query: Who is author of cryptonomicon?

title: Cryptonomicon

text: Cryptonomicon Cryptonomicon is a 1999 novel by American author Neal Stephenson, set in two different time periods. One group of characters are World War II-era Allied codebreakers and tactical-deception operatives affiliated with the Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park (UK), and disillusioned Axis military and intelligence figures. The second narrative is set in the late 1990s, with characters that are (in part) descendants of those of the earlier time period, who employ cryptologic, telecom, and computer technology to build an underground data haven in the fictional Sultanate of Kinakuta. Their goal is to facilitate anonymous Internet banking using

title: Cryptonomicon

text: detail, the book drew praise from both Stephenson's science fiction fan base and literary critics and buyers. In his book "Charles Dickens in Cyberspace: The Afterlife of the Nineteenth Century in Postmodern Culture" (2003), Jay Clayton calls Stephenson’s book the “ultimate geek novel” and draws attention to the “literary-scientific-engineering-military-industrial-intelligence alliance” that produced discoveries in two eras separated by fifty years, World War II and the Internet age. In July 2012, io9 included the book on its list of "10 Science Fiction Novels You Pretend to Have Read". Cryptonomicon Cryptonomicon is a 1999 novel by American author Neal Stephenson, set in

title: Cryptonomicon

text: numbers, modular arithmetic, and Van Eck phreaking. According to Stephenson: The title is a play on "Necronomicon", the title of a book mentioned in the stories of horror writer H. P. Lovecraft: The novel's Cryptonomicon, described as a "cryptographer's bible", is a fictional book summarizing America's knowledge of cryptography and cryptanalysis. Begun by John Wilkins (the Cryptonomicon is mentioned in "Quicksilver") and amended over time by William Friedman, Lawrence Waterhouse, and others, the Cryptonomicon is described by Katherine Hayles as "a kind of Kabala created by a Brotherhood of Code that stretches across centuries. To know its contents is to

title: Cryptonomicon

text: the short story collection "Disco 2000", edited by Sarah Champion and published in 1998. Stephenson's subsequent work, "The Baroque Cycle", provides part of the backstory to the characters and events featured in "Cryptonomicon". An excerpt of "Quicksilver", Volume One of "The Baroque Cycle", is included in later prints of the Mass Market Paperback edition. "The Baroque Cycle", set in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, features ancestors of several characters in "Cryptonomicon", as well as events and items which affect the action of the later-set book. The subtext implies the existence of secret societies or conspiracies, and familial tendencies

title: Cryptonomicon

text: pad (OTP) is an encryption technique that requires a single-use pre-shared key of at least the same length as the encrypted message. The story posits a variation of the OTP technique wherein there is no pre-shared key - the key is instead generated algorithmically. He also describes computers using a fictional operating system, Finux. The name is a thinly veiled reference to Linux, a kernel originally written by the Finnish native Linus Torvalds. Stephenson changed the name so as not to be creatively constrained by the technical details of Linux-based operating systems. An excerpt from "Cryptonomicon" was originally published in

title: Cryptonomicon

text: suggest that it is set in the late 1990s, at the time of the internet boom and the Asian financial crisis. Portions of "Cryptonomicon" are notably complex and may be considered somewhat difficult by the non-technical reader. Several pages are spent explaining in detail some of the concepts behind cryptography and data storage security, including a description of Van Eck phreaking. Stephenson also includes a precise description of (and even Perl script for) the Solitaire (or Pontifex) cipher, a cryptographic algorithm developed by Bruce Schneier for use with a deck of playing cards, as part of the plot. The perl

title: Cryptonomicon

text: electronic money and (later) digital gold currency, with a long-term objective to distribute Holocaust Education and Avoidance Pod (HEAP) media for instructing genocide-target populations on defensive warfare. "Cryptonomicon" is closer to the genres of historical fiction and contemporary techno-thriller than to the science fiction of Stephenson's two previous novels, "Snow Crash" and "The Diamond Age". It features fictionalized characterizations of such historical figures as Alan Turing, Albert Einstein, Douglas MacArthur, Winston Churchill, Isoroku Yamamoto, Karl Dönitz, Hermann Göring, and Ronald Reagan, as well as some highly technical and detailed descriptions of modern cryptography and information security, with discussions of prime

title: Scifaiku

text: in Neal Stephenson's "Cryptonomicon", Bobby Shaftoe, is a haiku-writing U.S. Marine Raider during World War II. The book's prologue starts with one of his very rough haiku : Zoe's boyfriend, in John Scalzi's 2008 novel "Zoe's Tale", sends a haiku to her PDA. Two of the more famous science fiction authors who have also written science fiction haiku are Joe Haldeman and Thomas M. Disch. The author Paul O. Williams, who has written a series of science fiction books as well as books of regular haiku and senryū, has combined both interests with some published science fiction haiku. There have

title: Ian Goldberg

text: 25". In 2011 he won the EFF Pioneer Award. In 1995, Goldberg with David Wagner discovered a flaw in the random number generator used for temporary key generation in the SSL implementation of Netscape Navigator. One of the first cryptanalyses on the WEP wireless encryption protocol was conducted by Goldberg with Nikita Borisov and David Wagner, revealing serious flaws in its design. Goldberg was a co-author of the Off-the-Record instant messaging encryption protocol. He is also the author of the Perl script included in the novel "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson. Ian Goldberg Ian Avrum Goldberg (born March 31, 1973) is

title: Hindenburg disaster in popular culture

text: on Encore. Similar to the 1975 film, it focuses on the sabotage theory, though much of the storyline is completely fictional. The 2015 film "The Dust Storm" includes a song called "Hindenburg" - a reference to the disaster. In the Neal Stephenson novel "Cryptonomicon" the fictional character Lawrence Waterhouse is atop a fire tower in the Pine Barrens when he is "distracted by a false sunrise that lit up the clouds off to the northeast." Upon reaching the scene the author describes a disjointed scene of news reporters, an intense fire, people carrying charred bodies onto stretchers, and "a rocket-shaped

title: The Bund

text: the Sun" by British author J.G. Ballard, based on his experiences as a boy during the Japanese invasion and occupation. The book was made into a film by Steven Spielberg. The opening pages of the novel "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson are set on the Bund in November 1941, as civil order collapses under the threat of Japanese invasion. The Bund is a setting (and namesake) of the Hong Kong television series "The Bund" (1980) and film "Shanghai Grand" (1996). The story of both involve pre-World War II era gangsters competing for control of the Bund. "The Bund" is a song

title: Lee Vandervis

text: has eight children with the youngest being severely autistic. He is also an avid listener of classical music and names Johann Sebastian Bach and Jethro Tull as some of his favourite composers. Vandervis also plays the piano, violin, and cello, and was a member of the Dunedin band Prometheus. Vandervis is also a fan of the American author Neal Stephenson's speculative fiction novel "Cryptonomicon". In Vandervis had a brief foray into politics standing for Bob Jones' New Zealand Party in the Dunedin North electorate. He polled in third place. In 2004 Vandervis successfully stood for the Dunedin City as a

