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Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.
Stephen Manes
Born: January 8, 1949 (age 75)
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)