Quote of the day
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for the want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves a number of obscure men who have only remained obscure because their timidity has prevented them from making a first effort.
Piers Paul Read

Born: March 7, 1941 (age 85)
Bio: Piers Paul Read is an award-winning English novelist, historian and biographer.
Known for:
- Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors (1974)
- The Death of a Pope (2009)
- Alice in exile (2001)
- The Misogynist (2010)
- Scarpia (2015)