title: China Marines

text: "Great War" and chartered by the American Legion on 20 April 1920, was originally named the General Frederick Townsend Ward Post No. 1, China. It is the only post nominally headquartered in a communist country, and has been operating in exile since 1948 — presently in Fate, Texas. Author W.E.B. Griffin often writes of China Marines in his book series "The Corps". Book 1 of the series in particular highlights the pre-World War II lives of China Marines. Neal Stephenson's book "Cryptonomicon" contains descriptions of the exploits of the China Marines in World War II. The book begins with the

title: PopCo

text: PopCo PopCo (2004) is a novel by British author Scarlett Thomas. It tells a story of twenty-nine-year-old Alice Butler, a quirky, fiercely intelligent loner with an affinity for secret codes and mathematics. She works for the huge toy company named PopCo, where she creates snooping kids' kits - KidSpy, KidTec and KidCracker. At the company conference Alice and her colleagues are brought into developing the ultimate product for the teenage girls. The novel has been compared to "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson, with similarities including a buried treasure subplot and flashbacks to Bletchley Park. "PopCo" was a 2004 book of the

title: PopCo

text: year in "Time Out" and "The Independent on Sunday" PopCo PopCo (2004) is a novel by British author Scarlett Thomas. It tells a story of twenty-nine-year-old Alice Butler, a quirky, fiercely intelligent loner with an affinity for secret codes and mathematics. She works for the huge toy company named PopCo, where she creates snooping kids' kits - KidSpy, KidTec and KidCracker. At the company conference Alice and her colleagues are brought into developing the ultimate product for the teenage girls. The novel has been compared to "Cryptonomicon" by Neal Stephenson, with similarities including a buried treasure subplot and flashbacks to

title: Jipi and the Paranoid Chip

text: the Bank of Manila and Kinakuta; and of the Black Chamber, also known as the International Data Transfer Regulatory Organisation. It is presumably set in the first half of the 21st century, a generation after the events of Cryptonomicon. Jipi and the Paranoid Chip "Jipi and the Paranoid Chip" is a science fiction short story by Neal Stephenson that appeared in "Forbes" magazine's July 7, 1997 issue. It is part of the Baroque Cycle/Cryptonomicon universe. The story deals with the concepts of mindshare and evolutionary software. Jipi, a former Pacific-rim airline flight attendant, is staying with her friend in a

title: Solitaire (cipher)

text: For instance, when the little joker is either on the bottom of the deck or on the top of the deck it will become the second card after step 2. This means the algorithm is not always reversible. Solitaire (cipher) The Solitaire cryptographic algorithm was designed by Bruce Schneier at the request of Neal Stephenson for use by field agents in his novel "Cryptonomicon", enabling them to communicate securely without having to rely on electronics or having to carry incriminating tools, It was designed to be a manual cryptosystem calculated with an ordinary deck of playing cards. In "Cryptonomicon", this

title: Solitaire (cipher)

text: Solitaire (cipher) The Solitaire cryptographic algorithm was designed by Bruce Schneier at the request of Neal Stephenson for use by field agents in his novel "Cryptonomicon", enabling them to communicate securely without having to rely on electronics or having to carry incriminating tools, It was designed to be a manual cryptosystem calculated with an ordinary deck of playing cards. In "Cryptonomicon", this algorithm was originally called Pontifex to hide the fact that it involved playing cards. One of the motivations behind Solitaire's creation is that in totalitarian environments, a deck of cards is far more affordable (and less incriminating) than

title: The Baroque Cycle

text: the descendants of several characters in this series, is also featured in the Stephenson novel "Cryptonomicon". Stephenson was inspired to write "The Baroque Cycle" when, while working on "Cryptonomicon", he encountered a statement by George Dyson in "Darwin among the Machines" that suggests Leibniz was "arguably the founder of symbolic logic and he worked with computing machines". He also had heard considerable discussion of the Leibniz–Newton calculus controversy and Newton's work at the treasury during the last 30 years of his life, and in particular the case against Leibniz as summed up in the Commercium Epistolicum of 1712 was a

title: Cryptonomicon

text: and groupings found within those darker worlds. The short story "Jipi and the Paranoid Chip" appears to take place some time after the events of "Cryptonomicon". In the story, the construction of the Crypt has triggered economic growth in Manila and Kinakuta, in which Goto Engineering, and Homa/Homer Goto, a Goto family heir, are involved. The IDTRO ("Black Chamber") is also mentioned. Peter Thiel states in his book "Zero to One" that "Cryptonomicon" was required reading during the early days of PayPal. According to critic Jay Clayton, the book is written for a technical or geek audience. Despite the technical

title: Who is a Jew?

text: to adopt Judaism and join a Humanistic Jewish community, and for the Society for Humanistic Judaism to adopt the person wanting to be part of the Humanistic Jewish family. As Israeli author Amos Oz puts it, "a Jew is anyone who chooses or is compelled to share a common fate with other Jews." Oz summed up his position more succinctly in a monologue published in "Tikkun", saying "Who is a Jew? Everyone who is mad enough to call himself or herself a Jew is a Jew." Israel has no single document called a constitution (the Basic Laws of Israel function

title: Author! Author! (film)

text: a Razzie Awards for Worst Original Song for "Comin' Home to You". Critic Leonard Maltin, however, did give the film a warm review, awarding it 3 out of 4 stars, calling it a "slight but winning comedy", and Pacino received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance. Author! Author! (film) Author! Author! is a 1982 American comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Hiller, written by Israel Horovitz, and starring Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon and Tuesday Weld. The film, which is loosely autobiographical, concerns a Broadway playwright who strives to solve his family and relationship troubles while trying to get a new

title: Author! Author! (film)

text: Author! Author! (film) Author! Author! is a 1982 American comedy-drama film directed by Arthur Hiller, written by Israel Horovitz, and starring Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon and Tuesday Weld. The film, which is loosely autobiographical, concerns a Broadway playwright who strives to solve his family and relationship troubles while trying to get a new play into production. Playwright Ivan Travalian has a new Broadway play ("English with Tears") in rehearsal and the backers want rewrites. His wife, Gloria, moves out, leaving him with custody of their five children: four from her previous marriages and his own son. His two stepdaughters and

title: Who Is, This Is?

text: Who Is, This Is? Who Is, This Is? is Voodoo Glow Skulls' first full-length album released on Dr. Strange Records on January 11, 1994. Its title is derived from a scene in "Cheech & Chong's Up In Smoke" where Cheech Marin mockingly replies to an inquiry of "Do you know who this is?" with "No, who is 'This is'?". The first track "Insubordination" features an audio sample from this scene. The original cover art features a Japanese anime motif with the character Krillin from the "Dragon Ball" series in the center of the artwork. In 2012, when the album was

title: Who Is, This Is?

