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Booker Authors' Division
Booker may refer to: Places * Booker, Buckinghamshire, a hamlet in England * Booker, Texas, a town in the United States * RAF Booker, a Royal Air Force airfield from 1941 to 1963 Arts and entertainment * Booker (TV series), ''Booker'' (TV series), a spin-off of ''21 Jump Street'' * Booker (film), a 1984 American biographical short television film * , a fictional character in ''Case Closed'' * Booker Prize, presented annually for the best original full-length novel * Booker, a character in the comic strip ''U.S. Acres'' * Booker DeWitt, protagonist of the video game ''BioShock Infinite'' * Booker Baxter-Carter, son of Raven Baxter in the television series ''Raven's Home'' Brands and enterprises * Booker Group, the United Kingdom's largest food wholesale operator * Booker Software, a software company headquartered in New York City * Booker's, a bourbon produced by the Jim Beam distillery Roles * Booker, one who plans the order of and events within Glossary of professional wrestlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booker, Buckinghamshire
Booker is a hamlet (place), hamlet within the parish of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, which has absorbed into the expanding suburbs of High Wycombe. There are several housing areas in Booker, mainly modern estates. At the 2011 Census the hamlet was included in the High Wycombe Ward of Booker and Cressex. Booker is also the name frequently given to the local airfield, more properly known as Wycombe Air Park, one of the busiest general aviation airfields in the South East of England. The airfield is used for general aviation and gliding and is home to both helicopters and fixed wing planes. The airfield is home to the Airways Flying Club and Wycombe Air Centre. Main parts are mistaken for Cressex, the neighbouring village to the east of the hamlet. This is because there are no proper, recognised borders between Booker, Cressex, Sands and Castlefield. History The "tithing of Bokar" was referred to in the 13th-century. The etymology of the name is unknown, though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booker Group
Booker Group Limited is a British wholesale distributor, and subsidiary of Tesco plc. In January 2017, it was announced that the British multinational supermarket retailer Tesco had agreed to purchase the company for £3.7 billion. It was confirmed on 5 March 2018 that Tesco had completed its acquisition of Booker Group Limited. History Origins The company was founded by George and Richard Booker in 1835, when they bought their first ship and established the Booker Line, which focused on shipping goods. It later diversified into the distribution of goods, and gradually disposed of its fleet of ships. With a new focus on wholesale food distribution, the company had over 100 warehouses across the United Kingdom by 1978, and was trading as Booker McConnell Ltd. Among other interests, it operated the sugar industry in Guyana (British Guiana before independence in 1966), running five Booker Line ships, until it was nationalised around 1970. After six months, Booker was called bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M10 Booker
The M10 Booker is an American assault gun produced by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) for the United States Army. The M10 was developed from the General Dynamics Griffin, GDLS Griffin II armored fighting vehicle as the winner of its Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program in June 2022. The initial contract was for 96 low rate initial production (LRIP) vehicles, the first of which were delivered in February 2024. On 2 May 2025, United States Secretary of the Army, Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll, Dan Driscoll announced that the program was cancelled due to cost, a poorly negotiated maintenance contract, its weight, and its design. The Army had taken delivery of approximately 80 of the vehicles when the program was cancelled. The vehicles have an uncertain future and may be transferred to armored units, sold abroad, or placed in storage. Classification The vehicle has been called a light tank by some military officers and defense media due to its design and appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booker (name)
Booker is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Austin Booker (born 2002), American football player *Bob Booker (born 1958), English footballer *Charles Booker (American politician) (born 1984), member of the Kentucky House of Representatives *Charles Booker (Australian politician) (1865–1925), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly *Charles Dawson Booker (1897–1918), English World War I ace fighter pilot *Charles Goodenough Booker (1859–1926), Canadian politician, mayor of Hamilton, Ontario *Chris Booker (born 1971), American radio and television personality *Chris Booker (baseball) (born 1976), American former Major League Baseball pitcher *Chris Booker (basketball) (born 1981), American former basketball player *Christopher Booker (1937–2019), English journalist and author *Cory Booker (born 1969), American politician, U.S. Senator from New Jersey and former mayor of Newark, New Jersey *Devin Booker (born 1996), American bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talent Agent
A talent agent, or booking agent, is a person who finds work for actors, authors, broadcast journalists, film directors, musicians, models, professional athletes, screenwriters, writers, dancers, and other professionals in various entertainment or sports businesses. In addition, an agent defends, supports and promotes the interest of their clients. Having an agent is not required, but does help the artist get jobs (concerts, tours, movie scripts, appearances, signings, sport teams, etc.). In many cases, casting directors or other businesses go to talent agencies to find the artists for whom they are looking. The agent is paid a percentage of the star's earnings. Various regulations govern different types of agents. The legal jurisdiction in which the agent conducts business and artist's unions set the rules. There are also professional associations of talent agencies. Talent agents (artist managers) are considered gatekeepers to their client's careers. They have the ability ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossary Of Professional Wrestling Terms
Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of Traveling carnival, carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence of fans so as not to reveal the nature of the business. Into the 21st century, widespread discussion on the Internet has popularized these terms. Many of the terms refer to the financial aspects of professional wrestling in addition to in-ring terms. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booker's
Booker's bourbon is one of the small batch bourbons produced by the Jim Beam distillery, which is owned by Suntory Global Spirits (a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan). Having the highest alcohol content of the brands in the Jim Beam "Small Batch Bourbon Collection", it is a cask strength bourbon. Booker's bourbon is aged between six and eight years and is bottled un-cut and without chill filtering at its natural proof between 121 and 130.6. The brand began as bottlings of bourbon personally selected from barrels by Jim Beam Jim Beam is an American brand of bourbon whiskey produced primarily at James B. Beam Distilling Co. in Clermont, Kentucky by Suntory Global Spirits. It is one of the best-selling brands of bourbon in the world. Since 1795 (interrupted by Prohi ...'s grandson, the late distiller emeritus Booker Noe. Noe originally bottled his straight-from-the-barrel bourbon as gifts to close friends and family, and launched his selections as a brand ava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booker Software
Booker Software is an American software company headquartered in New York City. Its products are cloud-based management and booking systems for spas and salon stores. In 2018, the company was acquired by Mindbody. History Booker is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Irvine, California, Scottsdale, Arizona, the United Kingdom, and Singapore. Booker was started in 2007 by Peter Ellis and Daniel Lizio-Katzen as SpaBooker, a division of SpaFinder. SpaBooker was its initial software product. In October 2010, SpaBooker spun off to a separate company called GramercyOne. During this time, the company continued to add features to the SpaBooker platform and market it to other appointment-based service businesses such as hotels, medical practices, dance studios, and repair shops. In October 2011, Booker (then GramercyOne) secured $14.5 million in funding froRevolution Ventures [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raven's Home
''Raven's Home'' is an American family sitcom television series developed by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas that aired on Disney Channel from July 21, 2017 to September 3, 2023. The series stars Raven-Symoné, Issac Ryan Brown, Navia Robinson, Jason Maybaum, Sky Katz, and Anneliese van der Pol for its first four seasons. Raven-Symoné and Issac Ryan Brown returned for the fifth season, alongside Mykal-Michelle Harris, Felix Avitia, Emmy Liu-Wang and Rondell Sheridan. Based on the characters created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, the series is a spinoff of ''That's So Raven'', the second spinoff from that series after ''Cory in the House''. The series centers on Raven Baxter, a divorced mother of preteen twins Booker and Nia, living with her childhood best friend Chelsea and her son Levi in Chicago, Illinois. Premise Best friends Raven and Chelsea, both divorced single mothers, are now raising their children in an apartment together in Chicago. Their house is turned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booker, Texas
Booker is a town in Lipscomb and Ochiltree counties in Texas, United States. The population was 1,437 as of the 2020 Census. It was named for B.F. Booker, a civil engineer for the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway. History Booker was founded seven miles north of where it currently sits as LaKemp, Oklahoma, in 1909. However, ten years later when the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway was built from Shattuck, Oklahoma, to Spearman, Texas, the entire town moved seven miles across the state line to be near the railroad. The town was platted shortly before the move in 1917 by Thomas C. Spearman, who had Spearman, Texas named after him. LaKemp was renamed Booker in honor of one of the engineers for the railroad. Circa 2007 the then-operator of the railroad line, the Southwestern Railroad, abandoned the railway. Geography Booker is incorporated in Lipscomb County, and most of its territory lies in the northwestern corner of that county; only a small portion extends west into Ochilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BioShock Infinite
''BioShock Infinite'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K. The third installment of the ''BioShock'' series, ''Infinite'' was released worldwide for the PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, and OS X platforms in 2013. The game is set in the year 1912 and follows its protagonist, Booker DeWitt, who is sent to the airborne city Columbia to retrieve Elizabeth, a young woman held captive there. Booker and Elizabeth become involved in a class war between the nativist Founders that rule Columbia and the rebel Vox Populi, representing the city's underclass. Elizabeth possesses the ability to manipulate "Tears" in the space-time continuum, and Booker and Elizabeth discover she is central to Columbia's dark secrets. The player controls Booker DeWitt throughout the game, fighting enemies and scavenging supplies, while the computer-controlled Elizabeth provides assistance. After the 2007 release of '' BioShock'', Irrational Games a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Booker Prize
The Booker Prize, formerly the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a prestigious literary award conferred each year for the best single work of sustained fiction written in the English language, which was published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. The winner of the Booker Prize receives , as well as international publicity that usually leads to a significant sales boost. When the prize was created, only novels written by Commonwealth, Irish and South African (and later Zimbabwean) citizens were eligible to receive the prize; in 2014, eligibility was widened to any English-language novel—a change that proved controversial. A five-person panel consisting of authors, publishers and journalists, as well as politicians, actors, artists and musicians, is appointed by the Booker Prize Foundation each year to choose the winning book. Gaby Wood has been the chief executive of the Booker Prize Foundation since 2015. A high-profile liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
