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  Nicholas Sparks (author) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He is currently author of eleven published novels and lives in New Bern, North Carolina with his wife Catherine and their five children.
Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Patrick Michael Sparks, a professor, and Emma Marie (née Thoene) Sparks, a homemaker and an optometrist’s assistant.
Sparks and his wife currently reside in with their three sons Miles, Ryan and Landon, and their twin daughters Lexie and Savannah.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nicholas_Sparks_(author)   (649 words)

  
 Best-selling author of 'The Notebook' cherishes faith, family | The-Tidings.com
Sparks is proud of the way the film captured the essence of the love story inspired by his wife's grandparents, who had a love that "remained strong" in spite of separation, illness and finally, dementia.
Sparks wrote "The Notebook" at age 28 over a six-month period, from June of 1994 to January of 1995.
Sparks began intensely working with his son, four hours a day for three-and-a-half years to teach him to talk, one word at a time.
www.the-tidings.com /2004/0625/sparks.htm   (630 words)

  
 Barnes & Noble.com - Three Weeks with My Brother - Nicholas Sparks - Hardcover
As Nicholas and Micah travel the globe, the intimate story of their family unfolds in the details of the untimely deaths of their parents and only sister.
Sparks, the best-selling author of several novels (The Notebook; Message in a Bottle), turns his hand to nonfiction in a hybrid that mixes personal memoir with travel narrative.
A memoir of author Nicholas Sparks's and his brother Micah's three-week trip around the world is interwoven with the story of their family.
search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=AG6wLH5DP2&isbn=0446532444&itm=1   (1153 words)

  
 Authors on the Web - Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas is a major contributor to the Creative Writing Department of Notre Dame University, where he provides scholarships, internships, and fellowships annually.
Nicholas named the main character of The Rescue after the producer of the two film adaptations of his novels: A Walk to Remember and Message in a Bottle.
Nicholas Charles Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska on December 31, 1965, the second son of Patrick Michael and Jill Emma Marie Sparks.
www.authorsontheweb.com /features/authormonth/0209sparks/sparks-nicholas.asp   (684 words)

  
 Nicholas Sparks Lecture Photographs
Nicholas Sparks, author of "Three Weeks with My Brother" spoke at the Akron Civic Theatre on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at 7:30 P.M. Over 1,600 students, faculty, and community members attended the lecture.
Nicholas Sparks' humorous speech provided the audience with a glimpse into his life as well as the ability to acknowledge his down-to-earth personality.
Sparks was kind enough to sign books for two hours following the lecture ensuring that all in attendance were able to have their books signed.
www.uakron.edu /nso/sparks.php   (164 words)

  
 Preview Interview with Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks, author of The Notebook, conducted on June 23, 2004, by Greg Shull, editor of Preview.
Nicholas Sparks is a fl-belt in Tae Kwan Do and holds a track-and-field record at the University of Notre Dame.
Nicholas: Film and literature are for everyone, and there are different categories or genres that are more appropriate for people based on their tastes or maturity level.
preview.gospelcom.net /interviews/notebook.html   (922 words)

  
 Nicholas Sparks-What types of writing Nicholas Sparks is most fa - PointAsk Question   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Nicholas Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska on New Year's Eve, a scant 80 minutes prior to 1966.
N Sparks: Theresa is a composite of many people I have met in my life and I thought her character would be recognizable by a large number of people.
N Sparks: Single motherhood is a reality for a lot of women in my age group and the time difficulties in their lives are universal.
www.pointask.com /pointask/f_q.php3?qid=28506   (6210 words)

  
 A Walk to Remember (ISBN 0446608955):   Very Well Said™
Nicholas Sparks writes from the perspective of Landon Carter, a fifty-seven year old man flashing back to when he was seventeen and met his first true love, Jamie Sullivan.
Nicholas Sparks is really good at writing dialogue because he had the right amount of dialogue and most of the things he made the characters say were really touching and it made the book so much better.
Nicholas Sparks is a world renown author who really knows how to captivate his readers with his soft yet detailed style of writing.
www.verywellsaid.com /titles/a/a-walk-to-remember-0446608955.php   (10286 words)

  
 Nicholas Sparks -- Business Motivational Speakers -- BigSpeak! SpeakersBureau
Nicholas Sparks is the author of the domestic and international best sellers The Notebook, Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, The Rescue, A Bend in the Road and The Guardian the first three of which have been made into Hollywood films.
Nicholas Sparks is the only contemporary author in addition to J. Rowling to have their novel spend more than a year on both the New York Times hardcover and paperback best-seller lists.
Nicholas Sparks is a Tae Kwon Do fl belt and holds a University of Notre Dame track and field record set nearly 20 years ago.
www.bigspeak.com /nicholas-sparks.html   (181 words)

