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Bruce Ferber

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Bruce Ferber is an Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated comedy writer and producer whose credits include Bosom Buddies, Growing Pains, Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, Coach, and Home Improvement, where he served as Executive Producer and showrunner. In addition to being recognized by the Television Academy, his work has received the People’s Choice, Kid’s Choice and Environmental Media Awards. Ferber lives in Southern California, with his wife, children, large dog, and assorted musical instruments.

Elevating Overman is his first novel.

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	Los Angeles in the 1970s: Weird Scenes inside the Gold Mine by David Kukoff (Editor), Jeremy Rosenberg (Contributor), John Densmore (Contributor) 3.68 avg rating — 133 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
	Elevating Overman 3.80 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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
	I Buried Paul: A Novel 4.28 avg rating — 54 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 Way We Work: On the Job in Hollywood by Bruce Ferber (Goodreads Author) (Editor), J.J. Abrams (Contributor), Chris Rock (Contributor) 4.33 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Cascade Falls 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2015 — 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
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IT CAN HAPPEN HERE Richard Feynman, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, and Bob’s Big Boy together again for the first time? It’s all possible in the world of LATER DAYS, the new coming-of-age novel from Chip Jacobs. An affectionate portrait of the angst-ridden jo ...more
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