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    Khaled Hosseini Biography

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    Khaled Hosseini Biography Khaled Hosseini (Persian: خالد حسینی [ˈxɒled hoˈsejni]; English: /ˈhɑːlɛd hoʊˈseɪni/;[1] born March 4‚ 1965) is an Afghan-born American novelist and physician. He has lived in the United States since he was fifteen years old and is an American citizen. His 2003 debut novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ was an international bestseller‚ selling more than 12 million copies worldwide.[2] His second‚ A Thousand Splendid Suns‚ was released on May 22‚ 2007.[3] In 2008‚ the book was the bestselling

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    Jimmy Carter Biography

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    Daniel Jackson Jimmy Carter Biography United States Presidents Jimmy Carter. By Anne Schraff James Earl Carter‚ Jr. Was born in the small farming town of Plains‚ Georgia‚ on October 1‚ 1924. He is still alive to this day and he it 89 years of age. Jimmy Carter was educated in the public school of Plains‚ attended Georgia Southwestern College and the

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    Biography Maria Montessori

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    Chiaravalle‚ Italy on August 31‚ 1870. Though most of the information on Maria’s childhood seems to be uncertain‚ with disagreeing dates‚ contradictions and omissions‚ I found a majority of the information about her childhood in Maria Montessori: A Biography by Rita Kramer (1976). Her father was Alessandro Montessori who was "an old fashioned gentleman of conservative temper and military habits." (Kramer‚ 1976‚ p. 22). He was a soldier in his youth and a civil servant later in life. Her mother was a

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    Clarence Darrow Biography

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    School. He became a member of the Ohio bar in 1887(Clarence Darrow Biography).

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    Richard Peck Biography

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    Biography Richard Peck is a 78 years old American novelist. He was born April 10‚ 1934 in Decatur in the US-State Illinois. He attended elementary and high schools in Decatur. He writes stories for young adults and won several awards. Peck began to work as a high school teacher before he was transferred to a junior high school to teach English. After a while‚ he decided to cut his career short and write. However‚ these observations about junior high school students proved excellent material

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    Edward Snowden Biography

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    Security Administration (NSA) as a security guard and‚ in time‚ through technical consulting companies‚ he secured a high paying IT position with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and eventually a classified program back at the NSA (Edward Snowden Biography‚ n.d.). Incidentally‚ to work on a classified program it is requisite to apply for a government security clearance first. Once the interim or final clearance eligibility is granted‚ the individual is required to sign a Classified Information Non-disclosure

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    Scourfield. (n.d.) Biography in brief. Retrieved 25 September 2012‚ from http://www.stephenscourfield.com/htm/biog_brief.html [v] Stephen Scourfield. (n.d) Publications. Retrieved 25 September 2012‚ from http://www.stephenscourfield.com/htm/publications.html [vi] “He is Travel Editor of The West Australian newspaper in Perth‚ Western Australia‚ and its weekly publication‚ Travel Extra.” (Scourfield‚ 2005‚ p. About the author) [vii] Stephen Scourfield. (n.d) Biography in general. Retrieved

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    Biography of O Henry

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    BIOGRAPHY OF O. HENRY O. Henry is one of the most famous American short story writers. O. Henry’s real name was William Sydney Porter and he was born in Greensboro‚ North Carolina on September 11‚ 1862. At age of 20 (1882) he moved to Texas‚ where he had various jobs. He married Athol Estes in 1887; they had a son and a daughter. His wife died from tuberculosis in 1897. In 1894 while working for First National Bank in Austin‚ Porter was accused of stealing $4000. He went to prison in Columbus

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    Sam Walton: a Biography

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    Sam Walton: A Biography America ’s richest man‚ Sam Walton‚ was not always rich. Growing up during the depression‚ he struggled to help his family then‚ not knowing he would one day own a multi-billion dollar business‚ and then struggle to help the poorest of America becoming one of the top philanthropists in the United States. Also seen as a great leader‚ not everyone agrees on the "greatness" of the man who laid the foundation of some of the most significant management concepts used today in

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    Avril Lavigne Biography

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    Read the biography of Avril Lavigne.  How close were you to your predictions?  There are very few people who know what they want to do in life‚ who know what their dreams are by the time they’re teenagers.  But‚ that’s certainly not the case with young Avril Lavigne.  This small town girl from Napanee‚ Ontario knew exactly what her dream was and went after it.  Avril Lavigne was born on September 28‚ 1984.  She says she started singing at the age of  2 and was well known for her singing talents in

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