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[Melody]

Julie^Bennett goodreads author - dyslexia, handwriting, overcoming barriers to learning, emotional intelligence, & personal development

Julie^^Bennett franchise

[Melody]

Julie^Stone goodreads author - humor, romance
Julie^^Stone money management, medicine (maybe two authors)

[Melody]

Julie^Berry goodreads author - fantasy
Julie^^Berry not sure

[Melody]

Julie^Strand goodreads author - poetry
Julie^^Strand children's

[Abcdarian]

Julie^^Berry above is Canadian poet

Julie^^Stone above is British medical ethicist

Julie^^^Stone - American, money management
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[Lee]

Mary^Carroll romance

Mary^^Carroll health (nursing)

Mary^^^Carroll linguistics

[Misfit]

I am hoping I've picked the right thread, if not my apologies. Helen Davis, author of Evita: My Life is not the same as the author info/books listed on this GR page,

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[Melody]

Helen^^Davis Evita
Helen^Davis Misc

Misfit - this is a place to list disambig authors. I separated them and listed the two Helen's for Michael to put on the master list.

[Abcdarian]

Adding to the above:

3. Helen^^^Davis - British? academic
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

4. Helen^^^^Davis - journalist
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Under Helen^Davis, the walking books are by the same author as Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Motility Disorders; the rest I haven't found, but would guess the 3 children's books might go together.

[Darkpool]

Michael Collins: a progress report (feel as if I've been doing this all weekend, and there's still a few in the wrong place)

(1) Irish born novelist and ultra distance runner
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(2) Apollo 11 astronaut
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(3) Irish Nationalist
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(4) Writer of detective stories, plus a couple of scifi
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(5)Irish Catholic priest writing church related books
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(6)swimming coach
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(7) Place where i've stuck the ones I've not sorted out yet

(8) critic of the legal system
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

I also found we have a Michael J Collins who is a train enthusiast, and a Michael J. Collins who is a doctor, but there seems to be another Michael J. Collins mixed up with him too. *Headache*

[Paula]

James Fergusson

http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... 1 War
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... 2 1966
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... 3 Sir
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... 4 stones
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... 5 architecture
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... 6 misc

[Misfit]

Melody wrote: "Helen^^Davis Evita
Helen^Davis Misc

Misfit - this is a place to list disambig authors. I separated them and listed the two Helen's for Michael to put on the master list."

Thank you.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Vickie, it's important to provide links to each author. Thanks!

[rivka, Former Moderator]

This thread is for listing authors that have already been separated, or disambiguated.

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Work on disambig'ing them yourself, or ask for help in another thread. (A new one or one of the "this author needs help" threads.)

[rivka, Former Moderator]

I apologize. I thought it was clear I was trying to be helpful. Clearly, it was not.

You asked a question, and I answered it. No subtext was intended, although I see that you felt some was. How could I have been clearer?

[mlady_rebecca]

Vickie wrote: "Thanks for the helpful remark. I wanted to "work on them myself," thank you, and just wanted a little point in the right direction."

You never actually asked for step by step instructions, therefore snapping at someone who didn't read your mind reflects badly only on you.

But if you want step by step instructions, there is a librarian menu that can be reached from the help link at the bottom of each page. Specifically it's here:
http://www.goodreads.com/help/librarian

The section "separating authors with the same name" explains the process of disambiguation. (Scroll down or use your browser to search for that phrase.)

This thread is for completed disambiguations only. Which means going through each and every book and putting the correct number of spaces between the author's first and last names. Then you link to each new author profile, and indicate how many spaces were used for the disambiguation.

[Lobstergirl]

It's true that the title of the thread "please disambig" is confusing - it suggests that the person posting is requesting someone else to disambig. Maybe it should be called "I have just disambig'd".

[mlady_rebecca]

Lobstergirl wrote: "It's true that the title of the thread "please disambig" is confusing - it suggests that the person posting is requesting someone else to disambig. Maybe it should be called "I have just disambig'd"."

It is explained in the first post:

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.

It is also explained (in great detail) in the first post of the locked Disambiguation list thread:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/4...

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Lobstergirl wrote: "It's true that the title of the thread "please disambig" is confusing"

Better?

