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Edward Ball

Edward Ball was born in Savannah, Georgia; graduated from Brown University; and was a writer for The Village Voice. His first book, Slaves in the Family, won the National Book Award. He is also the author of The Sweet Hell Inside.

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Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Peninsula of Lies
Dec 07, 2012
Peninsula of Lies will be released on June 15, 2010 in eBook
Jun 15, 2010
Peninsula of Lies is now available in eBook
Jun 15, 2010
The Genetic Strand will be released on November 06, 2007 in Hardcover
Nov 06, 2007
The Genetic Strand is now available in Hardcover
Nov 06, 2007
The Genetic Strand will be released on November 06, 2007 in eBook
Nov 06, 2007
The Genetic Strand is now available in eBook
Nov 06, 2007
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Nov 06, 2007
The Genetic Strand is now available in
Nov 06, 2007
The Genetic Strand will be released on November 06, 2007 in
Nov 06, 2007
The Genetic Strand is now available in
Nov 06, 2007
Peninsula of Lies will be released on March 07, 2005 in
Mar 07, 2005
Peninsula of Lies is now available in
Mar 07, 2005
Peninsula of Lies will be released on March 01, 2005 in Trade Paperback
Mar 01, 2005
Peninsula of Lies is now available in Trade Paperback
Mar 01, 2005
Excerpt:
Table of Contents from The Genetic Strand
Prior to Dec 19, 2008

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Deadline.com, May 19, 2013
...also released in Canada. Cohen Media Group has acquired National Book Award winner The Inventor And The Tycoon, Edward Ball’s recently published book about the true story of photography and motion picture pioneer Edward Muybridge and wealthy...
Advertiser Democrat, April 18, 2013
...library@MSLN.net. Home delivery is available. Eben Alexander, “Proof of Heaven;” Maya Angelou, “Mom and Me and Mom;” Edward Ball, “The Inventor and the Tycoon: a Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures;” Max Boot, “Invisible...
Commercial Dispatch, March 5, 2013
...in The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures (Doubleday) by Edward Ball. Muybridge the inventor turns out to be much more interesting than Stanford the tycoon, but the joint story is essential in understanding how...
Booktv, March 4, 2013
...National Book Award-winning author Edward Ball recounts the relationship between Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) inventor of stop-motion photography that was integral in the development of motion pictures and his patron, Leland Stanford, former governor...
New York Daily News, February 17, 2013
...fib) in “The Inventor and the Tycoon: A Gilded Age Murder and the Invention of Moving Pictures” by Edward Ball out of the way. Eadweard Muybridge, one of the two unreservedly colorful characters Ball profiles in his book, did not invent the movies. ...
SCPR, February 15, 2013
...Author Edward Ball's new book tells the cinematic story of vagabond Muybridge and his tycoon friend as they originated the technique of stop-motion photography and re-wrote California's history. Credit: "The...
PRLog, February 7, 2013
...2011 Score: 0.14 25. Peninsula of Lies: A True Story of Mysterious Birth and Taboo Love by Edward Ball Published: March 1, 2005 Score: 0.13 Photo...
Foster Folly News, June 8, 2013
...along the upland wooded areas of the park. The Wakulla Springs Lodge was built in 1937 by financier Edward Ball and is open year-round. A full-service dining room overlooks the spring; lodge meeting facilities offer an excellent place for retreats....
Kentucky Standard, June 7, 2013
...Columbus, Ohio, to John and Judith Boland, of Bardstown, real estate in Nelson County, $51,000. Quitclaim-Lori and Edward Ball, both of Bardstown, real estate in Nelson County. Quitclaim-Sarah Koehler to Gary Boblitt Jr., both of Bardstown, Lot 14...
Cinema Blend, May 20, 2013
...Muybridge, often called “the Father of the Motion Picture.” The book, written by Nonfiction National Book Award winner Edward Ball (Slaves in the Family) was published earlier this year, and goes far deeper into Muybridge’s life than anything...
Mail.com, May 19, 2013
...also released in Canada. Cohen Media Group has acquired National Book Award winner The Inventor And The Tycoon, Edward Ball’s recently published book about the true story of photography and motion picture pioneer Edward Muybridge and wealthy...
Deadline.com, May 19, 2013
...also released in Canada. Cohen Media Group has acquired National Book Award winner The Inventor And The Tycoon , Edward Ball’s recently published book about the true story of photography and motion picture pioneer Edward Muybridge and wealthy...
Deadline.com, May 19, 2013
...also released in Canada. Cohen Media Group has acquired National Book Award winner The Inventor And The Tycoon, Edward Ball’s recently published book about the true story of photography and motion picture pioneer Edward Muybridge and wealthy...
Mail.com, May 19, 2013
...also released in Canada. Cohen Media Group has acquired National Book Award winner The Inventor And The Tycoon, Edward Ball’s recently published book about the true story of photography and motion picture pioneer Edward Muybridge and wealthy...