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Clay Swartz

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Clay Swartz fancies himself a Hemingway-type, but the type that's a jogging, tree-hugging vegetarian with as much machismo as a can of Coconut LaCroix.

Even so, he loves history, writing about times long ago, and reading about people greater than he.

Clay grew up a 90s kid in Dallas, Texas, an only child surrounded by Goosebumps books, Stretch Armstrongs and lots of Pogs. He decided at age 12 to become a writer, penning his first work, an obvious ripoff of 'Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood' called 'Don't Be a Menace to Lyles Middle School While Chewing Your Gum in Class.' (Copies of the screenplay are not available.)

Nowadays, he spends his time writing quirky books like Who Wins? (Workman Publishing), ...more

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	Who Wins?: 100 Historical Figures Go Head-to-Head and You Decide the Winner! by Clay Swartz (Goodreads Author), Clay Swartz (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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