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1.Joseph WambaughFormer policeman known for his novels dealing with law enforcement, "The Blue Knight", "The Onion Field"
2.Gore VidalNovelist, essayist, playwright and more ("1876", "Lincoln", "Myra Breckenbridge","The Best Man") known for his acerbic wit and his battles with Norman Mailer and others
3.Erma BombeckHumor columnist and author, "If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?"
4.Larry McMurtryAuthor of "The Last Picture Show", "Terms of Endearment", "Lonesome Dove" and many other novels
5.Irving WallaceWrote "The Word" and the "Book of Lists"
6.Harold RobbinsWriter of cheesy novels that were frequently made into mini-series
7.James MichenerAuthor of many epic novels including "Space", "Texas", etc., wrote "Tales of the South Pacific", the basis for the long-running play "South Pacific"
8.Patricia CornwellShe's known for her novels featuring the crime-solving exploits of medical examiner Kay Scarpetta
9.Isaac AsimovProlific science fiction and non-fiction author, wrote "The Foundation" series
10.Helen Gurley BrownInfluential editor of "Cosmopolitan" magazine for many years, author of "Sex and the Single Girl"
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