  
 Former Track And Field Stand Out Nicholas Sparks To Be Honored :: Best-selling author will receive the Rev. Robert F. ...
Sparks is one of four Notre Dame graduates to be honored by the Alumni Association during ceremonies on campus in the next seven days.
Sparks is being presented the award to honor is numerous literary achievements.
While a student-athlete at Notre Dame, Sparks was a member of the 4x800-meter relay team which still holds the school outdoor record.
und.cstv.com /sports/c-track/spec-rel/012104aaa.html   (200 words)

  
 Interviews: Nicholas Sparks - Christianity Today Movies
Sparks, a best-selling author, has already seen several of his previous novels adapted to the big screen, including 2002's A Walk to Remember, which was embraced by many Christians.
Sparks, 38, who lives in North Carolina with his wife Catherine and their five children, says The Notebook was inspired by his wife's grandparents, and their great love for each other.
Sparks: That book was inspired by my sister, who died of cancer in 2000 at the age of 33.
www.christianitytoday.com /movies/interviews/nicholassparks.html   (1185 words)

  
 NCW--What the Critics Say About Nicholas Sparks
Sparks, who is becoming well known as a sophisticated writer of romances, has a beautifully natural way of portraying a complicated and intense love story.
Sparks has written a sweet tale of young but everlasting love, and though he's told us to expect both joy and sadness, the tears will still come.
Sparks is a modern master of fateful love stories and road-not-taken fables written in uncluttered prose.
mockingbird.creighton.edu /Ncw/sparcrit.htm   (2054 words)

  
 Southern Scribe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
You can't read a Nicholas Sparks book without a box of tissues nearby as his characters go through the highs and lows of love.
Sparks was valedictorian of his Fair Oaks, California high school class.
Sparks continued to write during a series of careers from waiting tables to owning his own business.
www.southernscribe.com /zine/authors/Sparks_Nicholas.htm   (933 words)

  
 Nicholas Sparks 'At First Sight' - CBS News
Long before he became a world famous author, Sparks was a record-setting runner.
Sparks said he believes that one of the reasons each of his books sells more than the previous one is that he varies his characters.
Acclaimed author Nicholas Sparks has just completed his next novel "At First Sight" but, in the process, he has also created a happy ending for a New Orleans family affected by Hurricane Katrina.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/10/24/earlyshow/leisure/books/main966782.shtml   (642 words)

  
 Nicholas Sparks: The Latest
Nicholas Sparks, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, brings brings back two characters from his beloved bestseller, True Believer, in this continuing saga of extraordinary love.
But just as his life seems to be settling into a blissful pattern, an unsettling and mysterious message re-opens old wounds and sets off a chain of events that will forever change the course of this young couple's marriage.
Nicholas Sparks will tour for At First Sight beginning on October 18, 2005.
www.nicholassparks.com   (310 words)

  
 Teenreads.com -- THE NOTEBOOK by Nicholas Sparks
When author Nicholas Sparks sat down to write THE NOTEBOOK, a tender love story inspired by the enduring relationship of his wife Cathy's grandparents, he wanted his readers to walk away with a renewed spirit of hope.
So Sparks created THE NOTEBOOK, the simple story of Noah Calhoun, a soft spoken North Carolina outdoorsman who carried his love for the willowy Allie Nelson with him long after their youthful romance had ended.
The novel opens and closes with an elderly Noah Calhoun reading aloud from his personal journals and "notebooks." And as he shares the delicate details, the good with the bad, it's clear he is as enchanted with Allie in old age as he was on the day they met.
www.teenreads.com /reviews/0446605239.asp   (298 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Guardian: Books: Nicholas Sparks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
On that melodramatic note, bestselling author Sparks (Nights in Rodanthe) begins his latest love story, one in which he combines elements of romance with those of a thriller.
Secondary characters are two-dimensional, such as Pete, the dumb cop who is taken in by the scheming Richard, and Andrea, Julie's co-worker at the local hair salon, a low-class broad from the wrong side of the tracks who might as well have "next victim" tattooed on her forehead.
Sparks has the ability to create authentic and appealing characters caught up in life altering situations that are heartwrenching and compelling.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0446527793?v=glance   (2058 words)

  
 Sparks to Speak at Winthrop Convocation
ROCK HILL, S.C. — With two novels out and a third expected this fall, North Carolina author Nicholas Sparks has gained a reputation for writing romantic stories with a tragic twist.
His first novel, "The Notebook," which was inspired by his wife’s grandparents, tells of an elderly man who sits by his Alzheimer-stricken wife’s bed reading from her diary and hoping to jog her memory.
It follows a Chicago Tribune researcher who tracks down the author of a poignant love letter and falls in love with a man who can’t let go of the memory of his dead wife.
www.winthrop.edu /news/releases/archivereleases/fall1999/sparks.htm   (467 words)

