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Chogyam Trungpa Gyatso,
Tibetan Monk

Master Alfred's book, The Complete I Ching , has recently created a great stir among longtime I Ching practitioners.
Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder

The Angel Stone was unearthed by workmen repairing the South Porch in 1871, and is almost the only surviving relic of Saxon times in Manchester There is a brief historic reference in the town records of Edward, son of King Alfred the Great, taking over the town in that year and making repairs to the "fortifications", (probably based around the present cathedral), which would still have been little more than a wooden palisade.
There is a brief historic reference in the town records of one Edward the Elder, son of King Alfred the Great, taking over the town in 920 AD and making repairs to the "fortifications", (probably based around the present cathedral), which would still have been little more than a wooden palisade.
Anita Ganesh,
Poet

King Alfred the Great - Alfred Smyth - hardcover The weightiest book on Alfred for many years, Smyth goes to great lengths to reveal Alfred as a man of many talents, and is not afraid to stir up controversy along the way.
Many reviews cited the cinema of Alfred Hitchcock to be a great influence in Alan John’s composition, as it changes the mood of the film at most of the right times, most notably during the times that Betsy is online.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Alfred North Whitehead, the great English philosopher and educator, defined philosophy as "the endeavor to formulate a system of general ideas which shall be consistent, coherent and complete, in terms of which every aspect of our experience can be interpreted.
John Fielding,
CEO

Its great success can be attributed to the decentralization and aggressive management system instituted by the legendary Alfred Sloan.
Athena Mondale,
Spiritual Consultant

Cover shows light creases, water spotting on bottom edge but GREAT cover art of Alfred Hitchcock in a coach being drawn by two black demon beasts!
Paddy McGuinness,
Newsagent

His history begins with the earliest inhabitents of Skara Brae, encompasses Roman, Saxon and Viking invasion, the establishment of England under Alfred the Great, the development of Scotland and Wales as independent entities and ends with the accession of James I and VI, King of Scotland and England.
Alfred the Great - War, Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England - Richard Abels - paperback/hardcover Alfred as warlord and scholar.
Alfred the Great - Asser's Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources - Simon Keynes, Michael Lapidge - paperback An excellent starting point, this book contains a short history of Alfred's reign, and translations of Asser's Life, a selection of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, some of Alfred's writings, his laws and his will.
Thomas Owens,
Police Officer

Alfred the Great summarily executed judges who replaced jurors who refused to convict.
 
 
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