Quote of the day
I went on all over the States, ranting poems to enthusiastic audiences that, the week before, had been equally enthusiastic about lectures on Railway Development or the Modern Turkish Essay.
Stephen Manes

Born: January 8, 1949 (age 77)
Bio: Stephen Manes is the author of the 2011 nonfiction book Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear: Inside the Land of Ballet. Its subject, the workings of a ballet company, marked a significant departure for an author best known for his journalism on technology and his books for children.
Known for:
- Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! (1982)
- Gates (1993)
- Make four million dollars by next Thursday! (1991)
- Chicken Trek (1987)






