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Harry Campbell

Harry Campbell was born in the southwest of England, and lives in Glasgow. However, despite the Scottish surname, his family roots lie in North Wales. After degrees in modern languages and linguistics and time spent teaching English in Belgium and Spain, he worked as a bilingual lexicographer and editor for Larousse a....[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]

Bill Bryson

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]

Robert Allen

Family & Relationships, Games, Health & Fitness, Humor, Juvenile Nonfiction, Literary Collections, Nature, Psychology, Reference, Religion, Self-help

Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC

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Erin Barrett, author of a kids trivia book, has written for "Icon" and the "San Jose Mercury News", among others, and has contributed to several anthologies including the "Uncle John's Bathroom Reader" series. She lives in Alameda, California.