text: re-released in digital format, the original artwork was censored to remove the face of the Dragon Ball character and to blur the genitals of a character in the background. Note: Track 1 "Insubordination" opens with the intro to "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne. Who Is, This Is? Who Is, This Is? is Voodoo Glow Skulls' first full-length album released on Dr. Strange Records on January 11, 1994. Its title is derived from a scene in "Cheech & Chong's Up In Smoke" where Cheech Marin mockingly replies to an inquiry of "Do you know who this is?" with "No, who is

title: Author

text: Author An author is the creator or originator of any written work such as a book or play, and is thus also a writer. More broadly defined, an author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created. Typically, the first owner of a copyright is the person who created the work i.e. the author. If more than one person created the work, then a case of joint authorship can be made provided some criteria are met. In the copyright laws of various jurisdictions, there is a necessity for little

title: Author, Author (novel)

text: Author, Author (novel) Author, Author is a novel by David Lodge, written in 2004. The book is based on the life of the author Henry James. It was released at about the same time as "The Master" by Colm Tóibín and other books about James, and Lodge wrote "" about this. Lodge populates his novel with several of the most famous figures of English literature from the time of the book's setting in the late nineteenth century. The novel opens with a framing device wherein we are shown what is happening in the London home of the dying novelist at

title: Lead author

text: disciplines (such as mathematics) however, authors are typically listed alphabetically rather than by contribution. The proportion of multi-author papers has increased in recent decades, reflecting increasingly complex multi-investigator research projects, as well as the "publish or perish" culture of academic performance evaluation. Lead author In academic publishing, the lead author, or first author, is the first named author of a publication such as a research article or audit. Academic authorship standards vary widely across disciplines. In many academic subjects, including the natural sciences, computer science and electrical engineering, the lead author of a research article is typically the person who

title: Author, Author (novel)

text: and her feelings for him. Lodge's depiction of their relationship allows him subtly to explore James' alleged lifelong virginity and to conjecture somewhat about his notorious prudishness. Author, Author (novel) Author, Author is a novel by David Lodge, written in 2004. The book is based on the life of the author Henry James. It was released at about the same time as "The Master" by Colm Tóibín and other books about James, and Lodge wrote "" about this. Lodge populates his novel with several of the most famous figures of English literature from the time of the book's setting in

title: Author Emeritus

text: Author Emeritus Author Emeritus was an honorary title annually bestowed by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America upon a living writer. It was created in 1995 "as a way to recognize and appreciate senior writers in the genres of science fiction and fantasy who have made significant contributions to our field but who are no longer active or whose excellent work may no longer be as widely known as it once was." The Author Emeritus is invited to speak at the annual Nebula Awards banquet. The Author Emeritus was inaugurated in 1995 and conferred 14 times in 16

title: Author surrogate

text: Author surrogate As a literary technique, an author surrogate is a fictional character based on the author. On occasion, authors insert themselves under their own name into their works, typically for humorous or surrealistic effect. Frequently, the author surrogate is the same as the main character and/or the protagonist, and is also often the narrator. As an example, the author surrogate may be the one who delivers political diatribe, expressing the author's beliefs at an appropriate time, or expound on the strengths and weaknesses of other characters, thereby communicating directly the author's opinion on the characters in question. Philosophers may

title: Who is Thanassis

text: Who is Thanassis Poios Thanas(s)is (, Who is Thanassis) is a 1969 Greek drama/comedy film directed and written by Thanassis Vengos and starring himself, Anna Fonsou and Vangelos Ploios. The film marks the debut of Emilia Ipsilandi. Thanassis Trikorfos (Vengos) is a polite and compassionate electrical appliance dealer, who helps and serves worldwide, even when he himself is in difficulty. He hires the graceful Stella (Fonsou), who needs the money since her card player friend Alekos (Ploios) ends up betting away everything she earns. Thanassis, who has been unhappy, becomes fascinated with Stella's shrewdness and good heart. He falls in

title: Lead author

text: Lead author In academic publishing, the lead author, or first author, is the first named author of a publication such as a research article or audit. Academic authorship standards vary widely across disciplines. In many academic subjects, including the natural sciences, computer science and electrical engineering, the lead author of a research article is typically the person who carried out the research and wrote and edited the paper. The list of trailing co-authors reflects, typically, diminishing contributions to the work reported in the manuscript. Sometimes, journals require statements detailing each author's contributions to be included in each publication. In other

title: Author editing

text: in 1953, in the title of a Doctor of Education thesis, to describe Maxwell Perkins, a literary editor who helped shape American literature in the first half of the twentieth century. Author editing An authors' editor is a language professional who works "with authors to make draft texts fit for purpose". He or she edits manuscripts that have been drafted by the author (or authors) but have not yet been submitted to a publisher for publication. This type of editing is called "author editing", to distinguish it from other types of editing done for publishers on documents already accepted for

title: Who is Hussain?

text: Who is Hussain? Who is Hussain? is a non-profit organisation which promotes awareness about the life and legacy of Hussain ibn Ali and works to constructively serve humanity, primarily through blood donations and shelter provisions. An organisation founded in 2012 by a group from London, England, "Who is Hussain" seeks to "[let] the world know about an inspirational man who lived fourteen-hundred years ago." Primarily through public advertising, including tube posters on the London Underground, billboards in prominent urban areas and leaflet hand-outs, volunteers refer members of the public to the organisation's website. The organisation's stated vision is "to see

title: Author editing

text: Author editing An authors' editor is a language professional who works "with authors to make draft texts fit for purpose". He or she edits manuscripts that have been drafted by the author (or authors) but have not yet been submitted to a publisher for publication. This type of editing is called "author editing", to distinguish it from other types of editing done for publishers on documents already accepted for publication: an authors' editor works "with (and, commonly, for) an author rather than for a publisher". A term sometimes used synonymously with authors' editor is "manuscript editor" which, however, is less

title: Who is Hussain?

