One of the top fund-raisers is a figure out of the history books, Anna Chennault, widow of the famed Flying Tigers founder Gen.
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The reason for that second objective is also the reason for thinking 2011 might, in the history books of the future, be seen as the year when the space cadets' dream finally died.
Rogers, author of Hot Commodities, says his optimism comes right out of the history books.
The money will be used to buy books for the history section of the library.
While the litigation is dispiriting, it doesn't surprise John Rousmaniere, yachtsman and author of books on the history of the America's Cup.
Open title in 1929 as well as being twice a losing finalist, goes down in the history books as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
Tilden, who claimed his seventh U.S. Open title in 1929 as well as being twice a losing finalist, goes down in the history books as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
He was already passionate about history, often reading history books under the magnolia tree in front of Columbia's public library.
Love entered the US PGA Tour record books as the only player in the history of the Players Championship to go from first to missing the cut.
This, combined with the sudden devaluation of the dollar, is still known in Japanese history books as the "Nixon Shokku" (Nixon Shock).
Mr Jeuda, who has written books on the history of the North Staffordshire Railway, said the building of the tunnel was authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1846.
Dr Williams has written a number of books on the history of theology and spirituality and published collections of articles and sermons, as well as a book of poems in 1994.
She may end up in history books as the Rosa Parks of the shrinking middle class.
Other players, who might not achieve such heights in the history books, are also capable of transforming a one-day game.
Health care will soon enter the history books, among the handful of the high court's greatest cases, the outcome no doubt monumental -- legally, politically, socially.
For some it's a case of recording events for the history books, others will note the need to witness events as an outsider, while others will immerse themselves in a cause and become part of the event.
With Tiger Woods back in form and installed as favorite to claim a fifth title, the 76th edition of the Masters is poised to add another thrilling chapter to the history books.
The history books are packed with incredible examples of political feet-in-mouth.
"The American banks wanted to get a piece of Chinese banks because they knew the Chinese were quite capable of avoiding Wall Street to raise capital, " said Charles Geisst, a finance professor at Manhattan College and the author of several books on Wall Street history.
The pressure finally proved too much for Keegan, under fire after the failures of Euro 2000, as England penned the worst possible final page in Wembley's history books.
Mr. Rybczynski and Mr. Olin do an admirable job of conveying the history of Vizcaya, but their book is not one of those lavishly photographed, coffee-table architecture books that have become so common in recent years.
With Darksiders 2 less than one day away from launch, I had a chance to speak with Madureira about his move from comic books to video games, Darksiders 2, and how a history in comic books impacted the development and style of the Darksiders franchise and its highly stylized, comic-book aesthetic.
But the result is something that conveys the feel, or perhaps more accurately the smell, of one of recent history's most thrilling elections, and it does so better than any of the other books already on the market.
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Both of these books are works of history, and neither draws explicit parallels with court politics in the modern world.
Among the books she authored was one on the history of Ms. Among those she edited was a history of feminist leader Bella Abzug.
Mr. Boot, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, is the author, most recently, of "War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today" (Gotham Books, 2006).
In the modern history of Mexico, for example, a big landmark was the introduction, 15 years ago, of text-books that were a bit less anti-American.
At the Olympics in August, Pistorius reached the finals of the 4x400 relay and semifinal in the 400 sprint, with his carbon fiber blades clattering into the history books on the London track.
Indeed, if he is not convicted, history books may well judge the government's prosecution of white-collar crime during the bull-market '90s as a failure.
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