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Pamela^Johnson: Various
Pamela^^Johnson: Romance
(If someone else wanted to separate out some of the others subsumed in the first one, that would be great.)
Good idea. Should someone make this a stared (sticky) thread so it stays at the top?
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Pamela^^^Johnston - Children Drawing books (? to be NOT A BOOK'd)
Lawrence Joseph -(1) lawyer poet
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(2) medical writer
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Tim^Hitchcock: HistoryTim^^Hitchcock: Role-playing games
(First time I've done this; I hope I've got it right!)
David^Thomson:Film CriticDavid^^Thomson:Historian
David^^^Thomson:Children's Author
David^^^^Thomson:Only one work, 'In the Shining Mountains'.
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Rosemary^^Jones: Scientific & Medical
Gordon^West - Amateur Radio and ElectronicsGordon^^West - Christian Youth Ministry
Gordon^^^West - Single Novel "Jogging Round Majorca"
Joe^Bennett - Travel, Dogs, Humourhttp://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Joe^^Bennett - Guitar Instruction
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
James^Lovelock -- scientist, environmentalisthttp://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
James^^Lovelock -- climbing, caving, tv producer
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Brian^McNeill - Scottish Folk Musician and Author Brian^^McNeil- ? New Zealand playwright
Brian W. Mcneill - Healing and psychology
Valerie Hansen -(1) romance
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(2) Chinese history
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Linda Berry --(1) novelist
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(2) nutritionist
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(3) photographer
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(1)Ann Jacobs - Erotica(2)Ann Jacobs - History
(1)Michael Marshall - Christian(2)Michael Marshall - actors' monologues
(3)Michael Marshall - geography & fishing
(4)Michael Marshall - German children's book
(1)Anne Rainey - Erotica http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(2)Anne Rainey - Roman History
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(1) Shawna Moore - Eroticahttp://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(2) Shawna Moore - African Studies
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(1) Eve Adams (aka Allie K. Adams) - Eroticahttp://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(2) Eve Adams -
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(3) Eve Adams - Various
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(Paula, you should include links to the profiles, otherwise it'll be hard to find the rarer authors.)
M.A.Ellis - Eroticahttp://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(1)M.A. Ellis - Software Programming
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Note to self: I am caught up through #22.Note to others: You've been very busy.
(1) Steven M.^Johnson - computer software manuals b. 1961(2) Steven M.^^Johnson - inventor
(1) David M.^Richardson - civil tax procedure
(2) David M.^^Richardson - ecology/biology
(1) Steve^Johnson - illustrator b.1960
(2) Steve^^Johnson - sales, b.1962
(3) Steve^^^Johnson - mysteries
(5) Steve^^^^^Johnson - holistic healing
(6) Steve^^^^^^Johnson - biking, hiking, sports b.1965
(7) Steve^^^^^^^Johnson - beer/pubs, "The Portland book" b.1945
(8) Steve^^^^^^^^Johnson - employment, community development b.1943
(9) Steve^^^^^^^^^Johnson - book about dating Charlotte Church b.1984-85?
(10) Steve^^^^^^^^^^Johnson - b.1949 civil tax procedure
(11) Steve^^^^^^^^^^^Johnson - The folk festival book : the stories of the Winnipeg Folk Festival
(12) Steve^^^^^^^^^^^^Johnson - artist? b.1953
(13) Steve^^^^^^^^^^^^^Johnson - credit repair
(14) Steve^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Johnson - Life coach, "Personal Life Mission" book
(15) Steve^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Johnson - ESL text
Yes, I am aware that I skipped the "4" guy - I found that he uses a middle initial at times, so I removed him. But by then the others were done, and I really wasn't willing to go back and fill in. Sorry.
And for the sake of our sanity, if you know anyone named Steve Johnson who even owns a writing instrument, PLEASE encourage him to use a middle initial or, better yet, go by another name!
Micheal, could you put a link to this thread in the master disambiguation thread? That way we don't have to go looking for it through the archives....Robert Frank:
(1) photographer
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(2) parenting
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(3) misc/multiple authors
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
Zooworld commented: Wow! How many Steve Johnsons are there in the world... Those are just the ones that never use a middle initial, and don't go be Steven or Stephen.
I remember reading that some important actors' group in the U.S. which insists that each new actor choose a name that nobody else is using--that's how Michael J. Fox got that middle initial that doesn't actually stand for anything. I wish the same thing were true of authors!
I believe you have to have a unique name to be in the Screen Actors Guild. You can't use a name that was ever used, even if it was 50+ years ago by someone in one film. That's where all the weird names come from. Someone else might know this for sure.
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But it's not like authors have to register with Central Casting. ;)
rivka wrote: "Margaret^Cruikshank: Gay & Lesbian studiesMargaret^^Cruikshank: Aging"
rivka, I don't think those are different authors: see here.
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Benjamin^Miller - general non-fiction
Benjamin^^Miller - MD, health
I think there may be more than one person represented in the first author profile, but I'm coming to the end of my energy.
Maybe this is where I should mention an author I know about?Peter O'Donnell, author of the Modesty Blaise works
Peter O'Donnell, author of children's/YA books
Richard^Stevenson: writes LGBT mysteriesRichard^^Stevenson: Canadian poet
Richard^^^Stevenson: history (India and Britain)
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With a great deal of thanks for the huge amount of work Michael has been doing, I thought it might be helpful to have a thread to put all the "please add these authors to the disambig list" requests.