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  Clive Cussler
As THE SEA HUNTERS and THE SEA HUNTERS II relate, Cussler is the founder the National Underwater and Marine Agency, (NUMA) a 501C3 non-profit organization that dedicates itself to American maritime and naval history.
In addition to being Chairman of NUMA, Cussler is a fellow in both the Explorers Club of New York and the Royal Geographic Society in London.
Cussler's books are published in more than 40 languages in more than 100 countries with a readership of more than 125 million avid fans.
www.numa.net /clive_cussler.html   (725 words)

  
 Clive Cussler books reviews
Atlantis Found is the new novel by Clive Cussler, documenting the adventures of his almost-superhero Dirk Pitt.
Cussler manages to transport you to the Viking era without going into too much historical detail but gives the reader enough information to imagine the hardships the main Viking character had to endure in his struggle to find new land for his tribe.
Clive Cussler Message Board 9/26/2007 4:21:05 PM Talk about the novels, new and used books that Cussler has written!
www.allreaders.com /Topics/Topic_147.asp   (1019 words)

  
  Authors on the Web - Clive Cussler
Cussler worked for many years in advertising and was one of the copywriters responsible for the Ajax White Knight commercial slogan, "It's stronger than dirt.
Cussler is an internationally recognized authority on shipwrecks and the founder of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, (NUMA) a 501C3 non-profit organization (named after the fictional Federal agency in his novels) that dedicates itself to preserving American maritime and naval history.
Cussler is also the author, with Paul Kemprecos, of the first in a new Dirk Pitt spinoff series - The NUMA files.
www.authorsontheweb.com /features/authormonth/0108cussler/cussler-clive.asp   (602 words)

  
 ashgroveaudiobook.com - Clive Cussler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Clive Cussler also admits that when he created the fictional Dirk 35 years ago, "...we weighed the same, but now I'm 20 pounds heavier and 25 years older than he is."
Clive Cussler was born on July 15, 1931, in Alhambra, California, to a homemaker and a German-born accountant.
Cussler's books -- with their "myriad plots and convoluted structuring (I throw everything in but the kitchen sink!)" -- are published in more than 40 languages in more than 100 countries and have sold over 100 million copies.
www.ashgroveaudiobook.com /grove/info_authors_cussler.html   (777 words)

  
 Un-Official Raise The Titanic!   Novel-Clive Cussler Page
Dr. Cussler, leaned heavily on Alistair McLean on his first two books and was quite flattered when critics told him they were quite similar.
Once he was certified, Dr. Cussler started bringing in his typewriter in the morning and wrote at a card table behind the counter when business was slow which was usually in the afternoons.
With NUMA (National Underwater and Marine Agency, a non profit group begun by Cussler) he has had an amazing record of finding over 60 shipwrecks, one of which was the long-lost Confederate submarine Hunley.
www.raisethetitanic.com /novel/clive_cussler.html   (1413 words)

  
 Best-selling author Clive Cussler to retire
Cussler's stories usually start with a slice of history dressed in fiction and often are fun ''what-if'' explorations, looking at how history would have been changed if, for example, the Hudson River had been explored by Vikings.
Cussler, tall and broad-shouldered with gray hair and beard, expressed concern about maintaining the quality of his writing in his adventure stories.
Cussler first wrote ''Pacific Vortex'' and while this manuscript was being rejected by publishers, he penned ''Mediterranean Caper.'' His efforts to get his work published recall some of the creative trickery employed by the hero of his novels, Dirk Pitt, in dramatic situations.
www.azcentral.com /news/famous/articles/1213cussler.html   (980 words)

  
 CLIVE CUSSLER | About the Author
Cussler's books are published in more than 40 languages in more than 100 countries with a readership of more than 120 million avid fans.
Cussler is Chairman of NUMA® and a fellow in both the Explorers Club of New York and the Royal Geographic Society in London.
A noted collector of classic automobiles, Cussler owns more than 85 of the finest examples of classic 30s and 40s coachwork and 50s convertibles to be found anywhere.
us.penguingroup.com /static/packages/us/clivecussler   (549 words)

  
 Clive Cussler Biography and List of Works - Clive Cussler Books
Clive Cussler (born July 15, 1931 in Alhambra, California) is an American adventure novelist.
Cussler is the father of Dirk Cussler, who co-wrote Black Wind (2004).
In what started as a joke in the novel Dragon, and that Cussler expected his editor to remove, he now often writes himself into his books, at first as simple cameos, but later as something of a deus ex machina, providing the novel's protagonists with an essential bit of assistance.
www.biblio.com /authors/624/Clive_Cussler_Biography.html   (532 words)

