Laurence J Peter

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

9 Obscure Literary Terms

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Periods of American Literature

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5 Good Books That Inspired Bad Deeds

9 American Countercultural Books

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Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

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Nikola Tesla's Weird Obsession with Pigeons

Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

6 Important Mughal Emperors

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The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

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6 of the World’s Deadliest Natural Disasters

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Why Is Pluto No Longer a Planet?

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Also Known As	Laurence Johnston Peter
Born	September 16, 1919 • Vancouver • Canada
Died	January 12, 1990 (aged 70) • California
Notable Works	“The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong”

Irving Layton

Canadian poet

James Crerar Reaney

Canadian writer

Francis Reginald Scott

Canadian poet

Robert Finch

Canadian poet

Jonathan Odell

Canadian writer

Martha Ostenso

Canadian author

Lisa Robertson

Canadian poet and essayist

Alice Munro

Canadian author

Michael Ignatieff

Canadian political leader

Margaret Atwood

Canadian author

Anne Michaels

Canadian poet and novelist

Michael Ondaatje

Canadian writer

Anne Carson

Canadian poet

Thomas King

American-born Canadian writer and photographer

Malcolm Gladwell

Canadian journalist and writer

Leonard Cohen

Canadian musician and author

Sue Goyette

Canadian poet and novelist

Alistair MacLeod

Canadian author and educator

Susan Musgrave

American-born author

E.J. Pratt

Canadian poet

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