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Author of 90 books including A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

Bill Bryson is a bestselling American-British author known for his witty and accessible nonfiction books spanning travel, science, and language. He rose to prominence with Notes from a Small Island (1…

Jared Diamond

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Author of 53 books including Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Jared Mason Diamond is an American scientist, historian, and author best known for his popular science and history books and articles. Originally trained in biochemistry and physiology, Diamond is com…

Steven Pressfield

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Author of 99 books including The War of Art

I was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 1943 to a Navy father and mother.

I graduated from Duke University in 1965.

In January of 1966, when I was on the bus leaving Parris Island as a freshly-minte…

Carl Sagan

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Author of 158 books including Cosmos

In 1934, scientist Carl Sagan was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. After earning bachelor and master's degrees at Cornell, Sagan earned a double doctorate at the University of Chicago in 1960. He became profess…