Citations with the tag: BIOGRAPHIES
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- Charting the winds of change, so to speak, in the contentious profession of biography.
Coren, Michael // Alberta Report / Newsmagazine; 11/20/95, Vol. 22 Issue 49, p40Opinion. Criticizes the recent wave of revisionist biography for its commitment to nothing more than making money for its authors and publishers. How Lytton Strachey transformed the art of biography; How biography and literature are intertwined; Canada's lack of a strong tradition of literary...
- Brown noddies on Cayo Noroeste, Culebra, Puerto Rico: what happened in 1990?
Chardine, John W.; Morris, Ralph D. // Auk (American Ornithologists Union); Apr1995, Vol. 112 Issue 2, p326No abstract available.
- TBS's Barbara Pyle
Whittemore, Hank // E: The Environmental Magazine; Sep/Oct1990, Vol. 1 Issue 5, p53No abstract available.
- Francis Harper (1886-1972)
Norment, Christopher J. // Arctic; Mar2000, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p72No abstract available.
- Auto repair with a conscience
St. Antoine, Sara // In Business; May/Jun1990, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p20No abstract available.
- From bootstrap to Fortune 500
St. Antoine, Sara // In Business; May/Jun1990, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p24No abstract available.
- Wetlands ecologist swamped with business
Musick, Mark // In Business; Mar/Apr1991, Vol. 13 Issue 2, p30No abstract available.
- The father of material recovery facilities
Logsdon, Gene // In Business; Sep/Oct1993, Vol. 15 Issue 5, p24No abstract available.
- Aspects of the life history of the southern red-back salamander Plethodon serratus Grobman in the southeastern United States
Camp, Carlos D. // American Midland Naturalist; Jan1988, Vol. 119 Issue 1, p93No abstract available.
- Life history of the least darter Etheostoma microperca at the northwestern limits of its range
Johnson, James D.; Hatch, Jay T. // American Midland Naturalist; Jan1991, Vol. 125 Issue 1, p87No abstract available.
- Life history of the leopard darter Percina pantherina in Glover River, Oklahoma
Zale, Alexander V.; Maughan, O. Eugene; James, Paul W. // American Midland Naturalist; Apr1991, Vol. 125 Issue 2, p173No abstract available.
- Life history characteristics of insular Peromyscus maniculatus in the Bonneville Basin, Utah
Chapman, Joseph A.; Cramer, Kenneth L. // American Midland Naturalist; Oct1992, Vol. 128 Issue 2, p345No abstract available.
- Brief lives.
Chapman, Joseph A.; Cramer, Kenneth L. // New Statesman & Society; 12/17/93-12/31/93, Vol. 6 Issue 283, p66Features famous biographers' opinions on several works that inspired or irritated them. Michael Holroyd; Margaret Foster; Ben Pimlott; Jan Marsh; Kenneth O Morgan; Ruth Brandon; Peter Stanford; John Campbell; Bernard Crick; John Naughton; Caroline Moorhead; Fred Inglis; Frank McLynn.
- Brutality in biography.
McCormick, John // Sewanee Review; Spring91, Vol. 99 Issue 2, p174Argues that the previous clear line between the biographer who aspired to permanence and the biographer who aspired to the impermanence of a brief but dollar-laden run has almost disappeared. Complex reasons; Examples of biographies on Oscar Wilde, Eric Gill, and others; Difficulties of...
- Biographers' lunch.
McCormick, John // New Yorker; 3/29/93, Vol. 69 Issue 6, p40Discusses how biographer Patricia Bosworth succeeded in getting 12 noted biographers to convene at the Harvard Club in New York City for the recent Biographers' Lunch. Biographers who attended; The personalities of the biographers present; The topic of honesty; More.
- Leader Biography.
McCormick, John // Nigeria Country Review; 2009, p53The article offers information on the availability of a new biography of the recently elected Nigerian president that will be available soon.
- Ben Day: a winner
Dannen, Kent; Dannen, Donna // American Forests; Nov/Dec1987, Vol. 93 Issue 11/12, p13No abstract available.
- A boy named Rudy.
Sheresh, B.; Dyer, A.B. // Yankee; Oct90, Vol. 54 Issue 10, p166Recounts the author's experience as an orchestra leader in which Rudy Vallee played the saxaphone.
- The lessons of the harvest.
Smith, G.J. // Yankee; Oct90, Vol. 54 Issue 10, p192Recounts the author's memories of the potato harvest in Maine's Presque Isle, which each year closed the school where she taught for about a month.
- No previous experience.
Cameron, Elspeth // Saturday Night; May97, Vol. 112 Issue 4, p66No abstract available.
