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The Terminal Spy by Alan Cowell

The Terminal Spy by Alan Cowell

by John E. Boyd

Sat, Feb 21, 2009

Alan S. Cowell was the London bureau chief of the New York Times when the events narrated in this book reached their climax. Previously, Cowell served as a correspondent for Reuters and the New York Times in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He has been based in twelve capitals and reported the news from around ninety countries and territories. Cowell is married and has three children. He is now based in Paris.

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The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine

The Rights of Man by Thomas Paine

by Janet Julian

Sat, Feb 21, 2009

Thomas Paine was born in1737 at Thetford, Norfolk in England, as a son of a Quaker. He immigrated to America in 1774. There he published works criticising the slavery and supporting American independence. He became very popular but returned to England where he became involved in the French Revolution. After that he returned to America where he died in 1802.

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