text: representatives, including the donation of care packages to the homeless and blood donation drives Who is Hussain? Who is Hussain? is a non-profit organisation which promotes awareness about the life and legacy of Hussain ibn Ali and works to constructively serve humanity, primarily through blood donations and shelter provisions. An organisation founded in 2012 by a group from London, England, "Who is Hussain" seeks to "[let] the world know about an inspirational man who lived fourteen-hundred years ago." Primarily through public advertising, including tube posters on the London Underground, billboards in prominent urban areas and leaflet hand-outs, volunteers refer members

title: Author surrogate

text: and Buddy says, "But I don't eat meat," to which Morrison retorts, "No, I don't eat meat." Colombian author and Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez appears near the end of his own book, "One Hundred Years of Solitude". He is just a minor character in the novel. Author surrogacy is a frequently observed phenomenon in hobbyist and amateur writing, so much so that fan fiction critics have evolved the term Mary Sue to refer to an idealized author surrogate. The term 'Mary Sue' is thought to evoke the cliché of the adolescent author who uses writing as a vehicle for

title: Who is Thanassis

text: preparing to set the trap for Thanassis, frustrates their plans at the last moment. Because of this behavior, her love for Thanassis is finally revealed. The film blends comedy with emotional elements and ends happily. Who is Thanassis Poios Thanas(s)is (, Who is Thanassis) is a 1969 Greek drama/comedy film directed and written by Thanassis Vengos and starring himself, Anna Fonsou and Vangelos Ploios. The film marks the debut of Emilia Ipsilandi. Thanassis Trikorfos (Vengos) is a polite and compassionate electrical appliance dealer, who helps and serves worldwide, even when he himself is in difficulty. He hires the graceful Stella

title: Who Is America?

text: the series fueled the most sign-ups in 2018 for a series in a single day for Showtime's streaming service. Who Is America? Who Is America? is an American political satire television series created by Sacha Baron Cohen that premiered on July 15, 2018, on Showtime. Baron Cohen also stars in the series as various characters and executive produces alongside Anthony Hines, Todd Schulman, Andrew Newman, Dan Mazer, and Adam Lowitt. "Who Is America?" explores "the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation". Sacha Baron Cohen portrays various characters

title: Who Is America?

text: Who Is America? Who Is America? is an American political satire television series created by Sacha Baron Cohen that premiered on July 15, 2018, on Showtime. Baron Cohen also stars in the series as various characters and executive produces alongside Anthony Hines, Todd Schulman, Andrew Newman, Dan Mazer, and Adam Lowitt. "Who Is America?" explores "the diverse individuals, from the infamous to the unknown across the political and cultural spectrum, who populate our unique nation". Sacha Baron Cohen portrays various characters including: On June 29, and July 3, 2018, Showtime released two short videos promoting a series set to premiere

title: Neal Stephenson

text: including in French and Spanish translations. In 2013, "Cryptonomicon" won the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award. "The Baroque Cycle" is a series of historical novels set in the 17th and 18th centuries, and is in some respects a prequel to "Cryptonomicon". It was originally published in three volumes of two or three books each – "Quicksilver" (2003), "The Confusion", (2004) and "The System of the World" (2004) – but was subsequently republished as eight separate books: "Quicksilver", "King of the Vagabonds", "Odalisque", "Bonanza", "Juncto", "Solomon's Gold", "Currency", and "System of the World". (The titles and exact breakdown vary in different

title: Author

text: meaning, are destroyed. The explanation and meaning of a work does not have to be sought in the one who produced it, "as if it were always in the end, through the more or less transparent allegory of the fiction, the voice of a single person, the author 'confiding' in us". The psyche, culture, fanaticism of an author can be disregarded when interpreting a text, because the words are rich enough themselves with all of the traditions of language. To expose meanings in a written work without appealing to the celebrity of an author, their tastes, passions, vices, is, to

title: Who Is Alice

text: of misfit characters they hilariously and awkwardly tie themselves in knots as they find their 'way'. And where does that 'way' lead them? ... To exactly where they are supposed to be. "Who is Alice" uses humour guided by the a little non-dual thinking to help us look at ourselves and life in a different way. If the insight strikes, your whole perspective can change, while 'in reality' nothing has to change. Who Is Alice Who Is Alice is a 2017 British comedy film. The film is directed by Robert van den Broek and Ismaël Lotz. It stars actors Ali

title: Who Is Alice

text: Who Is Alice Who Is Alice is a 2017 British comedy film. The film is directed by Robert van den Broek and Ismaël Lotz. It stars actors Ali Bastian, Patrick Holland, Keith Ackerman, and Lee Brace. Alice is a 35 year old actress desperately hanging on to her 'new young thing' career. She is willing to sacrifice almost everything in order to reach the top and this mind-bending story takes us down the rabbit hole with her. Alice meets Dick, a car salesman who is disillusioned with life and dreaming about becoming a spiritual teacher. Together with a renegade cast

title: Who is Hussain?

text: liaises with the central London team on a periodic basis. Representatives span cities in five continents including Chicago, Ottawa, Sydney, Adelaide, Birmingham, Karachi, Stockholm, Cape Town and Christchurch. In November 2014, "Who is Hussain" launched a campaign entitled '#TeamGiveBack'. The aim of the campaign was to engage with the public on social media to identify how Hussain ibn Ali inspired them. The public was invited to donate to Iraq Relief Fund (Iraq being the site of Hussain's shrine). "Who is Hussain" encouraged individuals to 'give back' to the community. A variety of events were organised by "Who is Hussain" global

title: Who is Hussain?

text: time the organisation began to gain international recognition. In 2013, "Who is Hussain" began to accumulate global representatives. These representatives are local ambassadors for the organisation with a twofold purpose: (i) the organisation of local advertising promoting "Who is Hussain" and in particular its website and (ii) putting on goodwill and charitable events in honour of and 'inspired by' Hussain ibn Ali. Examples of these initiatives include blood donation drives, initiating food collections for the homeless and winter coat collections for the elderly. As at December 2014, "Who is Hussain" had 68 representatives in cities across the globe. Each representative

title: Who Is Sylvia?

text: at the Criterion Theatre, London, on 24 October 1950, with the following cast: Although it ran for over a year, it was not considered as successful as several of the playwright's previous works. This was especially so critically, with the Evening Standard's Beverley Baxter writing, "This Will Not Do, Mr Rattigan." The play was adapted into a 1955 film "The Man Who Loved Redheads". Who Is Sylvia? Who Is Sylvia? is a 1950 comedy play by the British writer Terence Rattigan about a man obsessed with the image of a woman he met as a seventeen year old and his

title: Author! Author! (short story)

text: Author! Author! (short story) "Author! Author!" is a fantasy short story by American writer and scientist Isaac Asimov. By January 1943 Isaac Asimov was working at the Philadelphia Navy Yard and had not written any fiction for almost a year. Still hoping to be published in "Unknown" after five rejections, he began writing "Author! Author!" and in April finished it and sold it to editor John W. Campbell for $150. The magazine closed because of a wartime paper shortage before the story was published, but it was included 21 years later in an anthology of stories from the magazine, "The

title: Sophie Morgan (author)

text: Sophie Morgan (author) Sophie Morgan (born 1979) is a British author and journalist who lives in London. She is a two-time Sunday Times Bestselling author whose books, published by Penguin Books, have become best sellers in ten countries. Her name, according to her publisher’s website, is a pseudonym. Her publicist describes her as a "21st century woman" who is smart and has a successful journalism career. On social media sites, she describes herself as a feminist. Morgan is married and has a child. Sophie Morgan's first book, "Diary of a Submissive", is an erotic memoir which has been likened to

title: Sophie Morgan (author)

text: Kindle, and went into the Sunday Times Bestseller List in the first week of publication. Sophie Morgan (author) Sophie Morgan (born 1979) is a British author and journalist who lives in London. She is a two-time Sunday Times Bestselling author whose books, published by Penguin Books, have become best sellers in ten countries. Her name, according to her publisher’s website, is a pseudonym. Her publicist describes her as a "21st century woman" who is smart and has a successful journalism career. On social media sites, she describes herself as a feminist. Morgan is married and has a child. Sophie Morgan's

title: Who Is Running?