- Going beyond the perception
Naber, Thomas // Waste Age; Jan1989, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p54No abstract available.
- ERRATUM.
Naber, Thomas // Individual Psychology: The Journal of Adlerian Theory, Research ; Jun85, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p124Provides a corrected reprint to an article about the biography of Eugene W. Jacobs published in the June 1984 issue of the journal 'Individual Psychology.'
- Portraits of progress: Men, women and the `selective...
Lanning, Robert // Journal of Canadian Studies; Fall95, Vol. 30 Issue 3, p38Analyses collective biographies published in English Canada during the nineteenth century. Conceptualizes `selective tradition' as seen by Raymond Williams; The collective biographers; Representation in the collective biographies.
- A GOLDEN GAY COUPLE.
Vining, Donald // Advocate; 4/28/83, Issue 366, p18Gives life sketch of a gay couple who had celebrating golden Jubilee on completing fifty years together, published in the April 1983 issue of the journal 'The Advocate.' Names of the couple; Problems their relationship went through; Advice to younger gay couples for a long-lasting relationship.
- The writing cure.
McDonnell, Jane // Self; Mar98, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p68Presents information on the effectiveness of memoir writing. Psychological effects of writing about troubling events; Reference to a study conducted at Carleton College; Effects of difficult experiences of relationships with other individuals. INSET: Summoning the muse.
- Malaysia/Singapore.
McDonnell, Jane // Asian Pacific Post; 5/22/2008, p29This section offers news briefs in Malaysia and Singapore, including the release of a biography of Indian origin policeman Sher Mohamed Allah Baksh by Mahathir Mohamad, former prime minister of Malaysia.
- Biography without end.
Sisk, John P. // Antioch Review; Fall90, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p449Comments on the writing of biographies. Avoidance of the hype of hagiography and the cheap shots of pathography; Difficulty in classifying biographical books; Writer's own responsibility for the depredations of the pathographer.
- Book review.
Sisk, John P. // Notes; Mar1996, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p790Highlights the book `Amy Beach and Her Chamber Music: Biography, Documents, Style.' Price of book.
- A New Primary Burrowing Crayfish of the Subgenus Jugicambarus (Decapoda, Cambaridae) from Kentucky, with Notes on Its Life History
Schuster, Guenter A. // American Midland Naturalist; Jan1976, Vol. 95 Issue 1, p225No abstract available.
- Being present to others.
Wall, James M. // Christian Century; 11/18/92, Vol. 109 Issue 34, p1051Discusses how accounts of the lives of famous people in American culture are often not related to their biographers with complete truth and accuracy by the people questioned for information because they don't possess real objective clarity. Encounters with famous people can lead to memories of...
- Howard Scott Gentry 1903-1993
Cunningham, Isabel Shipley // Economic Botany; Oct/Dec1994, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p359No abstract available.
- Pssst! Have you heard the one about Augustus?
Gray, P. // Time; 4/22/1991, Vol. 137 Issue 16, p73Examines the history of good biographies and notes the `Iliad,' `The Twelve Caesars,' and James Boswell's `Life of Johnson,' which, by itself, caused a number of noteworthy people to guard their privacy and papers with increased diligence. Exposing of personal foibles for public inspection; The...
- Herbert Reginald Larson 1899-1996.
Denby, James // Saturday Night; Mar97, Vol. 112 Issue 2, p13Presents the biography of Herbert Reginald Larson by James Denby.
- The good side wins again.
Wilton, Peter // Saturday Night; Mar97, Vol. 112 Issue 2, p14Features Ruth Redmond, a ninety-four-year old retired schoolteacher who received an award for her successful fight to spare a nearby three acre parcel of land from relentlessly encroahing urban development. How she accepted her award.
- Biography & memoirs.
Sanborn, Margaret; Simson, Maria // Publishers Weekly; 8/9/1993, Vol. 240 Issue 32, p204Lists books on biography and memoirs. `Hemingway: A Life Without Consequences,' by James R. Mellow; `Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People,' by Sarah Bradford; `The Struggle and the Triumph,' by Lech Walesa; More.
- OTHER PUBLICATIONS.
Lasorsa, Dominic L.; Poindexter, Paula M. // Journalism Quarterly; Summer93, Vol. 70 Issue 2, p452Discusses several biographies including `Hi-Ho, Steverino! My Adventures in the Wonderful Wacky World of TV,' by Steve Allen, `Michael Grade: Screening the Image,' by Mihir Bose, `War and Television,' by Bruce Cumings. More.
- Missing women: reflections on the experiences of Swazi migrant womenon the Rand, 1920--1970
Miles, M. // GeoJournal; May1993, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p85No abstract available.
- Facts on film.
