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If I say Richard Matheson, usually most people wouldn't recognize the name.... never heard of him, sorry pal (even in book stores!). If I say instead: The Twilight Zone, I Am Legend, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Outer Limits, Spielberg's "Duel" etc... perhaps more people would agree they have at least heard of these tv and cinema productions. The man behind it all is Richard Matheson. As a matter of fact I have started to know Richard Matheson ...
...--------------------------The Man And His Stories-------------------------- Richard Matheson is known as American author and screenwriter, typically of fantasy, horror (terror is a better definition), or science fiction. His career started in the early 50's with the short story "Born of Man and Woman", the tale of a monstrous child chained in its parents' cellar, it was told in the first person as the creature's diary. This appeared in a Sci-fi ... Read review

Advantages: His books are very engrossing
Disadvantages: Some of his novels are a bit far fetched

Chuck Palahniuk is my most favourite author.I got hooked on to his books after i read his" Fight Club".Then i read his other novels like "Stranger than fiction" and " Haunted ".I loved all his books.The next one on my list is " Lullaby " which i have heard is awesome, in fact quite scary!!! Some members of the media have labeled him as a "shock writer' because of the nature of his books and the subject he writes about, but thats what makes him different ...
...such as materialism and voilence!! Chuck Palahniuk is an immigrant American from Ukraine .He was a freelance journalist before he started writing novels.He became very well known after he wrote "Fightclub".It seems Palahniuk used to be a diesel mechanic for a Freight liner and wrote "Fight Club" as part of a "writing group" he attended with his friends. In most of his books, his characters are people who have got a raw deal out of life and this ... Read review

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Dervla Murphy grew up in Lismore, County Waterford which was in Ireland. Her parents who's to call her "Dublin bourgeoise. Dervlas's father was a librarian in the library near by and her mother suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and she had a passion of wanting to travel from an early age. On her tenth birthday she was given an atlas which she claims gave her the bug to travel. Also she was given a bicycle and so she travelled to different countries ...
...trips abroad. So in 1963 Dervla Murphy set off on her first major trip by bike from Ireland to India. When she got to Yugoslavia she then started to write her journal of her experiences and the places she had visited. This was instead of sending letters home. This was then published when she got back home and this was her first book which then got published and was titled Full Tilt and it was her first solo trip where she describes her adventures ... Read review

Advantages: Easily accessible for everyone, from non-readers to avid book worms. Inspirational.
Disadvantages: i can't think of any...

...time I picked up a Jeannie Baker book, I must admit I was somewhat flummoxed. However, after taking a while to look through, and especially after looking at her other titles, I was amazed and have been singing her praises ever since. Jeanie Baker works in collage, each book is a collection of impressive collages telling a story, all of which have a very powerful message. These books can make wonderful teaching tools for subjects such as art, history, ...
...words...but if a picture is worth a thousand words, one of Jeannie Baker's collage books must be worth a million. (p.s. NOT AN AUDIO BOOK!...but currently unable to find a way to submit the review without the audio book questions, hence the negative side to a review with 5stars...) ... Read review

Advantages: All her books are believable, romantic and funny, just the thing to cheer you up!
Disadvantages: Books are expensive nowdays.. find them online or at charity shops!!

Jill Mansell is one of my favourite authors. The first book of hers i read was 'Kiss' and i originally picked it up because it centred around a woman called Izzy, whose passion was singing, just like me. I quickly devoured it, then passied it on to my friends, who enjoyed it just as much as me. Unlike some chick-lit (I love that generalisation) authors she has many main characters in her books instead of focusing on just one person. Even with multiple ...
...and you never have to turn back to remember whats going on. Another great thing about this is no matter what your age there is always someone you can relate to, whether you are a teenager, middle aged, or that little bit older. Even though you know there is always going to be a happy ending, she keeps you guessing and never makes it obvious how things are going to pan out. In a interview she once said she tried to write a tear jerker ending but, ... Read review