text: Who Is Running? Who is Running? ( or "Ta fa likit") is a 1997 Thai drama film directed by Oxide Pang Chun. The directorial debut of Oxide Pang, it was Thailand's official entry to the Academy Awards in 1998. Jiab and Wan are a young couple engaged to be married. All of the sudden, however, Wan is struck by a car and is brought to the hospital near death. When Jiab goes to a temple to pray, a mysterious monk tells him that in her past life, Wan murdered five people, and now is fated to die early in this

title: Who Is Running?

text: life. To undo her bad karma and save her life, Jiab must even the balance by preventing five other people from being killed. Who Is Running? Who is Running? ( or "Ta fa likit") is a 1997 Thai drama film directed by Oxide Pang Chun. The directorial debut of Oxide Pang, it was Thailand's official entry to the Academy Awards in 1998. Jiab and Wan are a young couple engaged to be married. All of the sudden, however, Wan is struck by a car and is brought to the hospital near death. When Jiab goes to a temple to pray,

title: Who Is Sylvia?

text: Who Is Sylvia? Who Is Sylvia? is a 1950 comedy play by the British writer Terence Rattigan about a man obsessed with the image of a woman he met as a seventeen year old and his search for her throughout the rest of his life. The play offered a thinly veiled portrayal of Rattigan's own philandering father. Like "Perchance to Dream", Ivor Novello's long-running musical terminating only two years previously, Rattigan chose a line from William Shakespeare for his title. The line is the first wistful question of a song passage in "The Two Gentlemen of Verona". The play opened

title: Who Is America?

text: first episode a grade of "C+" and said, "There are some laughs in "Who Is America?", but the most profound feeling you get from the show is weariness. Cohen's haphazard comedy instincts feel topical in the worst way. Some politicians said crazy things on television? That's not strange anymore. It's mandatory." In a more positive review, Sonia Saraiya of "Vanity Fair" offered the show qualified praise saying, "The Herculean efforts Cohen undergoes in order to entrap, fool, or insult his targets are both a little exhausting and a little pointless—but I can't deny that "Who Is America?" is funny, too,

title: Who is Muhammad?

text: Awards in the History of Islam category. Who is Muhammad? Who is Muhammad? () is the biography of the Islamic prophet written by Islamic scholar Ja'far Sobhani. The book was originally written in the Persian language and has been translated to English. The book gives a comparison between the diverse attitudes. It not only speaks about the life of Muhammad but also discusses the diverse attitudes. Sobhani wrote his work in Persian. It has since been translated to languages including English, Urdu, Bengali, Arabic, Turkish and French. In 2013 Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an published an abridged English translation. The book won

title: Who is Muhammad?

text: Who is Muhammad? Who is Muhammad? () is the biography of the Islamic prophet written by Islamic scholar Ja'far Sobhani. The book was originally written in the Persian language and has been translated to English. The book gives a comparison between the diverse attitudes. It not only speaks about the life of Muhammad but also discusses the diverse attitudes. Sobhani wrote his work in Persian. It has since been translated to languages including English, Urdu, Bengali, Arabic, Turkish and French. In 2013 Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an published an abridged English translation. The book won the 2006 Iran’s Book of the Year

title: Andrew Smith (author)

text: Andrew Smith (author) Andrew Smith (born 10 February 1961) is a U.S. born British author. He lives in London. Smith is the author of "Totally Wired: on the Trail of the Great Dotcom Swindle", which tells the story of Josh Harris's role in the birth of the World Wide Web and subsequent dotcom bubble in New York at the end of the 1990s. Smith also wrote "Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth", in which he travels across America in search of the nine surviving U.S. astronauts who walked on the moon between 1969 and 1972. Smith

title: Author citation (botany)

text: Author citation (botany) In botanical nomenclature, author citation refers to citing the person or group of people who validly published a botanical name, i.e. who first published the name while fulfilling the formal requirements as specified by the "International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants" ("ICN"). In cases where a species is no longer in its original generic placement (i.e. a new combination of genus and specific epithet), both the author(s) of the original genus placement and those of the new combination are given (the former in parentheses). In botany, it is customary (though not obligatory) to abbreviate

title: Michael Wiley (author)

text: is also the author of two nonfiction books, "Romantic Geography" and "Romantic Migrations" as well as many articles, short stories, and book reviews. https://www.fantasticfiction.com/w/michael-wiley/ https://www.unf.edu/coas/english/Prof__Michael_Wiley.aspx https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/authorpage/michael-wiley.html https://www.thriftbooks.com/a/michael-wiley/292506/ https://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm/author_number/x6315/michael-wiley https://www.librarything.com/author/wileymichael http://severnhouse.com/author/Michael+Wiley/9619 http://www.illinoisauthors.org/cgi-bin/illinoisAuthors/getSpecificAuthor.pl?uid=6147 https://www.audible.com/author/Michael-Wiley/B001HQ0TKW https://www.stopyourekillingme.com/W_Authors/Wiley_Michael.html Michael Wiley (author) Michael Wiley writes the Shamus Award-nominated Franky Dast mysteries, the Daniel Turner thrillers, and the Shamus Award-winning Joe Kozmarski hard-boiled detective mystery series. The first Franky Dast mystery, "Monument Road" (2017), features an exonerated death row inmate who investigates the crime that sent him to prison and the police detective who seemed obsessed with sending him there. The Daniel Turner thrillers include "Blue Avenue"

title: Author citation (zoology)

text: early zoological literature. Art. 50.1 has been a quite successful model since it became commonly accepted in the mid-1900s. There is no need to research who the true author was, everyone including young and relatively unexperienced researchers can verify and determine the name of the author in the original work itself. In citing the name of an author, the surname is given in full, not abbreviated, with no mention of the first name(s). The date (true year) of publication in which the name was established is added, if desired with a comma between the author and date (the comma is

title: Peter Christopher (author)

text: Peter Christopher (author) Peter Christopher (born 1948, Cyprus) is an Australian author and photographer who writes about shipwrecks and riverboats. He is also a Director of the not for profit organisation, Clipper Ship "City of Adelaide" Ltd (CSCOAL), set up to save the 1864 clipper ship, "City of Adelaide". Peter is the author of seven books,co-author of another and co-editor of another. Australia’s large collection of original operating paddle steamers has been the subject of three decades of research by Peter, and hence the subject of two of his seven books. Since 1967, Peter has been an active scuba diver

title: Ian Mitchell (author)

text: Ian Mitchell (author) Ian Mitchell is a Scottish author, who grew up mainly in South Africa. He is the author of "Isles of the West: a Hebridean Voyage" and "Isles of the North: a Voyage to the Realms of the Norse". Both books are concerned with apparently-virtuous environmental NGOs which operate in rural Scotland but which, in the point of view of the author, actually do damage to it. Mitchell is a critic of bodies like the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and Scottish Natural Heritage, and has compared aspects of their behavior to that of the Nazis.

