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Spignesi is a New York Times best-selling author and third generation jeweler. (Bowker Author Biography)

Works by Stephen J. Spignesi

The Essential Stephen King (2001) 97 copies
The Stephen King Quiz Book (1990) 95 copies
The Woody Allen Companion (1992) 35 copies
J.F.K. Jr. (1999) 26 copies
The Titanic For Dummies (2012) 26 copies
The Weird 100 (2004) 21 copies
The Beatles Book Of Lists (2000) 18 copies
The UFO Book Of Lists (2000) 14 copies
Second Homes for Dummies (2007) 14 copies
How to Be An Instant Expert (2000) 13 copies
The U.S.A. Book of Lists (2000) 6 copies
The Evil 100 (2002) 5 copies
On Target (2006) 3 copies
Celebrity Baby Name Book (1996) 2 copies

Associated Works

The Stephen King Companion: Four Decades of Fear from the Master of Horror (2015) — Introduction, some editions — 570 copies
Reading Stephen King (2017) — Author — 19 copies

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There were many interesting facts in this book but the editing definitely could have been better! (Sections repeated, incorrect words, etc.)
 
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Mandy_Helfer | 1 other review | Dec 30, 2022 |
There were many interesting facts in this book but the editing definitely could have been better! (Sections repeated, incorrect words, etc.)
 
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DanHelfer | 1 other review | Dec 29, 2022 |
“Stephen King American Master” by Stephen Spignesi is divided into several parts: Interviews/Essays by and with Stephen King experts/fans; a list and discussion of his novels; a list and discussion of his short stories; a list and discussion of his novellas; fourteen notable non-fiction Stephen King works; a discussion of poems that King has written; and finally a list/discussion of thirty-eight notable and unpublished short stories and other works by King.

As a fan of both Stephen King and Stephen Spignesi, I was eager to read “Stephen King American Master” and I really enjoyed it. The interviews/essays were great – as a long time Stephen King fan I recognized most of the contributors and enjoyed reading what they had to say. The lists/discussions of the novels, short stories, and novellas are in chronological order which I really appreciated. Spignesi largely avoids spoilers in this section and there are no book summaries but there are some nice little bullet points about each book/story. I really liked this section (and the Essential Stephen King Ranking Spignesi gives to many of the works although that could use some updating) – I have read all of Stephen King’s short stories but reading this book made me realized that there are many short stories that I’ve forgotten about through the years and now I want to reread them. In fact, reading this book makes me want to reread all of Stephen King’s works – it has made me realize once again how much I love Stephen King!… (more)
 
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drebbles | Sep 3, 2019 |
Interesting study of a young woman accused of murdering six of her co-workers, told almost exclusively in dialogue among the characters. Spignesi loses points for the ending twist, even though (in hindsight) he telegraphed it.
 
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LyndaInOregon | 2 other reviews | Dec 14, 2018 |

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