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Ray Bradbury
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Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury (1920–2012) was the author of more than three dozen books, including Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, and Something Wicked This Way Comes, as well as hundreds of short stories. He wrote for the theater, cinema, and TV, including the screenplay for John Huston’s Moby Dick and the Emmy Award–winning teleplay The Halloween Tree, and adapted for television sixty-five of his stories for The Ray Bradbury Theater. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, and numerous other honors.

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Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from Fahrenheit 451
Jul 20, 2012
The Illustrated Man will be released on April 17, 2012 in Mass Market Paperback
Apr 17, 2012
The Illustrated Man is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Apr 17, 2012
The Martian Chronicles is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Apr 17, 2012
The Martian Chronicles will be released on April 17, 2012 in Mass Market Paperback
Apr 17, 2012
Fahrenheit 451 is now available in eBook
Nov 29, 2011
Fahrenheit 451 will be released on November 29, 2011 in eBook
Nov 29, 2011
Excerpt:
Introduction from Fahrenheit 451
Nov 18, 2011

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American Way, April 20, 2013
...of Books The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood City of Thieves by David Benioff Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury My Antonia by Willa Cather Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros The...
U-T San Diego, April 19, 2013
...of 30 titles chosen for their proven ability to engage readers. There are classics like “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury and “Devil in a Blue Dress” by Walter Mosley and recent gems like “Salvage the Bones” by Jesmyn Ward and “Bossypants”...
Huffington Post, April 19, 2013
...a seat at the table. -------------------------------------------- Steven Paul Leiva has just published his first non-fiction book, Searching for Ray Bradbury, a fact of which his publisher is inordinately proud. Mr. Leiva intends to have a...
Chicago Now, April 19, 2013
...Night U.S. titles for 2013, alphabetical by author, are: The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury Girl with a Pearl Earring, Tracy Chevalier The House on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros La casa en Mango Street, Sandra...
Guardian.co.uk, April 19, 2013
...destiny, penned by Greg Bear and Joan Slonczewski", and "those by Robert A Heinlein, Arthur C Clarke, and Ray Bradbury that instruct almost invisibly, because the authors were teachers at heart". He told the Guardian that he "approve[s]...
New Jersey Herald, April 19, 2013
...purchase printed books. This year's titles include "A Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury, "Bossypants" by Tina Fey, "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros, "Looking for Alaska" by John Green and "The Phantom...
San Francisco Chronicle, April 18, 2013
...Rand Paul (1) RANDY RENTSCHLER (1) Raquel Barajas (1) Rasheed Junior (1) Rasheed Shepherd (1) Rasputin Music (1) Ray Bradbury (1) Ray Garcia (1) Raymond Ang (1) Reading (5) realignment (1) REBECCA BORNE (1) Rebecca...
Broadway World, January 19, 2013
...and Aaron Sorkin , among others. At additional theaters, she originated roles for John Pielmeier , Shirley Lauro , and for Ray Bradbury in the world stage premiere of Farenheit 451. A member of Actors Studio, she has starred in productions at Manhattan...
Planetary Society, January 18, 2013
...with our December tradition—is Emily Lakdawalla’s Year in Pictures photo spread. Space historian Andy Chaikin talks about Ray Bradbury and our need to explore; Bruce Betts fills us in on PlanetVac’s innovative sample-return technology; our Members...
Huffington Post, January 18, 2013
...2012. Story continues below . Curiosity's touchdown site, dubbed "Bradbury Landing" in honor of the late sci-fi author Ray Bradbury, appears at the left of the photo as a dark smudge — a scar left by the rocket-powered sky crane that lowered...
St. Petersburg Times, January 18, 2013
...the last page on several major authors this year, among them feminist poet Adrienne Rich, science fiction lion Ray Bradbury, witty journalist and screenwriter Nora Ephron, caustically erudite novelist Gore Vidal and beloved children's author and...
Yahoo! Canada, January 18, 2013
...tattoos mostly on old soldiers, bikers or ex-cons. The idea of inking your entire body to look like Ray Bradbury's The Illustrated Man And that body art on your wrinkly old skin, well, you're stuck with it unless you've got a few grand to pay for...
Beta Beat, January 18, 2013
...to know is: Didn't anyone at Microsoft and/or PrimeSense ever read " The Veldt ," the classic Ray Bradbury short story about how three kids basically go feral when they're given a virtual reality playroom? Might want to download that one to your Kindle...
Huffington Post, January 18, 2013
...2012. Story continues below. Curiosity's touchdown site, dubbed "Bradbury Landing" in honor of the late sci-fi author Ray Bradbury, appears at the left of the photo as a dark smudge — a scar left by the rocket-powered sky crane that lowered the 1-ton...