William S. Root
William S. Root, winner of many national bridge championships, premier bridge teacher, author of classic bridge books, and recently elected to the Bridge Hall of Fame, is one of America's foremost bridge personalities. As a player, Bill Root has ... [... more]
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Bill Bradley
Bill Bradley was a three-time basketball all-American at Princeton, Olympic gold medalist, Rhodes scholar, member of the New York Knicks from 1967 to 1977, and two-time NBA champion; he was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982. He ... [... more]
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Steve Allen
STEVE ALLEN was the creator and original host of The Tonight Show and has been inducted into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame. In 1993, he succeeded Milton Berle as Abbot of the world-famous Friar's Club. Mr. Allen is married to ... [... more]
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Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton is a living legend, recognized as the most accomplished and influential guitarist in the history of rock. He is a sixteen-time Grammy winner and the only triple inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of both the ... [... more]
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Jean Anderson
Jean Anderson, the author of more than twenty cookbooks, a five-time Tastemaker Award winner and recent inductee into the James Beard Cookbook Hall of Fame, has been both a newspaper and magazine food editor. Her food and travel articles appear ... [... more]
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Yogi Berra
Yogi Berra was a Hall of Fame catcher for the New York Yankees for seventeen seasons and later became a manager and coach for the Yankees and the New York Mets. Off the field, his folksy wit and generosity of spirit have made him an American ... [... more]
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Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Annie Allen and one of the most celebrated African American poets. She was Poet Laureate for the state of Illinois, a National Women's Hall of Fame inductee, and a recipient of ... [... more]
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