|
|
Author Views
Author Searches
Author Activity
Recent Claims
Popular Books
Records 1 - 20 of 656 Next »»
Top Author Searches (Technology & Engineering)
Biography & Autobiography, Comics & Graphic Novels, Fiction, History, Juvenile Fiction, Psychology, Technology & Engineering
James Patterson, author and creator of the character Alex Cross, was born in Newburgh, New York, on March 22, 1947. He graduated from Manhattan College in 1969 and received a M. A. from Vanderbilt University in 1970. Patterson's first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, was written while he was working in a mental insti....[more]
Computers, Fiction, Games, History, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Transportation
Thomas L. Clancy, Jr., known to his multitudes of fans as Tom Clancy, was born in 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Loyola College in 1969, became an insurance agent, and in 1973 became the owner of an insurance agency. It was not until 1980 that he started writing military thrillers. Clancy's novels are h....[more]
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]
Law, Technology & Engineering
Alan Jacobson's first novel, False Accusations (Pocket Books) was a national bestseller in paperback. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English Writing form Queens College of the City of New York, and his doctorate from Palmer College of Chiropractic West in San Jose, California. He achieved prominence as an Agreed M....[more]
Juvenile Fiction, Technology & Engineering
Jeff Kinney is the author/illustrator of the New York Times #1 bestselling children's series "Diary of a Wimpy Kid." He was born in College Park, Maryland in 1971, and attended the University of Maryland in the 1990s. Kinney aspired to a career in cartooning following the experiences of publishing his "Igdoof" comic st....[more]
Business & Economics, Education, Family & Relationships, Nature, Psychology, Science, Technology & Engineering
Dr. Grandin is a designer of livestock handling facilities and a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Facilities she has designed are located in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries. In North America, almost half of the cattle are handled in a cente....[more]
David Pietrusza has produced a number of critically-acclaimed works concerning 20th century American history. His 1960: LBJ vs JFK vs Nixon: The Epic Campaign that Forged Three Presidencies was named by ForeWord Magazine as among the best political biographies. Pietrusza's 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents rec....[more]
William S. Burroughs was born to a wealthy family in St. Louis, Missouri, on February 5th, 1914. He began writing at a young age, completing his first story at age 8. At 13, after reading Jack Black’s You Can’t Win, he became intrigued by outlaw, underground lifestyle, which would influence him for the rest of his li....[more]
Steve Greenberg is an invention groupie. Born into a family of patent filers, Steve has always been drawn to ingenuity and invention. It was that fascination that caused Steve to write a book about garage inventors for Sterling Publishing. The book showcases more than 100 off-beat gadgets and the inventors behind them....[more]
Art, Biography & Autobiography, Fiction, Language Arts & Disciplines, Technology & Engineering, Travel
Madison Smartt Bell was born and raised in Tennessee; he studied at Princeton University and Hollins College. He has taught in a variety of capacities, including the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars, the University of Southern Maine, Goucher College, and as a Fellow at the MacDowell....[more]
Art, Fiction, History, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, Pets, Science, Self-help, Sports & Recreation, Technology & Engineering, Transportation
Gary Paulsen was born on May 17, 1939 in Minnesota. During the first few years of his life, his father was stationed in Europe during World War II and his mother worked in a factory. Paulsen was raised by his grandmother and aunts. He lived overseas after the war in the Phillippines between 1946-49. Ever since he was f....[more]
Biography & Autobiography, Fiction, History, Juvenile Nonfiction, Literary Collections, Nature, Philosophy, Religion, Science, Technology & Engineering
Richard Dawkins writes about such topics as DNA and genetic engineering, virtual reality, astronomy, and evolution. Dawkins was educated at Oxford University and taught zoology at the University of California and Oxford University, holding the position of the Charles Simonyi Professor of the Public Understanding of Sci....[more]
Alan Axelrod was born on August 25, 1952, in New York. He was educated at Northeastern Illinois University and University of Iowa. He is a leading writer about American history, and is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to American History. In his books, Axelrod presents the facts, details, and faces that have he....[more]
Cooking, Gardening, Juvenile Nonfiction, Literary Collections, Medical, Nature, Philosophy, Reference, Technology & Engineering
Michael Pollan is a contributing writer for "The New York Times Magazine" as well as a contributing editor at "Harper's" magazine. He is the author of two prizewinning books: "Second Nature: A Gardener's Education" & "A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder". Pollan lives in Connecticut with his wife & s....[more]
Records 1 - 20 of 656 Next »»
 

Authors

Community

Publishers

Help

About Us

(C) Copyright 2010 FiledBy, Inc. All Rights Reserved.