The Tolkien family is an English family of German descent whose best-known member is J. R. R. Tolkien. Tolkien eventually married Edith, and the two had four children:...
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and scholar who achieved fame with his children’s book The Hobbit (1937) and his richly inventive epic fantasy...
C.S. Lewis wrote more than thirty books including works of fiction such as The Chronicles of Narnia series, The Screwtape Letters, and The Space Trilogy. He also wrote non-fiction...
Clive Staples Lewis (1898-1963) was a British writer, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian. He is best known for his works of fiction, especially The Chronicles...
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher born in Athens during the Classical period in Ancient Greece. He was a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle. Plato...
Keynes started his education at the age of five and a half. He attended Eton College and then Cambridge University where he studied mathematics and economics. He...
John Maynard Keynes was an English economist, journalist, and financier best known for his economic theories (Keynesian economics) on the causes of prolonged unemployment. He was born...
The Harry Potter series has become one of the most successful book series of all time. It has been translated into over 80 languages and has sold...
J.K. Rowling is a British author and philanthropist who is best known for writing the Harry Potter series. She was born on July 31, 1965, in Yate, near...
The Dalai Lama’s teachings are universal and he sees humanity as one. He teaches that it’s much better to stay neutral towards things (or emotions for...