans

Martin Booth

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1944 - February 12, 2004British novelist, poet, screenwriter and teacherAuthor of "Hiroshima Joe", "The Industry of Souls" and "Gweilo...
British England English Great Britain Novel Novelist Poem Poems Poet Poetry School Screenplay Screenwriter Teach Teacher

Joe Klein

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1946 - American political columnist, novelist and biographerAuthor of "Woody Guthrie: A Life", "Primary Colors" and "The Running Mate"
Bill Clinton Bio Biographer Biography Hilary Clinton Novel Novelist Political Politician Politics President President Clinton

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte du Buffon

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1707 - April 16, 1788French naturalist, mathematician and cosmologistPublished the 36 volume edition of "Histoire Naturelle" Became t...
Comte Cosmologist Cosmology Count France French Math Mathematician Mathematics Natural World Naturalist

George P. Putnam

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1887 - January 4, 1950American publisher, author and explorerAuthor of "The Southland of North America", "In the Oregon Country" and ...
Adventure Amelia Earhart Author Explorer Publisher

Elmer Hader

by Angela Beck
September 7, 1889 - September 7, 1973American children's book illustratorIllustrated more than 70 books with his wife Berta including Cock-a-doodl...
Berta Hader Caldecott Caldecott Honor Caldecott Medal Children"s Books Children's Book Children's Book Author Illustrator