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John Grant

John Grant is author of some seventy books, of which about twenty-five are fiction, including novels like The World, The Hundredfold Problem, The Far-Enough Window and most recently The Dragons of Manhattan and Leaving Fortusa. His "book-length fiction" Dragonhenge, illustrated by Bob Eggleton, was shortlisted for a Hu....[more]

Carly Wall

Carly Wall is author of five nonfiction books on the subject of aromatherapy and natural healing including her latest, The Scented Veil: Using Scent to Awaken the Soul, A.R.E. Press (2002). Her previous titles include: Flower Secrets Revealed: Using Flowers to Heal, Beautify and Energize Your Life! (A.R.E. Press), Set....[more]

Isaac Asimov

Isaac Yudovich Ozimov (January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992) was an American author, best known for his science fiction novels and short stories. He also wrote mystery, fantasy, and non-fiction. Asimov wrote or edited approximately five hundred books and more than nine thousand letters and postcards. One of his short sto....[more]

Biography & Autobiography, Fiction, History, Humor, Language Arts & Disciplines, Reference, Science, Travel

Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. In 1973, Bryson went backpacking in England, where he eventually decided to settle. He wrote for the English newspapers The Times and The Independent, as well as supplementing his income by writing travel articles. Bryson moved back to the States in 1995. His first tra....[more]

Philip Pullman

Drama, Education, Fiction, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Performing Arts, Poetry, Reference

Philip Pullman, 1946 - Philip Pullman was born in 1946 and spent part of his youth living in Australia and graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English. Pullman is the author of many acclaimed novels, plays, and picture books for readers of all ages. He is a recent recipient of the highest award given for ....[more]

Frank R. Abate

History, Reference, Science, Travel

Denise Addis

Architecture, Reference

Addison-Wesley Publishing Staff

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Bill Adler

Biography & Autobiography, Fiction, History, Humor, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, Performing Arts, Political Science, Reference, Religion

William Adler was born on May 14, 1929 in New York. After attending Brooklyn College (1947-51), Adler served in the U.S. Army. Adler, a full-time writer/editor, has published approximately 150 books on various topics over the past forty years, but he is probably best known for his books reflecting the wit and humor of ....[more]

Mortimer J. Adler

Education, Fiction, History, Language Arts & Disciplines, Literary Collections, Philosophy, Political Science, Reference, Religion, Science, Social Science

Born in New York, Mortimer Adler was educated at Columbia University. Later as a philosophy instructor there, he taught in a program focused on the intellectual foundations of Western civilization. Called to the University of Chicago in 1927 by President Robert Maynard Hutchins, Adler played a major role in renovating ....[more]