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On 4 August 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 32. On 3 November 2014, she peaked at No. 203 in the WTA doubles rankings. Playing for Serbia Fed Cup team, she has a win–loss record of 6–11.
The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 book by the American white nationalist author Michael H. Hart. Published by his father's publishing house, it was his first book and was reprinted in 1992 with revisions. It is a ranking of the 100 people who, according to Hart, most influenced human history.
The selection includes novels, memoirs, history books, and other nonfiction works from various genres, representing well-known and emerging authors. [1] The following are a few of the individuals who contributed to the list. Authors (fiction)
According to the authors, a higher ranking indicates greater historical significance. [ 2 ] Skiena and Ward compared all English Wikipedia articles against five criteria: two that draw on Google PageRank , and three that draw on internal Wikipedia metrics: the number of times the page has been viewed, the number of edits to the page, and the ...
Best book in American history: since 1957 Pulitzer Prize for History: Columbia University: Distinguished book about the history of the United States: since 1917 James A. Rawley Prize: American Historical Association: Best book in Atlantic history: since 1990 James A. Rawley Prize: Organization of American Historians: Best book on race relations ...
Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
It was first awarded in 1999 as the World History Association Book Prize; the name was changed in 2012 to honor Jerry H. Bentley. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The prize is $500. It should not be confused with the Jerry Bentley Prize in World History , a similar book prize established in 2014 by the American Historical Association .
The Spectator, writing on 25 January 1908 and prior to the release of the second half of the series, notes a handful of shortcomings including a fleeting portrayal of Homer and a questioning of the historicity of Christ, but states that "the general reader...will find here a great treasury of knowledge" and that "they form an extremely interesting shelfful."