title: Peter Christopher (author)

text: Australia. He retired to focus on a volunteer role developing a seaport village for the historic 1864 clipper ship "City of Adelaide' in Port Adelaide's inner harbour. Peter Christopher (author) Peter Christopher (born 1948, Cyprus) is an Australian author and photographer who writes about shipwrecks and riverboats. He is also a Director of the not for profit organisation, Clipper Ship "City of Adelaide" Ltd (CSCOAL), set up to save the 1864 clipper ship, "City of Adelaide". Peter is the author of seven books,co-author of another and co-editor of another. Australia’s large collection of original operating paddle steamers has been the

title: Who Is Fancy

text: Who Is Fancy Jake Hagood (born March 29, 1991), better known as Who Is Fancy, is an American singer. He co-signed with Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta on Big Machine Label Group and Dr. Luke on Prescription Songs. His single "Goodbye" was released in early 2015, peaking at number 29 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Top 40 chart. Fancy was presented at the iHeartMedia Music Summit, although his identity was kept secret. Jake Hagood was born March 29, 1991, in Bentonville, Arkansas. He grew up in a Christian household and taught himself to play piano at age eleven. He grew up

title: Who is Hussain?

text: army of circa 30,000. "Who is Hussain" cites this battle as epitomising Hussain's greatest qualities, saying that while Hussain had little or no hope of victory for himself, it was hoped the stand would shake the nation's conscience to battle the injustice and immorality Hussain felt present in Arabia. According to "Who is Hussain" the battle of Karbala laid the foundations for the overthrow of the Caliph's dynasty. The organisation also seek to highlight other stories of Hussain's life to promote compassion, honour and integrity. For example, "a celebrated example was when he and his brother Hassan cared tirelessly for

title: Polygraph (author)

text: journalist who writes on many subjects but without expertise in any particular one. Polygraph (author) A polygraph (from Ancient Greek: πολύς, poly = "many" and γράφειν, graphein = "to write") is an author who writes in a variety of fields. In literature, the term polygraph is often applied to certain writers of antiquity such as Aristotle, Plutarch, Varro, Cicero and Pliny the Elder. Polygraphs still existed in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, but, other than writers of books for children, they have become rarer in modern times due to the specialisation of knowledge. Voltaire and Diderot are examples of modern

title: Who Is Fancy

text: Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran mashup by Nashville singer-songwriter Louisa Wendorff. The mashup received good reviews, and was featured on articles on Billboard, Seventeen etc. Hagood reflected on his experience with a major label, and how they softened his gay persona: "It was everyone wanting to see me win, and they were like, 'Well, maybe you can't win if you're this (type of person),'" he says. "But maybe I could, you know what I mean?" Who Is Fancy has opened for both Meghan Trainor's MTrain Tour and Ariana Grande's The Honeymoon Tour. Who Is Fancy Jake Hagood (born March 29,

title: Author citation (zoology)

text: Code. Example: Author citation (zoology) In zoological nomenclature, author citation refers to listing the person (or team) who first makes a scientific name of a taxon available. This is done in a scientific publication while fulfilling the formal requirements under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, hereinafter termed "the Code". According to the Code, "the name of the author does not form part of the name of a taxon and its citation is optional, although customary and often advisable" (Article 51.1), however Recommendation 51A suggests: "The original author and date of a name should be cited at least once in

title: Author citation (zoology)

text: Author citation (zoology) In zoological nomenclature, author citation refers to listing the person (or team) who first makes a scientific name of a taxon available. This is done in a scientific publication while fulfilling the formal requirements under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, hereinafter termed "the Code". According to the Code, "the name of the author does not form part of the name of a taxon and its citation is optional, although customary and often advisable" (Article 51.1), however Recommendation 51A suggests: "The original author and date of a name should be cited at least once in each work

title: Author

text: Barthes, to allow language to speak, rather than author. Michel Foucault argues in his essay "What is an author?" (1969) that all authors are writers, but not all writers are authors. He states that "a private letter may have a signatory—it does not have an author". For a reader to assign the title of author upon any written work is to attribute certain standards upon the text which, for Foucault, are working in conjunction with the idea of "the author function". Foucault's author function is the idea that an author exists only as a function of a written work, a

title: Who Is Mike Jones?

text: to forget who he is." Julianne Shepherd of "Pitchfork" also praised the album's production and noted that Jones shows some empathy on tracks like "5 Years from Now" and "Grandma", saying that, ""Who Is Mike Jones?" is an ample showcase for Swishahouse producers Michael K. Watts and Salih Williams, but it'd be a better record if Jones diversified." Credits for "Who Is Mike Jones?" adapted from AllMusic. Who Is Mike Jones? Who Is Mike Jones? is the debut album by Houston-based rapper Mike Jones, released on April 19, 2005 in the United States. The most notable singles from the album

title: Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

text: average score of 7.2 out of 10. Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film an average score of 76 based on 16 reviews. Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? is a 2013 French animated documentary film by Michel Gondry about the linguist, philosopher, and political activist Noam Chomsky. Originally titled "Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?: An Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky", it was first screened on 12 February 2013 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The film had its European premiere

title: Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?