  
 Amazon.de: Cyclops. A Dirk Pitt Adventure: English Books: Clive Cussler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cussler has written possibly his best story (although I have to admit Atlantis Found is right up there) and given us a fantastic tale that will endure well beyond the years.
Cussler knows that an action novel requires impossible situations-such as his base on the moon and near-nuclear explosion in Havana' harbor.
Cussler always seems to have a knack for coming up with these situations and that's great because he packs each one into a wonderfully entertaining novel- and Cyclops is no exception.
www.amazon.de /Cyclops-Pitt-Adventure-Clive-Cussler/dp/0722127561   (862 words)

  
 Amazon.fr : Atlantis Found: Livres en anglais: Clive Cussler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Dirk Pitt, indestructible hero of 14 previous Clive Cussler novels and special-projects director of the National Underwater and Marine Agency (which is something like the CIA of the ocean depths), makes James Bond look like a tuxedoed, martini-swilling poseur.
Cussler's known for hands-on research--his hobbies are the backbone of Pitt's adventures: flying, climbing, diving, racing.
Cussler's 15th Pitt adventure (after Flood Tide) is a rampaging story of history, technology and heroism, written with Cussler's typical make-no-apologies enthusiasm.
www.amazon.fr /Atlantis-Found-Clive-Cussler/dp/0425177173   (1003 words)

  
 CNN.com - Clive Cussler on searching for shipwrecks - Dec. 2, 2002
Clive Cussler has written a series of bestsellers about treasure hunters at sea, from "Raise the Titanic" to "Valhalla Rising," many starring man's man Dirk Pitt.
But Cussler is also a real-life sea traveler, and in his new book, "Sea Hunters II," he goes in search of some of history's most famous shipwrecks.
CUSSLER: She was found out floating off the Azores around 1876 and nobody was on board.
edition.cnn.com /2002/SHOWBIZ/books/12/02/cnna.cussler   (703 words)

  
 Trojan Odyssey by Clive Cussler
Long hailed as the grandmaster of adventure fiction, Clive Cussler has continued to astound fans throughout the world with the intricate plotting and astonishing set pieces of his novels.
Cussler is the author or coauthor of twenty-four previous books, most recently the Dirk Pitt ®; adventure VALHALLA RISING, and the Kurt Austin ® novels FIRE ICE and WHITE DEATH.
Cussler was quite ill and he wanted to be with her, not out promoting THE SEA HUNTERS II.
www.cusslermen.com /TrojanOdyssey.htm   (808 words)

  
 Amazon.de: White Death.: English Books: Clive Cussler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Cussler's multitude of fans arrive at the table expecting a roiling stew of seafaring adventure, exotic travel destinations, cutting-edge science, a splash of romance and insider tips on food and drink.
If it all sounds highly preposterous, it is, but Cussler manages with his usual aplomb, impressively juggling his plots and bringing everyone home in an action-fueled, rip-roaring finale in which evil doers are soundly defeated and swashbuckling heroes reign supreme.
Wie bei allen Büchern von Clive Cussler erfolgt der Einstieg mit einem Rückblick in der Geschichte und darauf aufbauend die Handlung in der Gegenwart.
www.amazon.de /White-Death-Clive-Cussler/dp/0140297375   (812 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Trojan Odyssey: Books: Clive Cussler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Clive Cussler is a talented writer, but he must have rushed to finish this book.
Cussler himself makes his usual appearance in the story but this time only in the last page or so.
Cussler may be planning to retire, I kind of wonder from the tone of this book.
www.amazon.com /Trojan-Odyssey-Clive-Cussler/dp/0399150803   (1921 words)

  
 Society of the Cusslermen a Clive Cussler Fan Website maintained by book collectors [Clive Cussler]
Clive Cussler is one of my favorite authors, however this is an unofficial fan site.
Clive Cussler books throws in some mystery and suspense and puts it underwater.
In December 2006, Treasure of Khan, co-authored with Clive's son, Dirk Cussler, was released.
www.cusslermen.com   (545 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Cussler Clive at Epinions.com
Clive Cussler is one the outstanding writers in todays world.
Clive Cussler has penned another adventure for Dirk Pitt and his venerable NUMA.
Clive Cussler has to be one of the all time story writers of all times
www.epinions.com /book_author-Cussler__Clive/display_~reviews   (835 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Iceberg: Iceberg: Books: Clive Cussler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It is close to heretical to say so in Clive Cussler fan circles I am sure, but I enjoyed this Dirk Pitt adventure (the second one published though the third actually written by Clive) precisely because of the absence of Dirks close friend and NUMA colleague Al Giordino.
Cussler for taking the time to include every cliche known to mankind in his novel, from our cool, calculating, and dashing young hero, to the stunningly beautiful villainess.
Cussler is not the run of the mill author, and neither are his books.
www.amazon.com /Iceberg-Clive-Cussler/dp/0671737775   (1781 words)

  
 Clive Cussler Bibliography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Clive Cussler's life nearly parrells that of his hero, Dirk Pitt.
Clive Cussler divides his time between the mountains of Colorado and the deserts of Arizona.on.
Clive Cussler has written several books with Co-Author Dirk Cussler, Craig Dirgo and Paul Kemprecos.
www.imbc-bookcollector.co.uk /bibliographies/Authors/C/cussler_clive   (131 words)

