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Five Best Books on Female Adventurers - Wall Street Journal


Five Best Books on Female Adventurers
Wall Street Journal
Her diaries, beautifully and wryly written, give a personal perspective—and a rare female one—on both life at the heart of the war and history's twists ...


Forest fires kill 25 in Russia - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Forest fires kill 25 in Russia
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
ATHENS, Greece -- Greek truck drivers ignored an emergency order to return to work on Friday after a five-day strike, escalating the plight of tens of ...

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David Alexander, Overseer of Rhodes Selection, Is Dead at 77 - New York Times

David Alexander, Overseer of Rhodes Selection, Is Dead at 77
New York Times
He earned a doctorate in church history, Greek and Hebrew from Christ Church College at Oxford in 1957. Dr. Alexander is survived by his wife, ...

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Americans must transcend ignorance on mosque near Ground Zero - Washington Post (blog)

Americans must transcend ignorance on mosque near Ground Zero
Washington Post (blog)
During roughly the first half of Islamic history, from the seventh through the twelfth or thirteenth centuries, Muslims and dhimmis lived, ...

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Weekly Ketchup: James Cameron & Guillermo Del Toro Collaborate - Rotten Tomatoes

Weekly Ketchup: James Cameron & Guillermo Del Toro Collaborate
Rotten Tomatoes
After playing the same character twice in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek, Russell Brand recently began filming the remake of Arthur, ...

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Spartan Women - Gorgo Queen of Sparta
Queen Gorgo and her husband King Leonidas I of Sparta were portayed in the 2006 film.
Spartan Women - Cynisca of Sparta
The Spartan Princess Cynisca twice won the four horse chariot race in the Ancient Greek Olympic Games despite the prohibition on women competing.