George Arnold

 George Arnold: (June 24, 1834 – November 9, 1865) was an American author and poet. He was born in New York City on June 24, 1834. After briefly attempting a career as a portrait painter, he turned to writing and became a regular contributor to Vanity Fair and The Leader. A contemporary of Walt Whitman,… Lees verder George Arnold

George Selden

George Selden Thompson: (May 14, 1929 – December 5, 1989). American author. Known professionally as George Selden, he also wrote under the pseudonym Terry Andrews. He is best known for his 1961 book The Cricket in Times Square, which received a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1963 and a Newbery Honor. I guess I’m just… Lees verder George Selden

Carolyn Parkhurst

Carolyn Parkhurst: (born January 18, 1971, Manchester, New Hampshire). American author who has published five books. Her first, the 2003 best-seller The Dogs of Babel also known as Lorelei’s Secret in the UK, was a New York Times Notable Book and on The New York Times Best Seller list. It was September, and there was… Lees verder Carolyn Parkhurst

Jean Rostand

Jean Edmond Cyrus Rostand: (Paris, 30 October 1894 – Ville-d’Avray, 4 September 1977). French biologist, essayist, moral philosopher and historian of science. He was a member of the Académie française. The only freedom life grants us is to choose our remorse. God, that receptacle of our dreams.