  
 Barnes & Noble.com - Rescue - Nicholas Sparks - Mass Market Paperback
Nicholas Sparks's latest tale of romantic angst, The Rescue, has all of his trademark elements: characters who are part of the walking wounded, the fresh hope of new love, and the crushing force of unexpected tragedy.
Denise Holden, the 29-year-old heroine, is destitute and forced to live in her mother's old house in Edenton, N.C. She's also the single mother of a handicapped child, Kyle, a four-year-old with "auditory processing problems" that render him unable to express himself or to fully understand others.
The story here is mostly a pretext for the emotional assault that Sparks delivers, but when he manages to link affect to action, the result is cunningly crafted melodrama.
search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=2c7Nz0kBtl&isbn=0446610399&itm=1   (1329 words)

  
 Author Profile: Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers THE RESCUE and NIGHTS IN RODANTHE, as well as THE NOTEBOOK, MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE, A WALK TO REMEMBER, A BEND IN THE ROAD, THE GUARDIAN, THE WEDDING, and his moving memoir, THREE WEEKS WITH MY BROTHER, written with his brother, Micah.
Nicholas Sparks is back with A WALK TO REMEMBER, another romantic novel to capture our hearts.
TBR was lucky enough to catch up with Nicholas right in the middle of his whirlwind tour.
www.bookreporter.com /authors/au-sparks-nicholas.asp   (5881 words)

  
 News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | TOP STORIES
Sparks visited News 14 Carolina to deliver the inside scoop on a book of mystery, paranormal events, magic, and, of course, love.
Nicholas Sparks visited News 14 Carolina to deliver the inside scoop on a book of mystery, paranormal events, magic, and, of course, love.
Sparks will be at the Barnes and Noble in Cary for a book signing.
rdu.news14.com /content/top_stories?ArID=67556   (292 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Three Weeks with My Brother by Nicholas Sparks and Micah Sparks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
With a wife and five small children, a hectic schedule, and a new book due to his publishers, Nicholas Sparks was busy with his usual routine.
In January 2003, Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah, set off on a three-week trip around the globe.
Nicholas Sparks lives in North Carolina with his wife and children.
www.powells.com /cgi-bin/partner?partner_id=25631&cgi=biblio&show=HARDCOVER:NEW:0446532444:22.00   (641 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Male contender for romance award
Best-selling US author Nicholas Sparks has been shortlisted for the Romantic Novel of the Year Award.
Sparks is only the fifth man to be nominated for the £10,000 award, which is now in its 46th year.
Sparks has a popular following in the US, with three of his novels, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember and Message in a Bottle adapted for the big screen.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/4701610.stm   (235 words)

  
 GreenvilleOnline.com - Author Nicholas Sparks comes back to theme of first novel: marriage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Nicholas Sparks will sign copies of his new book, "The Wedding," at 6 p.m.
Although "The Wedding" is fiction, Sparks said many of the specifics are borrowed from real life, and they could sound familiar to some Upstate couples.
For all of those who love Sparks' books, the author will be in Greenville the day after the release of "The Wedding" to autograph copies.
greenvilleonline.com /news/2003/09/05/2003090513609.htm   (668 words)

  
 Nicholas Sparks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There have been a number of prominent individuals named Nicholas Sparks:
Nicholas Sparks (Ottawa) was a prominent early citizen of Ottawa, Canada.
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nicholas_Sparks   (95 words)

  
 GreenvilleOnline.com - Nicholas Sparks will sign latest novel Wednesday   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Sparks, who has landed a succession of novels on the New York Times bestseller list, was living in Simpsonville and working as a pharmaceutical sales rep when he published his first novel, "The Notebook."
Sparks said that community support was pivotal to his becoming established as an author.
With "The Guardian," Sparks continues to explore the genre of dramatic fiction, this time using a suspenseful thriller as a backdrop for a love story.
greenvilleonline.com /news/2003/04/06/200304064151.htm   (441 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Notebook: Books: Nicholas Sparks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Nicholas Sparks has become famous for writing the sweet and tender love story that appeals to the romantic in all of us.
The sensitivity of the author is clearly portrayed in Noah and Allie.
Sparks is the master, the only love story that can compare is a walk to remember.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0446676098?v=glance   (1490 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: At First Sight: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Sparks pulls out all the smalltown stops—psychic grandmother, meddling mayor, sullen townie ex, jealous best friends—and offers Mars/Venus commentary on what makes his characters tick.
Nicholas Sparks is one of the best writers when it comes to relationships of the heart (as good as Jane Green or Steve Horsfall).At First Sight starts slowly but by the end you really cannot put it down - it is very enjoyable and believable and nicely conveys the impact of our past.
Nicholas Sparks adds the pieces of the puzzle together with asounding grace, but with adding twists that not only made me gasp, but are so shocking you won't see them coming.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0446532428   (719 words)

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