41.   Among the members of the panel was author Ryotaro Shiba, who died in February.

42.   And the author can be prickly.

43.   And though the author is an actor of considerable accomplishment, this is his first foray into playwriting.

44.   And will the author be pleased with it?

45.   Another critic proposed that the two authors were like American militarists who, deprived of Cold War government support, sought a new menace to oppose.

46.   Another must-check-out author is Ismail Merchant, one half of the Merchant and Ivory film team.

47.   Another Texas author winning attention is Joseph Skibell.

48.   Apparently not all authors are pleasant traveling companions.

49.   As the authors are quick to point out, Bill Gates left college to start his own company.

50.   At the other extreme are several sensitive stories about growing up Jewish in the Minneapolis area, where the author is from.