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 Barry Gifford Poet Playwright Critic Author Of Memoirs Short Stories


Writing >> Barry Gifford Poet Playwright Critic Author Of Memoirs Short Stories


Barry Gifford is a poet, author and playwright. His works reflect the grim side of American reality often with a degree of black humor. Gifford has written poems, novels, memoirs, short stories, film screenplays as well as literary and film criticisms. His novel, Memories of a Sinking Ship won the Christopher Isherwwod Foundation Prize for Fiction in 2006.



 Patricia Maclachlan Newbery Medal Winning Bestselling Children Author


Writing >> Patricia Maclachlan Newbery Medal Winning Bestselling Children Author


Being born on March 3, 1938 Patricia MacLachlan is nationwide as a bestselling author of childrens books in the United States. She was born at Cheyenne, Wyoming. She came in limelight after winning Newbery Medal in 1986 for her excellent work in Sarah, Plain and Tall. This book was filmed and starred actors like Glenn Close and Christopher Walken. She is favorite of millions of children throughout the worldwide. She is even popular among grannies who love to read her books so that they can meet up the demands of their grand children.



 Rick Burgess Comedy Radio Artist And Bestselling Author


Writing >> Rick Burgess Comedy Radio Artist And Bestselling Author


Rick Burgess is popular as a host in Radio programs and a motivational speaker. He is has earned a lot of fame by performing as a co-host in the Rick and Bubba Show, which is a nationally syndicated one. Rick hosts programs in coordination with Bill Bubba Busey. There are 45 radio stations around the country on which the program can be heard. Almost every professional deed of Rick is done with Bill Bubba Bussey.




 Al Sarrantonio Horror And Science Fiction Author


Writing >> Al Sarrantonio Horror And Science Fiction Author


Al Sarrantonio was born on 25th May, 1952 in New York City. He is an author dealing with horror as well as science fiction and has contributed towards the publishing of over forty books and sixty short stories in a span of twenty-five years. He was referred to as a master anthologist by Booklist and has also worked towards the editing of many anthologies.



 The Caine Mutiny Author Herman Wouk Pulitzer Prize Winner


Writing >> The Caine Mutiny Author Herman Wouk Pulitzer Prize Winner


Born into a Jewish family in 1915, Herman Wouk, The Caine Mutiny author took up writing as a fulltime career when he was 31 years old and was serving in the US Navy. Having authored quite a number of best-selling novels, he adopted a career of writing to support his wife Betty Sarah Brown and their three sons.




 Adelle Davis Nutritionist Health Movement Pioneer And Author


Writing >> Adelle Davis Nutritionist Health Movement Pioneer And Author


Adelle Davis is a pioneering nutritionist and was an advocate of superior value of unprocessed food. She was one of the first to highlight the dangers behind the food additives and the dominant role of the nutrients in maintaining health and preventing diseases and restoration of health after the sufferings of diseases.



 Aldous Huxley Humanist Author Philosophical Mysticism Parapsychology


Writing >> Aldous Huxley Humanist Author Philosophical Mysticism Parapsychology


Being born on July 26, 1894 Aldous Huxley is a English writer and a very important member of renowned Huxley family. From the year 1937 to 1967 i.e., till his death he stayed in Los Angeles, United States. He was humanist but in the latter part of his life he was more interested in writing about religious matters like philosophical mysticism and parapsychology. Huxley is regarded as an intellectual of highest rank and a leader of modern man. However he left this world on November 22, 1963 at the age of 69.




 Alexei Panshin Nebula Award Winning Writer Science Fiction Critic


Writing >> Alexei Panshin Nebula Award Winning Writer Science Fiction Critic


Alexei Adams Panshin better known as Alexei Panshin is a well known author and science fiction critic. He is most for several critical woks and novels like the cult favorite Anthony Villiers series, Farewell to Yesterdays Tomorrow and Rite of Passage, which won him the 1968 Nebula Award.



















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