Donald J. Sobol (1924–2012)

Autore di Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective

138+ opere 35,115 membri 146 recensioni 4 preferito

Sull'Autore

Donald J. Sobol was born in the Bronx, New York on October 4, 1924. During World War II, he served in the Army as a sergeant in a combat engineer battalion in the Pacific. He received a B.A. degree from Oberlin College. He worked as a copy boy and then a reporter at The New York Sun and The Long mostra altro Island Daily Press. In 1959, he began writing a syndicated fiction column called Two-Minute Mysteries. He is the creator of the Encyclopedia Brown series. His first book, Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, was published in 1963. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 80 books. In 1976, he won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for the Encyclopedia Brown series. He died from gastric lymphoma on July 11, 2012 at the age of 87. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

Comprende i nomi: Donald Sobol, Donald Sobol, Donald J. Sobol

Serie

Encyclopedia Brown

Two-Minute Mysteries

Opere di Donald J. Sobol

Popolari Recenti

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (1963) 4,055 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch (1965) 1,966 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues (1966) 1,869 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All (1968) 1,649 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Gets His Man (1967) 1,598 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Sets the Pace (1982) 1,595 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Midnight Visitor (1977) 1,393 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Carries On (1980) 1,342 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake! (1983) 1,187 copie

Two-Minute Mysteries (1967) 1,108 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace (1969) 1,043 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case (2007) 1,016 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day (1970) 1,005 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way (1972) 1,000 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down (1971) 947 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand (1974) — Autore — 944 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints (1985) 876 copie

The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk (1961) 845 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers (1990) 797 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles (1975) 793 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case (1973) 767 copie

Encyclopedia Brown, Super Sleuth (2009) 667 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Treasure Hunt (1988) 624 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret UFOs (2010) 524 copie

Encyclopedia Brown's Book Of Strange But True Crimes (1991) 470 copie

More Two-Minute Mysteries (1971) 465 copie

Still More Two-Minute Mysteries (1975) 378 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salamander (1999) 352 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Two Spies (1994) 334 copie

Two-Minute Mysteries Collection (2004) 330 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's Nose (1997) 300 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Soccer Scheme (2012) 291 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Sleeping Dog (1998) 287 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Carnival Crime (2011) 230 copie

Secret Agents Four (Adventure Library) (1967) 200 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and his Best Cases Ever (2013) 199 copie

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Jumping Frogs (2003) 183 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (1980) 162 copie

Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Cars (1987) 109 copie

Angie's First Case (1981) 97 copie

Encyclopedia Brown's Third Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts (1985) 95 copie

Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Spies (1984) 90 copie

Encyclopedia Brown's Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts (1979) 76 copie

Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Animals (1985) 72 copie

Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Wacky Sports (1984) 71 copie

Encyclopedia Brown's Second Record Book of Weird and Wonderful Facts (1981) 66 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Collection (2004) 56 copie

The Amazing Power of Ashur Fine (1986) 52 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Mystery Collection (2007) 52 copie

Encyclopedia Brown's Book of the Wacky Outdoors (1987) 51 copie

Encyclopedia Brown's Wacky Crimes (1982) 51 copie

Two Flags Flying (1960) 42 copie

The First Book of Medieval Man (1959) 37 copie

Great Sea Stories (1975) 30 copie

The Best of Encyclopedia Brown (1984) 23 copie

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective / The Case of the Secret Pitch (2003) 23 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Breaks the Case (1982) 17 copie

Greta the Strong (1970) 15 copie

The First Book of the Barbarian Invaders, A.D. 375-511 (1962) 15 copie

An American Revolutionary War Reader (1964) 13 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Double Mystery #1: Featured mysteries from Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (2012) 11 copie

The Amazons of Greek Mythology (1972) 10 copie

Lock, Stock, and Barrel (1965) 10 copie

Lost Dispatch (1958) 10 copie

My Name is Amelia (1994) 9 copie

Best Animal Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1979) — A cura di — 8 copie

Milton, the Model A (1971) 6 copie

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective #1, 4-6, 9-14,15.5, 18-28 6 copie

