I nodded, and made a restless movement with my book as evidence that I desired to resume my reading.

He made a small splash in 1927 with his first book of poems, "Intellectual Things," but then more or less disappeared from the literary scene.

Mr. Santorum also made headlines last year with his book, "It Takes a Family," which includes a defense of stay-at-home mothers.

Although I was making progress with my book, my mood was beginning to match the dark skies.

In November 2006, Claman made her debut as an author with her book, The Best Investment Advice I Ever Received.

De Coster made her debut in 2000, with her first book, called Under Each Other, a collection of dark tales about the disintegration of an unusual family.

The "right to know" was a movement made popular by Rachel Carson with her book Silent Spring.

Eventually, Mr. Kazin made it across the bridge, and with his book "On Native Grounds," in 1942, changed critical perceptions of American literature.

He made a major contribution to Jewish existentialism with his popular 1923 book I and Thou (from the German, Ich and Du).