Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Howard Mansfield

Born: June 14, 1957 (age 67)
Bio: Howard Mansfield is an American author who writes about history, preservation, and architecture. He was born in Huntington, New York, and graduated from Syracuse University in 1979. He lives in New Hampshire with his wife, writer Sy Montgomery
Known for:
- In the Memory House (1993)
- The same ax, twice (2000)
- The Bones of the Earth (2004)
- Turn and Jump: How Time & Place Fell Apart (2010)