text: Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? is a 2013 French animated documentary film by Michel Gondry about the linguist, philosopher, and political activist Noam Chomsky. Originally titled "Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?: An Animated Conversation with Noam Chomsky", it was first screened on 12 February 2013 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The film had its European premiere in the Panorama section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. Rotten Tomatoes reports that 92% of critics gave the film a positive review, based upon a sample of 36, with an

title: Author! Author! (short story)

text: Unknown Five", and the 1972 collection "The Early Asimov". Graham Dorn, a successful mystery writer, finds to his dismay that his most famous literary creation, a suave detective named Reginald de Meister, has become real. He usurps Dorn's life and even attempts to steal his fiancee. When De Meister's literary lady friend, the flashing-eyed svelte Sancha Rodriquez, also appears and accuses him of two-timing her, De Meister disappears. Graham's life becomes his own again. Author! Author! (short story) "Author! Author!" is a fantasy short story by American writer and scientist Isaac Asimov. By January 1943 Isaac Asimov was working at

title: Rosalind Brett (author)

text: Rosalind Brett (author) Lillian Warren, pseudonym Rosalind Brett (fl. 1950s) was a British author who wrote for Mills & Boon romance. As a prolific author of romance novels, she had two other pseudonyms, Kathryn Blair and Celine Conway. At the height of her career, Warren was considered one of publisher's superstars, who set high sales records and a standard for romances published during the 1950s. Joseph McAleer in his book , describes Brett's work as so sexy for the era, that it often had to be "watered down". According to McAleer, she is credited by Anne Weale as inventing the

title: Jonathan Wilson (author)

text: Jonathan Wilson (author) Jonathan Wilson is a British-born writer and professor who lives in Newton, Massachusetts. He is the Fletcher Professor of Rhetoric and Debate as well as the Director of the Center for Humanities at Tufts University. Within the English Department at Tufts, he teaches courses on Creative Writing and contemporary American Fiction. He lives with his wife, Sharon Kaitz, who is an artist. He has two sons, Adam Wilson, a journalist and writer and Gabriel Wilson, who works in film. Wilson is the author of the following books:- His stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker,

title: John Locke (author)

text: John Locke (author) John Locke is a writer and novelist who was the eighth author—and first self-published author—to sell over one million eBooks on Amazon.com. Locke is a "New York Times" best-selling author, and is best known for his Donovan Creed thriller series and Emmett Love Western series. His works are self-published worldwide. In the U.S., Locke's books are released through Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing service. Locke's books have been translated into over 29 languages. Locke was born in Puerto Rico to a Canadian military father and an American mother. He attended boarding school in Pennsylvania, and he has said

title: Author, Author (Star Trek: Voyager)

text: I's perform menial labor. One of them suggests to another that it should watch "Photons Be Free" next time at the diagnostic lab. Author, Author (Star Trek: Voyager) "Author, Author" is the 166th episode of the TV series "", the 20th episode of the . A new method of communications allows "Voyager" to contact home for 11 minutes each day with live sound and pictures as opposed to the previous sound and data only. Each crew member is given three minutes to use this time on a rotation which is selected by drawing lots. In the holodeck the Doctor edits

title: Author, Author (Star Trek: Voyager)

text: Author, Author (Star Trek: Voyager) "Author, Author" is the 166th episode of the TV series "", the 20th episode of the . A new method of communications allows "Voyager" to contact home for 11 minutes each day with live sound and pictures as opposed to the previous sound and data only. Each crew member is given three minutes to use this time on a rotation which is selected by drawing lots. In the holodeck the Doctor edits his holonovel "Photons Be Free" and, pleased with his work, he saves the file. He plans to use this new method of communication

title: Who Is Cletis Tout?

text: The film currently holds a 23% 'rotten' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus: "Cliched and endlessly self-referential, "Who is Cletis Tout?" doesn't add anything original to the crime genre." There is a Bollywood remake entitled "Anthony Kaun Hai" (Who is Anthony?) starring Arshad Warsi, Sanjay Dutt, and Minissha Lamba. Who Is Cletis Tout? Who is Cletis Tout? is a 2001 American-Canadian action comedy film written and directed by Chris Ver Wiel and starring Christian Slater, Richard Dreyfuss, Portia de Rossi, RuPaul, and Tim Allen. The film is about mistaken identity getting in the way of recovering a stash of

title: Who Is Cletis Tout?

text: Who Is Cletis Tout? Who is Cletis Tout? is a 2001 American-Canadian action comedy film written and directed by Chris Ver Wiel and starring Christian Slater, Richard Dreyfuss, Portia de Rossi, RuPaul, and Tim Allen. The film is about mistaken identity getting in the way of recovering a stash of diamonds that was stolen and subsequently hidden more than 20 years earlier. The film is told primarily in flashback, as the film first follows a hitman, Critical Jim (Tim Allen), who follows and holds at gunpoint a man he believes is Cletis Tout - but who actually is Finch (Christian

title: David Meade (author)

text: David Meade (author) David Meade is the pen name of an American end-times conspiracy theorist and book author who has yet to disclose his real name. Meade, who describes himself as a "Christian numerologist", claims to have attended the University of Louisville, where he "studied astronomy, among other subjects", but, because his real name is unknown, "The Washington Post" reported that the university could not confirm whether he had ever been a student there. He is also a writer, researcher and investigator who has written and self-published at least 13 books. He made appearances and interviews on "Coast to Coast

title: Who Is Fancy

text: in the same setting was filmed but never released. In an interview with "USA Today", Hagood said that one of motivations behind the campaign was for people to "know [his] art before they knew [him]". However, the concept met with a mixed response from some of Hagood's friends, including pop singer Meghan Trainor, who says she was vocally against it from the start. "I felt like you're hiding this guy," she told The Canadian Press. "What I loved about (Who is Fancy) was his appearance. He's this bubbly, happy person … he has the confidence, he has everything, and they

title: Implied author

text: another concept, the "career-author": a composite of the implied authors of all of a given author's works. Gérard Genette used the term "focalization" to distinguish the point of view of a work ("who sees?") from the focal position of a work ("who perceives?") In his 1972 book "Narrative Discourse", he took issue with Booth's classifications (among others), suggesting three terms to organize works by focal position: Mieke Bal argued that Genette's focalizations did not describe the implied author, but only the narrator of the story. Seymour Chatman, in his book "Coming to Terms", posits that the act of reading is

title: Cryptonomicon

text: uses this income stream to fund the creation of a data haven in the nearby fictional Sultanate of Kinakuta. Vietnam veteran Doug Shaftoe, the son of Bobby Shaftoe, and his daughter Amy do the undersea surveying for the cables and engineering work on the haven is overseen by Goto Furudenendu, heir-apparent to Goto Engineering. Complications arise as figures from the past reappear seeking gold or revenge. Fictionalized versions of several historical figures appear in the World War II storyline: The precise date of this storyline is not established, but the ages of characters, the technologies described, and certain date-specific references

title: Sean Williams (author)

text: of the SA Writers' Centre from 2001-2003, and is one of only three lifetime members of that institution. His publishers include HarperCollins Australia, HarperTeen, Allen & Unwin, Egmont UK, Del Rey, Ace, Pyr, Swift and Ticonderoga Publications. Williams has also tutored for the Clarion South Workshop, was a previous winner of the Writers of the Future contest, and is now a Judge for the same. Sean Williams (author) Sean Llewellyn Williams (born in Whyalla, South Australia on 23 May 1967) is a New York Times best selling science fiction author who lives in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the author

title: Michael Norman (author)

text: about Haunted Hollywood on the Travel Channel, which was Number 9 on the countdown of World's Creepiest Destinations. This author has a wife named Janell and a son named James. Michael Norman (author) Michael Norman (born June 29, 1947) is an American author known for his supernatural book series "Haunted" which he has written alongside fellow author Beth Scott. Norman, who hails from Illinois, graduated with a master's degree from Northern Illinois University in 1969. He worked at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls journalism department from 1973 until his retirement in May 2003. Michael had a guest appearance on the

title: Who is a Jew?

