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Late Achievers

Famous People Who Succeeded Late in Life

Late Achievers( )
Author: Snodgrass, Mary Ellen
ISBN:978-0-87287-937-9
Publication Date:Jan 1992
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Imprint:Libraries Unlimited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $40.00
Book Description:

This biographical treasury portrays 40 notable achievers-all of whom blossomed late in life and succeeded in a variety of fields, from literature to politics and from business and industry to art. Emphases are on how obstacles were overcome and the character traits that helped these diverse individuals find ways to succeed. All Levels.

Book Details
Pages:286
Detailed Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.62 Inches
Book Weight:0.89 Pounds
Author Biography
Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (Author)
Mary Ellen Snodgrass was born on February 29, 1944 in Wlimington, North Carolina. She is an award-winning author of textbooks and general reference works, and a former columnist for the Charlotte Observer. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, she graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Appalachian State University, and holds degrees in English, Latin, psychology, and education of gifted children. She teaches English and Latin at Lenoir Rhyne University. In addition to her membership on the North Carolina Library Board, she serves the N.C. Humanities Commission as a traveling lecturer. She has also held jobs as a freelance writer for the Charlotte Observer along with being a columnist, and book reviewer for them. She has also worked on the Canadian Medical Association Journal, American Guidance Service, American Reference Books Annual and Cliffs Notes along with being a professor of Latin and English, Lenoir Rhyne University, 2008-2010. Her works include Michel Faber and Feminism: The Neo-Gothic Novel, Leslie Marmon Silko, The Civil War Era and Reconstruction: An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History, and World Food.



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