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  2. A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (short story collection)

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    Meanwhile, after having given Beibei sleep medicine, Mrs. Su receives another call; Mrs. Fong tells of how Mr. Fong confessed to her and recommended that the paramour live with them as a second wife to which Mrs. Fong responded with outrage. After Mr. Su helps Mr. Fong fall asleep on the couch and Mrs. Su starts to ignore Mrs. Fong, the Sus ...

  3. Phileas Fogg - Wikipedia

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    Phileas J Fogg, Esq Established the Society of Exploration here, 1A Bedford Street (London) 1883 Mr Fogg's is a collection of London based cocktail bars specialising in international drinks and exotic cocktails. The bars are referred to in print as places where Phileas/Phileas J. Fogg, Esq. lives or visits.

  4. Christian Fong - Wikipedia

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    Christian Fong was known for pro-growth political policies. He was appointed by then Iowa Governor Chet Culver to the Generation Iowa Commission in 2007, and was elected by his peers as Chair where he traveled around the state meeting and advising local and state government entities, as well as business groups, on attracting and retaining next generation workforce.

  5. Vince Fong - Wikipedia

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    Vince Fong was born in Bakersfield, California on October 24, 1979. [5] [6] He was raised in Bakersfield and graduated from West High School.[7] [8] In 2001, Fong earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and government from the University of California, Los Angeles.

  6. The Cricket in Times Square - Wikipedia

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    Followed by. Tucker's Countryside. The Cricket in Times Square is a 1960 children's book by George Selden and illustrated by Garth Williams. It won the Newbery Honor in 1961. [ 1] Selden gave this explanation of what was the initial idea for the book: One night I was coming home on the subway, and I did hear a cricket chirp in Times Square.

  7. The End of History and the Last Man - Wikipedia

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    418. ISBN. 978-0-02-910975-5. Followed by. Trust. The End of History and the Last Man is a 1992 book of political philosophy by American political scientist Francis Fukuyama which argues that with the ascendancy of Western liberal democracy —which occurred after the Cold War (1945–1991) and the dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991 ...

  8. The Second World War (book series) - Wikipedia

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    The Second World War is a history of the period from the end of the First World War to July 1945, written by Winston Churchill. Churchill labelled the "moral of the work" as follows: "In War: Resolution, In Defeat: Defiance, In Victory: Magnanimity, In Peace: Goodwill". [2]

  9. Gerardus Mercator - Wikipedia

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    Gerardus Mercator (/ dʒ ɪ ˈ r ɑːr d ə s m ɜːr ˈ k eɪ t ər /; [a] [b] [c] 5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) [d] was a Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer.He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing (rhumb lines) as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts.