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John Bond

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Born

Levittown, Pennsylvania , The United States

Website

http://www.booksbyjohnbond.com

Genre

Fiction, Classics, Science Fiction

Influences

Ray Bradbury; John Updike; Kurt Vonnegut; John Irving; Stephen King; R ...more

Member Since

January 2016

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John Bond’s life has been immersed in the written word. He has been a librarian, editor, book publisher, educator, publishing consultant, author, and (most importantly), avid reader. He has written eight books and worked with countless authors on finding their voice and a platform to publish their work.

A devoted book collector, John’s collection started with Bradbury and Vonnegut but has mushroomed into Murakami and Chiang and non-fiction in every discipline. He lives in New Jersey and is trying to get through his ever growing pile To Be Read.

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Average rating: 4.49 · 37 ratings · 14 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	To the End of Reckoning it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 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
	The Story of You: A Guide for Writing Your Personal Stories and Family History really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	You Can Write and Publish a Book: Essential Information on How to Get Your Book Published 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2005 — 4 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
	The Little Guide to Getting Your Journal Article Published: Simple Steps to Success really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	The Request for Proposal in Publishing: Managing the RFP Process 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 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
	Scholarly Publishing: A Primer it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	The Little Guide to Giving Poster Presentations: Simple Steps to Success it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	The Little Guide to Getting Your Book Published: Simple Steps to Success (Stk-001) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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A worthy tribute and follow up to The Stand. Of course some stories are better than the others. But the ones that are great are really great. A must read for any King Completist.
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“Nothing is worth more than this day.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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“The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”
― Muhammad Ali

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“We have our store of days and we spend them like forgetful drunkards.”
― Sebastian Barry, Days Without End

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“What can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Anthony McCarten

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“I contain multitudes.”
― Walt Whitman, Leaves of grass. Poems (selected) with introduction by Ernest Rhys. 1886 [Leather Bound]

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message 1: by Majenta

Dec 20, 2017 06:05PM

Hello, John! Thank you for contacting me. Congratulations on your books! Happy reading, writing, and everything else. Have a good tomorrow. Merry Christmas! Blessings!
Best wishes from Majenta

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