There are two novels that can transform a bookish 14-year-old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish daydream that can lead to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood ...in which large chunks of the day are spent inventing ways to make real life more like a fantasy novel. The other is a book about orcs.

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• John Lewis

  U.s. Representative

  Wednesday, Feb 21, 1940
  

• Will Rogers

  Actor

  Tuesday, Nov 04, 1879
  Thursday, Aug 15, 1935

• Billy Graham

  Professional Wrestler

  Monday, Jun 07, 1943
  

• John Muir

  Author

  Saturday, Apr 21, 1838
  Thursday, Dec 24, 1914

• Francis Of Assisi

  Saint

  Thursday, Jun 24, 1182
  Saturday, Oct 03, 1226

• Walt Disney

  Animator

  Thursday, Dec 05, 1901
  Thursday, Dec 15, 1966

• Chanakya

  Teacher

  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970
  Thursday, Jan 01, 1970

• Carl Jung

  Psychiatrist

  Monday, Jul 26, 1875
  Tuesday, Jun 06, 1961

• Maya Angelou

  Author

  Wednesday, Apr 04, 1928
  Wednesday, May 28, 2014

• Theodore Roosevelt

  26Th U.s. President

  Wednesday, Oct 27, 1858
  Monday, Jan 06, 1919

• Carrie Fisher

  Actress

  Sunday, Oct 21, 1956
  Tuesday, Dec 27, 2016

• Les Brown

  Author

  Saturday, Feb 17, 1945
  

• Stephen Covey

  Author

  Monday, Oct 24, 1932
  Monday, Jul 16, 2012

• Bob Marley

  Singer

  Tuesday, Feb 06, 1945
  Monday, May 11, 1981

• Steve Jobs

  Entrepreneur

  Thursday, Feb 24, 1955
  Wednesday, Oct 05, 2011