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Appelfeld, Aharon

(Encyclopedia) Appelfeld, Aharon, 1932–2018, Israeli novelist, b. Cernauţi (Czernowitz), Romania (now Chernivtsi, Ukraine). His mother was killed during the Holocaust, and he and his father were sent…

Classical Mythology: Love and Death

Love and DeathClassical MythologyThe Labors of HeraclesTraining a HeroBeastly Chores: The First Four LaborsEven More Beastly Chores: The Second Four LaborsThe Far Corners of the Earth: The Final Four…

Notable Economists

Beatrice Potter Webb See also Three Economists and Their Theories People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Overview of Economics GDP and Consumers,…

Best-Selling Books, 2006

Source: Publishers Weekly. Hardcover Fiction For One More Day, Mitch Albom Cross, James Patterson Dear John, Nicholas Sparks…

Giving Pledge Participants

The United States is home to roughly 40% of the world's billionaires. About 10% of America's richest citizens have committed to participate in the Giving Pledge and donate at least 50% of their…

European Economic Community

(Encyclopedia) European Economic Community (EEC), organization established (1958) by a treaty signed in 1957 by Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany (now Germany); it…

Yale University

(Encyclopedia) Yale University, at New Haven, Conn.; coeducational. Chartered as a collegiate school for men in 1701 largely as a result of the efforts of James Pierpont, it opened at Killingworth (…

Writing Well: Documentation Format

Documentation FormatWriting WellDocumentation FormatCiting Electronic Sources and CD-ROMsCiting Radio Shows and TV ShowsAPA Documentation MLA Documentation The Modern Language Association (MLA)…

People Who Died in 2016

Deaths of 2016 See also 2015 Deaths 2014 Deaths 2013 Deaths 2012 Deaths 2011 Deaths More Deaths Related Links 2016 Current Events Biographies by Category Arts and…