text: definition of who is a Jew is applied. When there is any doubt, the Israeli Chief Rabbinate generally determines the issue. In terms of social relations, most secular Jews view their Jewish identity as a matter of culture, heritage, nationality, or ethnicity. Ancestral aspects can be explained by the many Jews who view themselves as atheists and are defined by matrilineal descent or a Cohen (Kohen) or Levi, which is connected by ancestry. The question of "who is a Jew" is a question that is under debate. Issues related to ancestral or ethnic Jews are dealt with by the Israeli

title: Who is a Jew?

text: meaning "forced ones"), and their matrilineal descendants are likewise considered to be Jewish. Judaism has a category for those who are Jewish but who do not practice or who do not accept the tenets of Judaism, whether or not they have converted to another religion. The traditional view regarding these individuals, known as Meshumadim (), is that they are Jewish; however, there is much debate in the rabbinic literature regarding their status vis-a-vis the application of Jewish law and their participation in Jewish ritual, but not to their status as Jews. A Jew who leaves Judaism is free to return

title: Who Is Simon Miller?

text: Who Is Simon Miller? Who Is Simon Miller? is a television film and backdoor pilot that premiered August 6, 2011 on NBC as part of the Walmart/Procter & Gamble project Family Movie Night. Simon Miller (Loren Dean) outwardly appears to be a geologist who must frequently take business trips, which has strained the relationship with his family, including his wife Meredith (Robyn Lively) and teenage children Sarah (Skyler Day) and Kevin (Drew Koles). When Simon suddenly does not return from his latest trip, they go looking for him. They receive assistance from Amanda (Christine Baranski), another covert operative who initially

title: Jonathan Morris (author)

text: Jonathan Morris (author) Jonathan Morris (born in Taunton, England), is an author who writes various kinds of "Doctor Who" spin-off material. His path to prominence in writing professional "Doctor Who" fiction was notable in part because he was commissioned to write a novel after only his first attempt under the BBC's "Open Submission" policy. He has written for the Eighth Doctor Adventures and Past Doctor Adventures. He has also written for Big Finish Productions' range of audio and printed material. Among his "Doctor Who" literary credits are short stories in the Big Finish Short Trips anthologies; the novels "Festival of

title: Who Is Lydia Loveless?

text: Who Is Lydia Loveless? Who is Lydia Loveless is a 2016 documentary film by Gorman Bechard that chronicles the making of musician Lydia Loveless's latest album, as well as following her on the road and looking into what life is life for a band at her level in the music industry. "I also wanted to look at stuff we normally don’t see a lot of. What are the finances for a band like this? Where does the money go? Who gets the money? Is Spotify good? Is Spotify bad? How does piracy affect you? What about the fans? I really

title: John Robbins (author)

text: John Robbins (author) John Robbins (born October 26, 1947) is an American author, who popularized the links among nutrition, environmentalism, and animal rights. He is the author of the 1987 "Diet for a New America", an exposé on connections between diet, physical health, animal cruelty, and environmentalism. Robbins is the son of Irma Robbins and Irv Robbins co-founder of Baskin-Robbins. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1969, and received a master's degree from Antioch College, in 1976. Rather than following the ice-cream parlor legacy of his father, he left the company to seek a simpler life. He

title: Robert Morris (author)

text: Robert Morris (author) Bob Morris (born May 25, 1950) is an American novelist who writes Caribbean themed mysteries. He is also the author of several collections of nonfiction, including "Gut Check", "Short Road to Hell", "The Man with the Fish on His Foot", "All Over the Map", and "The Whole Shebang". Morris is president of Story Farm, a custom publishing company that creates books, magazines and other publications for a wide variety of clients. He is an adjunct professor at Rollins College and teaches courses in food writing and crime fiction. Bob Morris is a fourth-generation Floridian who forsook the

title: Sean Williams (author)

text: Sean Williams (author) Sean Llewellyn Williams (born in Whyalla, South Australia on 23 May 1967) is a New York Times best selling science fiction author who lives in Adelaide, South Australia. He is the author of over eighty published short stories and thirty-nine novels, including "Twinmaker" and (with Garth Nix) the "Troubletwisters" series. He has co-written three books in the "Star Wars: New Jedi Order" series and is a multiple recipient of both the Ditmar and Aurealis Awards. His novelisation of "" was the first novelisation of a computer game to debut at #1 on the "New York Times" bestseller

title: John O'Farrell (author)

text: revealed in the club fanzine that the characters in each of his novels are named after players from a particular Fulham team. John O'Farrell (author) John O'Farrell (born 27 March 1962) is a British author and comedy scriptwriter. Previously a lead writer for such shows as "Spitting Image" and "Have I Got News For You", he is now best known as a comic author for such books such as "The Man Who Forgot His Wife" and "An Utterly Impartial History of Britain". He is one of a small number of British writers to have achieved best-seller status with both fiction

title: John O'Farrell (author)

text: John O'Farrell (author) John O'Farrell (born 27 March 1962) is a British author and comedy scriptwriter. Previously a lead writer for such shows as "Spitting Image" and "Have I Got News For You", he is now best known as a comic author for such books such as "The Man Who Forgot His Wife" and "An Utterly Impartial History of Britain". He is one of a small number of British writers to have achieved best-seller status with both fiction and non-fiction. He has also published three collections of his weekly column for "The Guardian" and set up Britain's first daily satirical

title: Leslie Walker (author)

text: of the Internet on society, business and culture called ".com." It ran in the Post for eight years and was widely republished in other newspapers. Walker is the author of "Sudden Fury: A True Story of Adoption and Murder", a bestselling work of literary nonfiction about a double murder, published by St. Martin’s Press. It was made into a television movie starring Neil Patrick Harris and Johnny Galecki in 1993, and released on DVD in 2006. Leslie Walker (author) Leslie Walker (born in the 1950s) is an author, journalist and college professor who lives in Maryland. Walker currently is the

title: Robert Holden (author)

text: Robert Holden (author) Robert Holden (born 1965) is a British psychologist, author, and broadcaster, who works in the field of positive psychology and well-being, and is considered "Britain's foremost expert on happiness". He is the founder of the "Happiness Project", which runs an eight-week course annually, called "Happiness Now", and the author of 10 best-selling books such as, "Happiness NOW!", "Be Happy", "Success Intelligence" and "Shift Happens!". He runs the National Health Service (NHS) Stress Buster clinic, established first NHS "laughter clinic", and runs regular happiness workshops and seminars, with clients including employees of the NHS, the BBC and British