  
 Buy.com - Sahara : Clive Cussler : ISBN 9780743497190
Serving as an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer, Cussler eventually left the service to work in advertising as a copywriter, moving on to become creative director of some of the country's most prestigious agencies.
Cussler didn't begin writing novels until he was 34, and it wasn't until eight years later in 1973 that he published a novel featuring Dirk Pitt, the hero he is most famous for creating.
Cussler is married to Barbara Knight, with whom he has had three children.
www.buy.com /prod/Sahara/q/loc/106/36491631.html   (2086 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed: Books: Clive Cussler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A new Clive Cussler novel is like a visit from your best friend.
With nearly 100 million copies of his bestselling books in print, Clive Cussler is an extraordinary author whose life parallels that of his fictional hero, DIRK PITT.
An exclusive interview with Clive Cussler -- including the evolution of the DIRK PITT novels and the close ties between Cussler and his hero
www.amazon.ca /Clive-Cussler-Dirk-Pitt-Revealed/dp/0671026224   (1023 words)

  
 BC Universal Cussler Info
Clive Cussler is the author of 16 Dirk Pitt action and
The Clive Cussler Collector's Society is a group of collectors that help and encourage reading and collecting Clive Cussler works.
Clive Cussler was featured in the Sept 21, 1992 issue of "People" magazine.
bcuniversal.com /cussler.htm   (304 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Trojan Odyssey: Books: Clive Cussler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Clive Cussler is the author or co-author of twenty two previous books, most recently the Dirk Pitt adventure Valhalla Rising, the Kurt Austin novels Fire Ice and White Death and the non-fiction The Sea Hunters II.
Clive Cussler is turning over the reigns of this franchise to his son Dirk, in Black Wind,in another collaboration effort, this time with his son Dirk Clive, whom he named his best known character after.
I'm led to believe though, that it will be Dirk Jr., and his lovely sister Summer that will be gracing the pages of further adventures, and not their aging father, who will be turned to for advice from time to time to continue the saga.
www.amazon.co.uk /Trojan-Odyssey-Clive-Cussler/dp/0718147030   (1653 words)

  
 Clive Cussler - Pasadena City College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Clive Cussler is acclaimed worldwide as the Grandmaster of Adventure, a title richly deserved given that there are over 70,000,000 copies of his best-selling Dirk Pitt¨; novels in print.
Cussler takes Dirk Pitt back to the sea -- and to the Mississippi River -- for another action adventure.
Cussler and his volunteers have discovered more than 60 ships.
www.pasadena.edu /about/history/alumni/cussler/cussler.cfm   (771 words)

  
 Cussler,Clive Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
"Cussler is in top form, " said "Publishers Weekly" of "Fire Ice." Rich with all the hair-raising adventure and endless imagination unique to Cussler, this newest entry is an exceptional thriller from the...
Cussler, creator of the bestselling Dirk Pitt series, presents his latest and most intriguing high seas action hero: the enigmatic captain of the "Oregon," Juan Cabrillo.
Clive Cussler introduces new action hero Kurt Austin in his first novel from the NUMA Files.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Cussler,Clive   (1162 words)

  
 Clive Cussler Biography | Authors and Artist for Young Adults
Cussler and his alter-ego hero, Dirk Pitt, have a devoted following--the author has sold over seventy million copies in thirty-five languages and 105 countries.
An only child, Cussler was born in Illinois and raised in Alhambra, California.
Clive Cussler from Authors and Artist for Young Adults.
www.bookrags.com /biography/clive-cussler-aya   (208 words)

  
 Clive Cussler -- Recent and Upcoming Books
From the moment you begin Clive Cussler's latest undersea thriller, you know that you're in the hands of a old pro; thus any lingering crotchetiness over the book's stereotypical villains is offset by deft plotting and taut action.
DIRK PITT, intrepid hero of Clive Cussler's smash bestsellers Dragon, Sahara, and Inca Gold, is hot on the trail of a mammoth drug conspiracy controlled by a missing Nazi war criminal.
Cussler breaks new barriers of excitement when adventure hero Dirk Pitt must combat a mysterious plague in the Antarctic, a diamond empire run by an evil genius, and a devastating new technology that threatens to annihilate millions.
www.non.com /books/Cussler_Clive_r.html   (2175 words)

  
 Cussler, Clive Easter Egg : Who Am I?
Clive Cussler had an awesome Yacht in Valhalla Rising which is a great book so far.
Some of Cussler’s appearances are: Fishing Boat Owner (Flood Tide), Race Car Driver (Dragon), Bar Owner (Inca Gold), Prospector (Sahara), the “old cuss” who is renovating a piece of equipment (Atlantis Found).
It is obvious to the point of introducing himself as Clive Cussler to the main character (Dirk Pitt).
www.eeggs.com /items/5937.html   (449 words)

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