
Sample of authors
Crichton, Michael
The American author, physician, director and teacher John Michael Crichton was a remarkable person for several reasons: he was 206 cm tall; he was a popular author and director as well as a respected debater and public speaker; and he was an authority on a raft of topics from computer programming to climate change. In 1994, he was the first to have featured at the top of three major bestseller...

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Sample of authors
Ayraud, Pierre
Pierre Ayraud, who published his books under the pseudonym Thomas Narcejac, and Pierre Boileau are two of the best known names in French crime writing. Together, they wrote a large number of detective novels signed Boileau-Narcejac, and they were prominent figures on the late 20th century literary scene. Ayraud was also a great connoisseur of crime writing, and he wrote several famous...