▁polit icians ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁English ▁polit icians ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁lord ▁may ors ▁of ▁London ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁British ▁polit icians ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁English ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁D ary l ▁C obb ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁author ▁of ▁children ' s ▁books . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁ ▁Kirk us ▁Re views , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁called ▁C obb ' s ▁children ' s ▁novel ▁Baseball , ▁Bul lies ▁& ▁Ang els ▁" required ▁reading ▁for ▁k ids ▁and ▁parents ." ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Baseball , ▁Bul lies ▁& ▁Ang els ▁was ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁Stand ▁For ▁the ▁Sil ent , ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁anti - bul lying ▁organization ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Act ing ▁ ▁While ▁att ending ▁Virginia ▁Commonwealth ▁University ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia , ▁C obb ▁studied ▁the ater , ▁music ▁and ▁learned ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁guitar . ▁He ▁has ▁acted ▁in ▁stage ▁produ ctions ▁including ▁Bil ox i ▁Blues ▁by ▁Neil ▁Simon ▁and ▁Fif th ▁of ▁July ▁by ▁Lan ford ▁Wilson . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁C obb ▁was ▁born ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁in ▁Ut ica , ▁New ▁York . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁of ▁five ▁children ▁of ▁Edward ▁John ▁C obb , ▁a ▁retired ▁high ▁school ▁math ▁teacher , ▁and ▁Jac qu eline ▁Lee ▁B ost wick , ▁a ▁hom em