Modern literature can be summed up by one author. His writing has been made into five different movies, given him American Academy of Arts and Letters’ E. M. Forster Award as well as the Orange Word International Writers’ London Award in 2003, has been made into music with the help of singer/songwriter/composer Ben Folds, and he is only 53 years old. His name is Nick Hornby. Maybe you've heard of him.
This is the kind of information you will get from The Official Site of Nick Hornby. The official site has a bias towards Nick Hornby. On this site, you will find all of his works, available to read uplifting comments on and be able purchase with a credit card and a moment of your time. Everything points to Hornby.
On the black bar on the top of the site, you can click on his biographical page, or his books, movies, or the section specific to teachers. This page shows all of the colleges and universities that have adapted some of Hornby's work into their curriculum.
The space next to that is the Charity section. This page has a quote from Hornby about the Treehouse Trust, an organization in the UK that has an education program for children with autism. It has the organizations purpose and how it helps society.
Although Hornby seems to be a great guy, this picture is being painted by his own official website. This gives the website a bias in favor of Nick Hornby.
But in his defense, after looking into the information and browsing other sites, Hornby does appear to be the very same kind of guy that his own website portrays him as. So although there is a bias, it is negligible because it is all true.
The only thing that proves a bias is that none of the comments on his work from journalists or fans are negative. But in all honesty, who can say anything negative about this man's writing? It is incredible.
Multiple movies, a Broadway play, prestigious awards, a column in an art and literature magazine, several best selling books, and he is still young. You go Nick Hornby!
Merry Christmas Everyone, especially my friend and hero, Drew Harris.
Drew Harris is my hero.
-B
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