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I.L. Williams

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Ingrid Williams is a native Californian who now lives with her family in Norway. She has had a successful career as a financial journalist for Dow Jones Newswires and as a copywriter for one of the largest creative agencies in Scandinavia, among other positions in the world of corporate communications. She is a recipient of the Humphrey´s Fellowship in Writing at Columbia University in New York.

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	Bing & Nero: Boy + Robot = Fun! by I.L. Williams (Goodreads Author), Inci Alper (Illustrations) 4.10 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2014 — 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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I.L. Williams liked Conrad's review of The Goodest Boy: Heartwarming Dog Stories: "A charming collection of short stories that explore the relationship between man and dog. My favorite was Eternal Kin which reminded me of W. Bruce Cameron’s “The Dog Master”. Dogs enrich our lives in so many ways that we often don’t appreciate or co" Read more of this review »
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“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
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