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Christopher John Offutt (born August 24, 1958) is an American writer. He is most widely known for his short stories and novels, but he has also published three memoirs and multiple nonfiction articles. In 2005, he had a story included in a comic book collection edited by Michael Chabon, and another in the anthology Noir.
This is a list of book lists (bibliographies) on Wikipedia, organized by various criteria. General lists. List of 18th-century British children's literature titles;
Christopher later visited Lycia and there comforted the Christians who were being martyred. Brought before the local king, he refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods. The king tried to win him by riches and by sending two beautiful women to tempt him. Christopher converted the women to Christianity, as he had already converted thousands in the city.
A 1978 book titled The Psychology of Person Identification states: "They also say that every President of the USA elected since the turn of the [20th] century has been the taller of the two candidates (Jimmy Carter being an exception)." [48]
This is a list of the tallest people, verified by Guinness World Records or other reliable sources. According to Guinness World Records, Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940) was the tallest person in recorded history , measuring 272 cm (8 ft 11 in) at the time of his death.
The Honorverse is a military science fiction book series, its two subseries, two prequel series, and anthologies created by David Weber and published by Baen Books. They are centered on the space navy career of the principal protagonist Honor Harrington. The books have made The New York Times Best Seller list. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Christopher Paolini: Inheritance Cycle: Resemble giants with spiraled horns. Urgals that become very tall are called Kulls. Urgals came from the same continent elves came from, Alalëa. Vampire China Miéville: Bas-Lag: The vampir are vampires, possessing great speed and strength, forked tongues, certain magical powers, and capable of living ...
List of tallest living trees by species Tree name Species Height Country Location References and notes Meters Feet Hyperion: Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) 116.07 380.8 [2] United States Redwood National Park, California