Max Brooks






Max Brooks

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born
May 22, 1972

gender
male

place of birth
New York City, The United States

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genre
Horror


about this author

Brooks is the son of director Mel Brooks and the late actress Anne Bancroft. He is a 1994 graduate of Pitzer College. His wife, Michelle, is a screenwriter, and the couple have a son, Henry.

Max Brooks lives in New York, but is prepared to leave in a moments notice.




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avg rating: 4.10 | 15,047 ratings | 3,356 reviews | 5 distinct works | 113 fans
World War Z: An Oral History o... World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
by Max Brooks
avg rating 4.18 — 9,301 ratings — published 2006
18 editions
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The Zombie Survival Guide: Com... The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead
by Max Brooks
avg rating 3.94 — 4,519 ratings — published 2003
9 editions
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The Zombie Survival Guide: Rec... The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks
by Max Brooks
avg rating 3.82 — 99 ratings — published 2009
2 editions
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Dark Delicacies II: Fear: More... Dark Delicacies II: Fear: More Original Tales of Terror and the Macabre by the World's Greatest Horror Writers
by Del Howison (Editor / Contributor), Jeff Gelb (Editor / Contributor), Ray Harryhausen (Contributor), Barbara Hambly (Contributor), Joe R. Lansdale (Contributor), John Harrison (Contributor), Robert Masello (Goodreads author) (Contributor), Peter Atkins (Contributor) more...
avg rating 3.59 — 22 ratings — published 2007
3 editions
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World War Z World War Z
by Max Brooks
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2006
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"Often, a school is your best bet-perhaps not for education but certainly for protection from an undead attack."
Max Brooks (The Zombie Survival Guide)
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"Use your head; cut off theirs."
Max Brooks (The Zombie Survival Guide)
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"Remember; no matter how desperate the situation seems, time spent
thinking clearly is never time wasted."
Max Brooks (The Zombie Survival Guide)
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