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message 101: by Matthew (new)

Matthew (matty_groves) | 13 comments Does This Cape Make Me Look Fat?: Pop Psychology for Superheroes I think the listing for ISBN 9780749301057 has the wrong title and authors. This should be The Compleat Traveller in Black by John Brunner.


message 102: by Clare (last edited Nov 19, 2023 03:16AM) (new)


message 103: by Camille (new)

Camille (camillesbookishadventures) | 127 comments #5-6 done
#7 already done


message 104: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Thanks for your work, Camille!


message 105: by Nathan (new)

Nathan Byrd (nfactor13) | 1 comments The author is listed as "Brian Lane" and should be "Mark Lane". Amazon appears to have the same error. You can compare with the WorldCat listing.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

https://search.worldcat.org/title/173828


message 106: by Clare (last edited Nov 21, 2023 09:48AM) (new)


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Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments This author list has a few books with double or triple entries.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...


message 108: by Camille (last edited Nov 21, 2023 01:24PM) (new)

Camille (camillesbookishadventures) | 127 comments #8-9 done

@Clare: no problem! I don't have a lot of time but I'll get round them all hopefully!


message 110: by Clare (last edited Dec 03, 2023 11:47AM) (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments These are the same person

James S. - Brown

James S. Brown

and this book title needs tidying, while others are listed separately for editions.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 111: by Clare (last edited Dec 13, 2023 02:35AM) (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments One book on this page is listed by its ISBN with no cover or blurb, probably should be merged with one of the others.

https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


message 112: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments RINEHART AND WINSTON HOLT

RINEHART AND WINSTON HOLT;

RINEHART AND WINSTON HOLT given as one author in both cases. Below is the same duo.

Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, Inc.


message 113: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Irwin
Given as a name for a collective. Two of the books at least are stated to be videos, and one book has edition details in title.


message 114: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Benedict Macdonald
Three books, two are repeated and need merging.


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message 116: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Magdalen Braden
3 need merging and edition removed from titles.


message 117: by Clare (last edited Dec 24, 2023 10:47AM) (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

I can't find this author Alan Garner by typing his name in the search box. He has one book Conversationally Speaking which is shown four times in his list.

His name as credited with a quote shows as
Alan Garner, author, “The 16% Solution” ’endorsed by “ Rich Dad, Poor Dad” author. Safely double passive income.

Undoubtedly this is not his legal name or pen name.


message 118: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Greg McKeown

Has a couple of books with multiple entries.

These listings pair his name with another name which may be illustrator or translator.
Greg McKeown ; Bảo Thư dịch
Greg McKeown;Bảo Thư


message 119: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Robert Schwenk

He calls himself Dr Bob in his blog address, and some of his books appear twice, or are credited to Robert Schwenk and to Bob Schwenk.

Bob Schwenk Appears to be the same person, has one book listed 3 times.


message 120: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Garn Paul D Schwenker Robert F

Needs to be split into Paul Garn and Robert Schwenker
and their joint books resolved.


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message 122: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Irene Sauman Some editions of her books are shown separately.


message 123: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Phillip Knightley, Harold Evans, Elaine Potter, Marjorie Wallace

Author given in one as Phillip Knightley, Harold Evans, Elaine Potter, Marjorie Wallace, need separating. The book is probably on each of their pages already, if so could be removed.


message 126: by Clare (last edited Jan 24, 2024 04:14AM) (new)


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message 128: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments BROOKE BARTELS capitals removed


message 130: by Clare (last edited Jan 24, 2024 04:25AM) (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments More combined authors, too long for box to work

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
E H Shepard Dorothy Margaret Stuart N K Lock Lote Reiniger Phillida Brooke Gavin Maxwell Brockbank

Gavin Maxwell
Gavin Maxwell Laurens Van Der Post
Gavin Maxwell Yu

Maxwell's list has a few that need titles tidying, such as
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


message 131: by Clare (new)


message 132: by Clare (last edited Jan 24, 2024 05:18AM) (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Digital Eddy

Several book titles are in capitals, and some need combining.


message 133: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Ashwin Ramanujam
3 instances of 1 book need combining. Also the author bio is written in all caps, which is very hard on the eyes, if that is something you correct.


message 134: by Mousum (last edited Jan 25, 2024 09:01PM) (new)

Mousum | 10257 comments #101 done by someone
#102 done
#105 done
#106 -107 done by someone
#109 done by someone
#110 -112 done (112, Author name should be fixed. Pls contact support)
#131 - 133 done


message 135: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Thank you, Mousum!


message 136: by Deborah (new)

Deborah Brown (wildredcurls) | 39 comments My books has been listed under the wrong author.
Biscayne series box set
Murder in Paradise Paperback
Trouble in Paradise Paperback
Shark in Paradise

Would you please remove from - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

And add to my page
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Thank you, Deborah Brown


message 137: by Jean (new)

Jean Jones | 2 comments My co-author is listed twice on this book and I'm not listed at all. Please add me to "Discovering Good News in John" and remove one of Pam Farrel's listings: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Thanks.


message 138: by Mousum (new)

Mousum | 10257 comments #136 - 137 done


message 139: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Thanks again, Mousum! I spotted this book has the author's name in twice.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...


message 140: by Mousum (new)

Mousum | 10257 comments #139 done


message 141: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Many thanks!


message 142: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Joanne Leedom-Ackerman
One book is shown twice, same cover.


message 143: by Mousum (new)

Mousum | 10257 comments #142 done


message 144: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Thanks, Mousum!


message 145: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Tracey Williams

One book is shown twice, same cover.


message 146: by Mousum (new)

Mousum | 10257 comments #145 done


message 147: by Clare (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments Thanks so much!


message 148: by Clare (last edited Feb 02, 2024 03:40AM) (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments This author Peter Grey has several books by someone else.

This one:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

wrote all the British showjumping girl books during the 1960s. The man who writes about witchcraft today is a different person.

http://petergrey.ponymadbooklovers.co...
"Peter Grey

Peter Grey was one of the few male writers of pony books in the UK during the 1950s and 60s. He was born in London in 1918. He worked as a journalist working as a London and European correspondent. He was later Fiction editor for Girl in the early 50's contributing a number of stories himself.

Between 1959 and 1961 he wrote the Kit Hunter series. They were published by World and the first two novels were reprinted in Girl in 1959, illustrated by Harry Lindfield. He also wrote 3 more short series, although these were not horse related."


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...



Some of the above need to be merged.
Seems likely to me that the 1960s British author also wrote:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...


There's another couple with the witchcraft man that don't fit, a manga and a small kids' book. Might be two more authors.


message 149: by Clare (last edited Feb 08, 2024 11:56AM) (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments I found a few different iterations of the same author.

T A M Nash
T. A. M Nash
T.A.M. Nash

I was inserting a quote and had to use the version which had the book. You may want to tidy the attribution as well. And the book should be Africa's Bane: The Tsetse Fly.

... 1946 I visited the area to find no fusca, but bare mountains, grassland, and only a few patches of low secondary thicket.”
― T. A. M Nash, Africa's bane: the tsetse fly

I then placed a second quote but was not given the option of a book; it is from the same book.


message 150: by Clare (last edited Feb 08, 2024 11:20AM) (new)

Clare O'Beara | 1119 comments J. A Ṣofọla

Does not seem like a correct spelling. J. A Ṣofọla
That's how Amazon shows it.

WorldCat has the book
https://search.worldcat.org/title/Rec...

Author: J. A. Ṣofọla

Problem looks to be the text marks for variants of letters. Maybe the computer will accept them now. If not, maybe you could write it as Sofola, which would be more recognisable.


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