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Max Brooks

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in New York City, The United States

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Horror, Nonfiction, Comics & Graphic Novels

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Max Brooks is The New York Times bestselling author of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z. He has been called ”the Studs Terkel of zombie journalism.“

Brooks is the son of director Mel Brooks and the late actress Anne Bancroft. He is a 1994 graduate of Pitzer College. His wife, Michelle, is a screenwriter, and the couple have a son, Henry.

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Average rating: 3.98 · 765,299 ratings · 48,181 reviews · 101 distinct works • Similar authors

	World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War 4.02 avg rating — 564,066 ratings — published 2006 — 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 Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead 3.86 avg rating — 105,519 ratings — published 2003 — 79 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
	Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre 3.90 avg rating — 57,164 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Minecraft: The Island (Official Minecraft Novels, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 7,544 ratings — published 2017 — 56 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 Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author), Ibraim Roberson (Illustrator) 3.79 avg rating — 7,911 ratings — published 2009 — 21 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
	Tiger Chair 3.55 avg rating — 8,075 ratings — published 2024 — 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 Harlem Hellfighters by Max Brooks (Goodreads Author), Caanan White (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,329 ratings — published 2014 — 18 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
	Closure, Limited and Other Zombie Stories 3.45 avg rating — 2,100 ratings — published 2011 — 18 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 Essential Max Brooks: World War Z and The Zombie Survival Guide 4.18 avg rating — 1,601 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Minecraft: The Mountain: An Official Minecraft Novel 4.42 avg rating — 1,440 ratings — 17 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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