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Hunter S. Thompson

Noam Chomsky

Business & Economics, Fiction, Foreign Language Study, History, Language Arts & Disciplines, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Science, Technology & Engineering

Noam Avram Chomsky was born December 7, 1928, in Philadelphia. Son of a Russian emigrant who was a Hebrew scholar, Chomsky was exposed at a young age to the study of language and principles of grammar. During the 1940s, he began developing socialist political leanings through his encounters with the New York Jewish int....[more]

Bill Clinton

Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History, Law, Political Science, Social Science, Technology & Engineering

William Jefferson Clinton was born William Jefferson Blythe IV on August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas. His father, an automobile parts salesman, was killed in a car accident three months before he was born. At the age of fifteen, Bill changed his name to that of his stepfather Roger's as a gesture of goodwill to both him....[more]

Michael Crichton

Art, Biography & Autobiography, Fiction, Games, Health & Fitness, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Language Arts & Disciplines, Performing Arts, Political Science, Science, Social Science, Travel

John Michael Crichton, known as Michael Crichton, was born on October 28, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. He earned his way through Harvard University and Harvard Medical School by writing novels. One of these, The Andromeda Strain (1969), became a bestseller. After graduating summa cum laude, Crichton was a postdoctoral fe....[more]

Newt Gingrich

Biography & Autobiography, Fiction, History, Law, Medical, Political Science, Religion, Self-help

Newt Gingrich is one of the most colorful politicians in 20th century America. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1970, Gingrich rose to the position of Speaker when the Republicans gained control of Congress in 1995. A staunch conservative, Gingrich gained nationwide recognition with the successful ....[more]

Barack Obama

Biography & Autobiography, History, Juvenile Fiction, Language Arts & Disciplines, Political Science

President Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He graduated with a degree in political science from Columbia University in 1983. Before moving to Chicago in 1985, he worked at Business International Corporation and then at the New York Public Interest Research Group. In Chicago, he worked as a c....[more]

Richard A. Posner

Business & Economics, Law, Medical, Political Science, Psychology, Technology & Engineering

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Business & Economics, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Science, Social Science

Nathan Aaseng

Juvenile Nonfiction, Political Science

Nathan Aaseng grew up in Minnesota and worked as a microbiologist for four years before becoming a writer. He has written over ninety books for young readers, including biographies, and sports and science books.