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Alan is the author of five books, including, most recently, “Tomorrow’s Capitalist: My Search for the Soul of Business.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It can suggest a demand for action from the players, and a way of getting something out of the match, Chris Hunt, the author of World Cup Stories, told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

About the author: Bill Grueskin is on the faculty of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In even as short a lifetime as hers, the author writes, it is “like a memory kaleidoscope, shifting and revealing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In October 1940, Welles met the author whose ingenious 1897 story had brought the actor stardom.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow




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