Author Reviews
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Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American author most widely known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction series, known as the Hyperion Cantos, and for his Locus-winning Ilium/Olympos cycle.
He spans genres such as science fiction, horror and fantasy, sometimes within the same novel: a typical example of Simmons’ ability to [...]
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Robert Raymer
Named as one of the “50 Expats You Should Know” in Malaysia by Expatriate Lifestyle (January 2010), profiled in an upcoming edition of International Living, and featured on the talk show Kuppa Kopi (31 May 2010), Robert Raymer is an American writer and writing facilitator living in Sarawak on the island of Borneo. Until recently, [...]
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Barry Wain: Author of Malaysian Maverick
Barry Wain, author of Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times is an Australian journalist who is a Writer-in-Residence at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore. A former editor of the Asian Wall Street Journal, Wain has written many well known popular books and one of them is ‘The Refused’ which is an [...]
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Warren Olson: Thai Private Eye
Fluent in Thai and Khamen, New Zealander Warren Olson worked the bars and back alleys of Bangkok, going where other private eyes feared to tread. Although Olson has since retired from the PI scene and has returned to his native Auckland, where he was recently awarded a Masters in Strategic Studies, the company he founded [...]
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Peter V. Brett
Peter V. Brett
Raised on a steady diet of fantasy novels, comic books, and Dungeons & Dragons, Peter V. Brett has been writing fantasy stories for as long as he can remember. He received a bachelor of arts degree in English literature and art history from the University at Buffalo in 1995, then worked for a [...]
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Robert Harris
Robert Harris is the author of Pompeii, Enigma, and Fatherland. He has been a television correspondent with the BBC and a newspaper columnist for the London Sunday Times and The Daily Telegraph. His novels have sold more than ten million copies and been translated into thirty languages. He lives in Berkshire, England, with his wife [...]
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Jack Canfield is Coming to Malaysia! (September 2010)
Jack Canfield (born August 19, 1944) is an American motivational speaker and author. He is best known as the co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, which currently has nearly 200 titles and 112 million copies in print in over 40 languages. According to USA Today, Chicken Soup for the Soul and [...]
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Robin Sharma is Coming to Malaysia! (May 2010)
Robin Sharma is the author of 11 international bestselling books, and a globally respected leadership expert. In an independent ranking of leadership gurus, Sharma ranked #2 (source: leadershipgurus.net). His best known books include the multi-million copy bestseller “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” (75 languages) and “The Greatness Guide“. His latest book is “The Leader [...]
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Malcolm Gladwell is Coming to Malaysia! (19th August 2010)
Malcolm Gladwell (born September 3, 1963) is a Canadian journalist, author, and pop sociologist, based in New York City. He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. He is best known for his books The Tipping Point (2000), Blink (2005), Outliers (2008), and What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures (2009).
Gladwell’s [...]
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Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis (born October 15, 1960) is an American contemporary non-fiction author and financial journalist. His bestselling books include Liar’s Poker, The New New Thing, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, Panic and Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood. He is currently a contributing editor [...]
