Bernard Ryan Jr.

{{Short description|American writer (1923–2020)}}

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Bernard Ryan (December 2, 1923 - January 3, 2020) was an American writer.North American Dictionary of Juvenile & Young Adult Authors, 2001 His works include The Poodle at the Poodle and Tyler's Titanic.Carson, Michael J. The Midwest Book Review's, July 2009Publishers Weekly, July 12, 1998Booklist, October 1, 2002 His biography of Senator Hillary Clinton was a New York Times notable book for young adults in 2004. Ryan was a regular contributor to Advertising Age, Air & Space Smithsonian, American Way, Atlantic Flyer, Boys' Life, Country Home, Notre Dame Magazine, Parents, Private Pilot, and Your Money.{{cite web |title=Bernard "Bernie" Ryan, Jr. |date=February 5, 2020 |url=https://www.primepublishers.com/voicesnews/news/obituaries/bernard-bernie-ryan-jr/article_c54c8c9a-477f-11ea-b5e8-4ffba26c6c2c.html |publisher=Voices |access-date=30 April 2020}}

Early life

A native of Albion, New York, Ryan graduated from the Rectory School in 1938, Kent School in 1942, and from Princeton University in February 1945 as a member of the Class of 1946.

Books

  • Six to Five Against: A Miscellany
  • A Boy at The Four Corners: Looking into Small-town America in Its Prime
  • The Poodle at The Poodle
  • Law Enforcement Agencies: The Secret Service (2010)
  • Tyler's Titanic
  • The Wright Brothers: Inventors of the Airplane (YA)
  • The Poisoned Life of Mrs. Maybrick
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton: First Lady and Senator (YA)
  • Jeff Bezos: Business Executive and Founder of Amazon.com (YA)
  • Stephen Hawking: Physicist & Cosmologist (YA)
  • Warren Buffett: Capitalist (YA)
  • Jimmy Carter: U.S. President (YA)
  • Condoleezza Rice: Secretary of State (YA)
  • Simple Ways to Help Your Kids Become Dollar-Smart
  • Helping Your Child Start School
  • Teenage Volunteering
  • Community Service for Teens (8 volumes)
  • Great American Trials
  • Great World Trials
  • Sex, Sin and Mayhem: Notorious Trials of the Nineties

References

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