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Within a year, he quit to work for the Chicago Examiner, and then for the Tribune. [3] Two years later, Lardner was in St. Louis, writing the humorous baseball column Pullman Pastimes for Taylor Spink and the Sporting News. Some of this work was the basis for his book You Know Me Al. Within three months, he was an employee of the Boston American.
Frank Longo is an American puzzle creator and author of more than 90 books, [1] which have sold more than 2 million copies. [2]Longo is known for creating unusual crosswords, such as one on a 50x50 grid, [3] [4] the Jumbo Puzzles compilation of 29x29 puzzles [5] and is the creator and author of The New York Times Spelling Bee anagram puzzle.
Shaara was born to an Italian immigrant father [1] (the family name was originally spelled Sciarra, which in Italian is pronounced in a similar way) in Jersey City, New Jersey, graduated in 1951 from Rutgers University, where he joined Theta Chi, and served as a sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division prior to the Korean War.
Seabiscuit: An American Legend is a non-fiction book written by Laura Hillenbrand, published in 1999.The book is a biography of the Thoroughbred racehorse Seabiscuit.It won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and was adapted as a feature film in 2003.
Sherwood Berton Anderson was born on September 13, 1876, at 142 S. Lafayette Street in Camden, Ohio, [2] a farming town with a population of around 650 (according to the 1870 census). [3] He was the third of seven children born to Emma Jane (née Smith) and former Union soldier and harness-maker Irwin McLain Anderson.
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place.
Parker has written or edited over 50 books, a series of puzzle books for the For Dummies brand, 25 digital games, the annual USA Today Crossword Calendar, and the syndicated Family Time Crossword. In 2014, Parker co-wrote The Book of Revelation Made Clear with the co-creator of the Left Behind series, Tim LaHaye .