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Andy Gavin

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Andy Gavin is an unstoppable storyteller who studied for his Ph.D. at M.I.T. and founded video game developer Naughty Dog, Inc. at the age of fifteen, serving as co-president for two decades. There he created, produced, and directed over a dozen video games, including the award winning and best selling Crash Bandicoot and Jak & Daxter franchises, selling over 40 million units worldwide. He sleeps little, reads novels and histories, watches media obsessively, travels, and of course, writes.

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	Untimed (Rules of the Regulator, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 882 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Darkening Dream 3.74 avg rating — 660 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crash Bandicoot Files: How Willy the Wombat Sparked Marsupial Mania by Jason Rubin, Andy Gavin (Goodreads Author) 3.64 avg rating — 44 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Elementary Analysis: The Theory of Calculus (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

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AP Biology Premium, 2024: Comprehensive Review With 5 Practice Tests + an Online Timed Test Option (Barron's AP Prep)

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The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI

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A Thousand Nights E.K. Johnston

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Untimed Andy Gavin

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All These Worlds Dennis E. Taylor

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Barbary Station R.E. Stearns

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“In writing, you must kill all your darlings.”
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message 14: by Andy

Mar 17, 2015 08:40PM

Dakota wrote: "Hey just wanted to say that I loved both of your books and I can't wait to read whatever you put out next. Good luck!"

Thanks!

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message 13: by Chase

Mar 17, 2015 08:13PM

Hey just wanted to say that I loved both of your books and I can't wait to read whatever you put out next. Good luck!

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message 12: by ♥♡¢σσкιє♥♡ (Krystle)

Jan 04, 2014 11:36PM

Yay! You accepted my friend request! I have lost a lot of sleep because I just had to beat the next level of one of your games! Thanks for that! :D

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message 11: by Alan

Dec 04, 2013 12:48PM

Hello! Thanks for accept my friendship! :)

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message 10: by Tom

Dec 04, 2013 07:50AM

Hi Andy,

Thanks for joining my circle of friends.

Blessings,

Tom

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message 9: by Eugenia (Genie In A Book)

Sep 21, 2013 04:40AM

Hi Andy,

Thank you for accepting my friend request :)
Looking forward to reading your books and best wishes for more in the future,

Genie

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message 8: by Natalia

Mar 08, 2013 04:28PM

Thanks for the GR friendship, Andy (:

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message 7: by Andy

Feb 28, 2013 07:47AM

Lucinda wrote: "Dear Andy,
Thank you so much for acepting my friendship request here on Goodreads. As an avid reader of the fantasy and Young Adult genres, your novels 'a darkening dream' and 'Untimed' caught my e..."

Thanks a lot. I always appreciate new readers and reviewers!

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message 6: by L

Feb 28, 2013 07:42AM

Dear Andy,
Thank you so much for acepting my friendship request here on Goodreads. As an avid reader of the fantasy and Young Adult genres, your novels 'a darkening dream' and 'Untimed' caught my eye! I do hope to have the chance of reading and discovering your work, and if you would like someone to review them then i would be more than happy to.
Thank you so much once again and i look forward to future book discussions.
Kind Regards
Lucinda

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message 5: by Andy

Dec 25, 2012 09:28AM

Thanks!

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message 4: by Jen

Dec 25, 2012 09:13AM