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Write up on Zecharia Sitchin ‘s 12th Planet

Significance of the Study Zecharia Sitchin (1920-2010) studied Economics at the University of London and was best known for his fringe theories on the origins of Earth and man-kinds celestial ancestry (alien ancestry). According to his official website, www.sitchin.com, he is “one of few scholars able to read and interpret ancient Sumerian and Akkadian clay

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Write up on Frank Herbert Dune & Analog Magazine

Background of the Study Since childhood, Tacoma-born Frank Herbert had been determined to become a published author. For years, he wrote fiction with limited success while working as a journalist. He was hounded by creditors as he struggled alongside his wife Beverly to support a family. But his 1965 science fiction novel Dune, considered by many to

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Write up on Johnny Gruelle Raggedy Anne and andy

Background of the Study Johnny Gruelle is best known for creating the world famous rag doll characters, Raggedy Ann and Andy. While the Raggedys were the indisputable centerpiece of Gruelle’s career, in his heart of hearts, Johnny was a dyed-in-the-wool freelance artist, who felt most at home at his drawing board, crafting illustrations and features

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Write up on Terry Pratchett focusing ON THE Colour of Magic

Background of the Study: Introduction: – Terry Pratchett was born in 1948 in Beaconsfield, Bucks, and decided to become a journalist after his first short story, ‘The Hades Business’, was published in Science Fantasy magazine when he was fifteen years old. His first job was on the Bucks Free Press and he went on to work for various newspapers before

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Write up on Michael MoorCock Elric of Melniboné

Background of Study Introduction: Michael Moorcock, 1939 – Writer Michael Moorcock was born December 18, 1939 in Mitcham, Surrey, England. Moorcock was the editor of the juvenile magazine Tarzan Adventures from 1956-58, an editor and writer for the Sexton Blake Library and for comic strips and children’s annuals from 1959-61, an editor and pamphleteer for Liberal

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