Nathan, P. // Publishers Weekly; 7/20/1990, Vol. 237 Issue 29, p32Gives nonfiction figures on feature film and TV agendas. `The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk,' by Randy Shilts; Biography of Rita Hayworth `If This Were Happiness'; More.
- Writing biography: Pitfalls and dilemmas.
Lamson, P. // Writer (Kalmbach Publishing Co.); Dec91, Vol. 104 Issue 12, p14Examines the pitfalls and moral dilemmas an author faces when writing a biography of a living person, particularly a friend. Gives examples from the author's experience writing `Speaking of Galbraith,' about John Kenneth Galbraith. INSET: About the author... (Peggy Lamson)..
- A biographer's tale.
Drew, Bettina // Writer (Kalmbach Publishing Co.); Sep92, Vol. 105 Issue 9, p26Presents the author's experiences of how she found she could make use of her own experiences while discovering the imaginative possibilities of history. Finding pleasure in recreating; Background reading; Example of the Depression; Famous people aren't so different; Importance of being...
- Sleuth, hunter, biographer.
Simon, Linda // Writer (Kalmbach Publishing Co.); Aug98, Vol. 111 Issue 8, p7Opinion. Comments on how to write biographies. Reference to the biography `Footsteps: Adventures of a Romantic Biographer,' by Richard Holmes; Selecting biographical subjects; Importance of having sufficient historical and biographical sources; Need for researchers to be well-organized;...
- Biographies should tell all.
Simon, Linda // Newsweek; 4/22/1991, Vol. 117 Issue 16, p58Presents Pulitzer Prize winner Justin Kaplan's perspective on biographies in light of the controversy surrounding Kitty Kelley's unauthorized biography of Nancy Reagan. Kaplan's admiration of Kelley's biography of Frank Sinatra; Trouble of getting into a feeding frenzy over inside stories when...
- Biographies abounding.
Jones Jr., Malcolm; McGrath, Peter // Newsweek; 11/1/1993, Vol. 122 Issue 18, p70Reviews six new biographies, autobiographies and memoirs. John Edward Hasse's life of Duke Ellington, `Beyond Category'; `Bertrand Russell: A Life,' by Caroline Moorehead; `Tony Curtis: The Autobiography,' by Tony Curtis with Barry Paris; `Leni Riefenstahl: A Memoir,' by Leni Riefenstahl;...
- The Manley Arts.
Jones Jr., Malcolm; McGrath, Peter // Booklist; Aug97, Vol. 93 Issue 22, p1852Opinion. Focuses on the pleasure of reading biographies. Information on the biographies of some famous persons; View on what is good biography is; Details on the biographies of presidents; Reference to Hugh Gallagher's book `FDR's Splendid Deception.'
- The life and work of Sam Bough.
McKibben, Kyle // History Scotland Magazine; Nov/Dec2010, Vol. 10 Issue 6, p25A biography is presented of Scottish painter Sam Bough. It describes his travel to Glasgow, Scotland to develop his style of landscape painting and his appointment to the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. Other topics include his acute visual memory, the influence of author Archibald Allison,...
- Cable Spinoff Magazine Has Life of its Own.
Block, Valerie // Crain's New York Business; 09/13/99, Vol. 15 Issue 37, p16Focuses on the popularity of the periodical `Biography,' which features biographies of celebrities. Spinoff of the periodical from a cable television show bearing the same title; Demographics of the magazine's subscribers comprising mainly of affluent women; Prospects for more advertising...
- Jesus the savior.
Kowalski, Kathiann M. // Calliope; Mar/Apr96, Vol. 6 Issue 4, p5Focuses on the life of Jesus Christ. Birth and early childhood; Baptism on the banks of the Jordan River; Apostles; Relationship with the Jews.
- American originals.
Galligan, Edward L. // Sewanee Review; Spring95, Vol. 103 Issue 2, p301Presents a summary and interpretation of ten American biographies. David Leeming; Brook Kroeger; Ross Lockridge Jr.; Harriet Beecher Stowe; Joan D. Hedrick; Henry James; Rebecca Harding Davis; Shari Benstock; Edith Wharton; Douglas Clayton.
- Three meetings and a meditation.
Schmidt, Edward W. // America; 7/30/1994, Vol. 171 Issue 3, p10Profiles three Jesuit priests. Giuseppe Castiglione; Paul Mako de Kerck-Gede; Sebastien Louis Meurin.
- A father's story.
CLINTON, KATE // Progressive; Jan99, Vol. 63 Issue 1, p30Describes some of the most important moments of an eighty-seven year old father in New York State. Work at the Niagara Mohawk Company; Recollections on World War I; Views on sexism.