[the_cat]

WorldCat lists 163 different John Harvey which is kinda scary. :0

John Harvey:
(1) novelist 1938-
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(2) various
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(3) Travels 1923- Maybe related to Oliver Harvey
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(4) Photography 1959-
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(5) Religion 1937-
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(6) Relaxation techniques 1945-
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(7) Soldiers France
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[rivka, Former Moderator]

1) Alan Cook - mysteries, outdoors & nature
2) Alan Cook - various

[the_cat]

Jon Barton:
(1) Pseudonym of John Harvey
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(2) Sports
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[the_cat]

Jenny White:
(1) Novelist
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(2) Cookbooks
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[rivka, Former Moderator]

1) Lori Johnson - GR author
2) Lori Johnson - People of the Bear

[the_cat]

Please add to David Butler:
(6) Writer of TV historical dramas
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[rivka, Former Moderator]

1) Keith Adams - Broken Whole
2) Keith Adams - various



1) Stephen Knight - various
2) Stephen Knight - Minot Mission

[the_cat]

James Cowan:
(1) Australian writer
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(2) New Zealander historian
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(3) Emergencies and Rescue
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[the_cat]

Martin Davies:
(1) Novelist
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(2) Various
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(3) Law
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(4) Architecture
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(5) Book history
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(6) Art
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[Cait]

Michael Harney:

(1) tea
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(2) medieval literature
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(3) illustrator
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[Cait]

David Simon:

(1) journalist and Homicide writer
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(2) mind-body health
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(3) sculptor
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(4) development
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(5) Ebony Saturday School and fiction
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(6) physics
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(7) illustrator
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[Cait]

Brett Williams:

(1) novelist, GR Author
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(2) anthropology/biography
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[Paula]

David Green

(1) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... Baseball
(2) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... History

(3) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... Medicine

(4) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... misc

(5) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... christmas

(6) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... Born 1953

(7) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... DIY Superstore

(8) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... Wilderness

(9) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... Born 1935

(10) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... Born 1938 Self Defence

(11) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... Born 1929

(12) http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/... Accounting

[Cait]

Michael Manning:

(1) erotic comics
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(2) religion
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(3) Pacific Islands development
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[the_cat]

Patricia Ryan:
(1) novelist
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
(2) various
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[Abcdarian]

Joan^Clark - Canadian fiction writer
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Joan^^Clark - dietician?
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Joan^^^Clark - pseudonym of Mildred Wirt Benson (Penny Nichols series)
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Joan^^^^Clark - autism children's stories
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[Mikey]

Scott^Alexander (screenwriter)

Scott^^Alexander (motivational)

Scott W. Alexander (Unitarian Universalist)

[Melody]

Lisa^Brown goodread's author - children's books
Lisa^^Browncrafts

[Melody]

Lisa^^Railsback cooking
Lisa^Railsback goodread's author - children's books

[Melody]

Amanda^Cross mysteries and thrillers - also a psuedonym of Carolyn G. Heilbrun - should they be merged?
Amanda^^Cross diet books

[Melody]

Amanda^Davis Literature and Fiction
Amanda^^Davis space

[Melody]

Amanda^Grace pen name for Young Adult author Mandy Hubbard - should she be merged?

Amanda^^Grace traffic report

[Melody]

Amanda^Quick Pseudonym of Jayne Ann Krentz - should she be merged? And what's with the popularity of the name Amanda as a pseudonym???

Amanda^^Quick editor

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Melody wrote: "should she be merged?"

NO.


Melody wrote: "And what's with the popularity of the name Amanda as a pseudonym???"

Well, it means "beloved".

[rivka, Former Moderator]

Also, the editor appears to be Amanda C. Quick, so she probably need not be in the thread at all, no?

[Melody]

Ah - yes - we can just give that one Beloved one a C.

[Melody]

Amanda^Richardson Goodread's author - Biographies & Memoirs

Amanda^^Richardson might be two different ones

[Abcdarian]

Jeff^Rubin - Canadian economist
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

Jeff^^Rubin - various
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

[Plch]

About the two Amanda Cross, there seems to be a big mess caused at least partly by Amazon that now seems to list all books by Amanda Cross as by Carolyn G. Heilbrun, although her real name is not even mentioned on the cover. Not only some editions of Heilbrun's detective novels are under her real name some under her pen name, some under both, making those books difficult to find (and to combine), but Carolyn G. Heilbrun appears to have written diet books too!
I'm trying to put some order but it will need time

[Cait]

Rory Miller:

(1) martial arts
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(2) Middle East/Mediterranean Studies
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

(3) author of Discovering Beautiful
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

and an honorable mention to Rory M. Miller, Latin American business history.