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David Cook

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Also known as Zeb Cook, Dave Cook, David 'Zeb' Cook

game designer (born 1956)

Person · Open Library

Born
1934
Works
56

Top works

  • The Book of Lairs II
  • Ochimo
  • Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding
  • Kobold Guide to Dungeons
  • The Adventures of Indiana Jones

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1931-01-22
Active to
1964-12-11
black gospelclassic soulearly r&bgospelpop soulr&b

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
354,694
Total plays
11,209,770

Tags

rockalternative rockAmerican Idolalternativemale vocalists

David Roland Cook (born December 20, 1982 in Houston, Texas, United States) is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the reality television show American Idol. Prior to Idol he released an independent album entitled "Analog Heart" released on May 6, 2006. This was followed by his post-Idol major-label debut "David Cook" which was released on November 18, 2008 and has since been certified platinum by the RIAA, as were two singles from the album,

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Quotes

  • Thus, the concept of martyrdom developed differently in Islam than it did in either Judaism or Christianity. Martyrdom in Islam has a much more active sense: the prospective martyr is called to seek out situations in which martyrdom might be achieved. For example, in Abdallah b. al- Mubarak’s Kitab al-jihad, we find Nawf al-Bikali praying: “O, God! Make my wife a widow, make my child an orphan, and ennoble Nawf with martyrdom!”

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