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  <name><![CDATA[Scott B. Smith]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Scott Bechtel Smith is an American author and screenwriter. He has published two suspense novels, &lt;u&gt;A Simple Plan&lt;/u&gt; and &lt;u&gt;The Ruins&lt;/u&gt;, and adapted them for the screen.

&lt;i&gt;Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/44217-master-list-of-author-disambiguation-by-spaces&quot;&gt;See this thread for more information.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt;  

&lt;i&gt;(from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Smith_(author)&quot;&gt;wikipedia&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/i&gt;]]></about>      <hometown>Summit, New Jersey</hometown>  <born_at>07/13/1965</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Ruins]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Scott B. Smith]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.17</average_rating>
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  <published>2006</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[A Simple Plan]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Scott B. Smith]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.74</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>1038</ratings_count>
  <published>1993</published>  
  
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        <book id="797421">
  <title><![CDATA[Open City #20]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Scott B. Smith]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Paul Bowles]]></name>
      <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/89876]]></link>
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      <name><![CDATA[Maxine Swann]]></name>
      <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/89877]]></link>
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      <name><![CDATA[Ryan Kenealy]]></name>
      <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1849649]]></link>
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  <average_rating>5.00</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>1</ratings_count>
  <published>2005</published>  
  
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