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.
Ronald Wright
Born: 1948 (age 77)
Bio: Ronald Wright is a Canadian author who has written books of travel, history and fiction. His nonfiction includes the bestseller Stolen Continents, winner of the Gordon Montador Award and chosen as a book of the year by the Independent and the Sunday Times.
Known for:
- A Short History of Progress (2004)
- The Gold Eaters: A Novel (2015)
- Stolen continents (1992)
- A Scientific Romance (1997)
- What is America? (2008)