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A. S. W. Rosenbach
Dr. Abraham Simon Wolf Rosenbach (July 22, 1876-July 1, 1952, in Philadelphia) was an avid collector and scholar of U.S. books and manuscripts. He got his start collecting while a freshman in college at the University of Pennsylvania. His company, simply called the Rosenbach Company, went on to he..

Aswad
Aswad ("Black" in Arabic) is a long lasting British reggae group, that is noted for adding strong R&B and soul influences to the reggae sound. Contents 1 History2 Band members3 Discography4 See also5 External links History It was formed by children of immigrants from the..

Aswamedham
For the ancient Indian ritual with the same name, see Ashvamedha Aswamedham is a reverse quiz program in Kairali TV, a Malayalam channel, in the format of twenty questions. This program, anchored by "Grandmaster" G. S. Pradeep, has entered the limca book of records for the reaching 500 episodes[..

Aswan
Aswan The Nile at Aswan, seen from Elephantine Island Aswan (Arabic: أسوان Aswān) or Syene (Greek: Συήνη) ([24°05′N 32°56′E], population 200,000) is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the Aswan Governorate. It stands on the east bank of ..

Aswang
An Aswang (or Asuwang) is a ghoul in Filipino folklore. The myth of the aswang is popular in the Western Visayan regions such as Capiz, Iloilo and Antique. The trademark or major feature of Aswangs which distinguish them from other Filipino mythological creatures is their propensity to replace stole..

Aswan Dam
Aswan is a city on the first cataract of the Nile in Egypt. Two dams straddle the river at this point: the newer Aswan High Dam (Arabic: السد العالي; transliterated: as-Sad al-'Aly), and the older Aswan Dam or Aswan Low Dam. Without impoundment the River Nile would flood each year during..

Aswan Governorate
Aswan (Arabic: أسوان) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is located in southern Egypt. Aswan is its capital. It borders Qina Governorate to the north, Red Sea Governorate to the east, Al Wadi al Jadid to the west, and Sudan to the south. The population of the governorate are 1,100,000 (..

Aswarby
Aswarby (pronounced 'as-r-bee') is a village in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom ([map sources]). Aswarby lies beside the A15 road between Sleaford and the point where it crosses the A52 road, near Threekingham. The English writer M.R. James (1862–1936), an antiquarian and academic wid..

Aswarby and Swarby
Aswarby and Swarby is a civil parish in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 111. The parish consists of Aswarby and Swarby. ..

Aswardby
Aswardby (pronounced as-ard-bee) is a few miles north west of Spilsby, Lincolnshire, north of the A158 road and west of the A16 road. Fr. T. Pelham Dale SSC, famous for having been prosecuted and imprisoned for Ritualist practices in 1876 and 1880 (and is thus regarded as something of a martyr by A..

ASWWC
Associated Students of Walla Walla CollegeLeadership for the 2005-2006 School Year PresidentJonathan Schneider Executive Vice President Claira Davis Social Vice President Becca FlaizRyan Bell Spiritual Vice President Michael LeeShavonne Parris Financial Vice President Erin MeidingerCollegian Ed..

As We May Think
Vannevar Bush's essay As We May Think, first published in The Atlantic Monthly in July 1945, argued that as humans turned from war, scientific efforts should shift from increasing physical abilities to making all previous collected human knowledge more accessible. The article was a reworked and exp..

A Swarm of Angels
A Swarm of Angels (ASOA) is a collaborative film project, whose aim is to make the world’s first Internet-funded, crewed and distributed feature film. The project aims to attract 50,000 individual investors (the "Swarm of Angels"), each contributing £25 to the production. This feature film and as..

A Swiftly Tilting Planet
A Swiftly Tilting Planet is a 1978 science fiction novel by Madeleine L'Engle, part of the Time Quartet. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. In A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Charles Wallace Murry, an advanced and perceptive child in A Wrinkle in Time and A Wi..

A Swingin' Affair
For the Frank Sinatra album see A Swingin’ Affair!. A Swingin' Affair Album by Dexter Gordon Released 1962 Recorded 29 August 1962 Genre Jazz Length 38:07 Label Blue Note '''Producer Professional reviews All Music Guide [link] Dexter Gordon chronology Go!(1962) ''Cry Me..

A Swingin’ Affair!
For the Dexter Gordon album see A Swingin' Affair. A Swingin' Affair! is an album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released in 1957. "The Lady Is A Tramp" was bumped from the original album and replaced with "No One Ever Tells You," which had been recorded months earlier. Later, "The Lady is a..

A Sword for a Dragon
A Sword for a Dragon (1993) is a fantasy novel written by Christopher Rowley. The book is the second in the Dragons of the Argonath series that follows the adventures of a human boy, Relkin, and his dragon, Bazil Broketail as they fight in the Argonath Legion’s 109th Marneri Dragons. As they ..

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