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  • (Thanks for the warning Ron Moore) ction-packed affairs starring famous landmarks as giant robots that battle a runaway mechanical squid hijacked by vengeful aliens.

    Vacationing Where the Aliens Invade 2009

  • That could create a difficult distra ction for Republicans at a time when they're hoping to re-establish their ability to build consensus and lead.

    World Watch 2010

  • So I decided to write some imperfect fi ction, plant my own tree in the forest beginning with a novel that would answer possible questions my children might someday ask about how I grew up.

    Sonny Brewer - An interview with author 2010

  • District Court in Manhattan, claims Mr. Wormsley lied to Mr. Hands and said that Cerberus Capital Management Ltd. planned to make a competing bid for EMI before the au ction closed.

    Financial Briefing Book: Oct. 27 2010

  • But the writing I’ve been doing for thirty years has been mostly non fi ction: articles, essays, press releases, and a weekly newspaper column, some dimestore philosophy that I cranked out for about three years.

    Sonny Brewer - An interview with author 2010

  • The story, you say, was there for you when you sought to tell it; how much of it is fi ction?

    Sonny Brewer - An interview with author 2010

  • Elliot Schrage, Facebook Inc.'s vice president of communications, policy and marketing, commented Sunday on the role of technology in the Egyptian revolt, and rea ction to it.

    China Cracks Down On Uprising Chatter Loretta Chao 2011

  • (Thanks for the warning Ron Moore) ction-packed affairs starring famous landmarks as giant robots that battle a runaway mechanical squid hijacked by vengeful aliens.

    April 2009 2009

  • On the other hand, William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy probably had the most in fl uence on my own writing, to wit: my stunned awe of their work kept me from attempting fi ction.

    Sonny Brewer - An interview with author 2010

  • It is better when there is an intermingling of some truth into the fi ction.

    Sonny Brewer - An interview with author 2010

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