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Brewer's: Simony

Buying and selling church livings; any unlawful traffic in holy things. So called from Simon Magus, who wanted to purchase the “gift of the Holy Ghost,” that he might have the power of…

Top Ten Most Influential Feminist Books

Some books that have been influential on feminism and the women's movement. The Second Sex original French edition by Simone de Beauvoir Related Links Women's History Month…

The Top Ten: 2007 Book Sales, Nonfiction

2007 Book Sales, Nonfiction Rank Title Author Publisher Publication Date 1. The Secret Rhonda Byrne Simon & Schuster 11/1/2006 2. Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert Penguin Books 2/…

Thomas Butler KING, Congress, GA (1800-1864)

KING Thomas Butler , a Representative from Georgia; born in Palmer, Hampden County, Mass., August 27, 1800; received private instructions and also attended Westfield Academy; read law with his…

1970 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon and GarfunkelAlbum of the YearBridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)Song of the Year“Bridge Over Troubled Water,”…

John: 13

John Chapter 13 1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the…

Luke: 5

Luke Chapter 5 1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake:…

Guayaquil

(Encyclopedia) Guayaquil Guayaquil gwīäkēlˈ [key], city, capital of Guayas prov., W Ecuador, on the Guayas River near…

Dekker, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Dekker, Thomas, c,1570–1632, English dramatist and pamphleteer. Little is known of his life except that he frequently suffered from poverty and served several prison terms for debt. He…