Mini Mysteries For Amateur Detectives (5 Books, Mind Boggling Mysteries) (1973) 5 copie

Encyclopedia Brown's 3rd Record Book of Weird & Wonderful Facts (1985) 5 copie

A Civil War Sampler (1961) 4 copie

Encyclopedia Brown [4 Novels] (Enclyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues/Carries On/The Case of the Dead Eagles/The Exploding… (1975) 3 copie

Encyclopedia Brown's Book of Comic Strips, No 2 (1985) 3 copie

Disaster (1979) 3 copie

The Double Quest 3 copie

Encyclopaedia Brown : Boy detective ; Solves them all ; Saves the day : three books in one (1982) 3 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective 1: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch/Encyclopedia Brown Finds the… (1991) 3 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Double Mystery #5: Featured mysteries from Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (2012) 2 copie

Superfritz löst jeden Fall - ...und du hilfst mir - bk1424 2 copie

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective: Novel-Ties Study Guide (1995) 2 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Double Mystery #2: Featured mysteries from Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (2012) 2 copie

Y La Jugada Secreta (Enciclopedia Brown) (1977) 2 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective TX839 2 copie

Ein Sherlock Holmes fällt nicht vom Himmel 2 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Boxed Set ~ 50 Cases Solved by the World's Greatest Boy Sleuth (1978) 2 copie

Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective 2: Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day/Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down/Encyclopedia… (1991) 1 copia

Enciclopédia Brown, Jovem Detective 1 copia

O Enciclopédia Brown e o caso das águias mortas 1 copia

A Enciclopédia Brown Aceita o Caso 1 copia

The First Book of Barbarian Invaders 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Slippery Salmander 1 copia

The Wide Window 1 copia

encyclopedia brown and the case of the secret pitch 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Soccer Scheme (Encyclopedia Brown) 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown Mystery Collection by Donald J Sobol (2007-05-03) 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown Tracks Them Down / Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Disgusting Sneakers 1 copia

Weekly Reader Books presents Encyclopedia Brown and the case of the midnight visitor (America's Sherlock Holmes in… 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown & The Case of Pablo's Nose 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown Everyone's Favorite Boy Detective and His Best Case Ever 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective No. 1. 1 copia

Snillet och fallet med spejaren (1980) 1 copia

The Barbarian Invaders 1 copia

ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN'S BOOK OF STRANGE BUT TRUE STORIES 1 copia

#1 Encyclopedia Boy Boy Detective 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown: and the Case fo the Myserious handprints 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown: Book of Strange but True Crimes 1 copia

GREAT SEA STORIES 1 copia

WRIGHT BROS AT KITTY HAWK, THE 1 copia

Meet The World's Greatest Boy Sleuth - 9 Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way 1 copia

Super Sleuth Encyclopedia Brown 1 copia

SALAPOLIISI VÄLKKY RATKAISEE (1972) 1 copia

Snillet och fallet med fåglarna och 16 andra fall (1984) 1 copia

The first book of the barbarian invaders : A.D.375-511 1 copia

Wie is de dader? 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown ~ a Bantam Skylark Set ~ Books 1,2,4,6 (1970) 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown: First Four Books 1 copia

The First Book of Mediaeval Britain (1960) 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown Double Mystery #4: Featured mysteries from Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective 1 copia

Snillet och fallet med den döda örnen och 16 andra fall (1984) 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown Double Mystery #3: Featured mysteries from Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (2012) 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown 3 in 1 (1982) 1 copia

דני ידעני הנער הבלש 1 copia

דני ידעני מציל את המצב 1 copia

דני ידעני מפגין תושיה 1 copia

דני ידעני מגלה עקבות 1 copia

Mostra o Caminho 1 copia

The strongest man in the world: stories 1 copia

AYUDA A LA JUSTICIA (1978) 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown Books: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch; Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective;… (2002) 1 copia

The Two-Minute Mysteries series (Three Books), More Two-Minute Mysteries, and: Still More Two-Minute Mysteries (Three… (1965) 1 copia

דני ידעני נלחם בפשע 1 copia

דני ידעני לוכד גנבים 1 copia

דני ידעני עוזר למשטרה 1 copia

דני ידעני מפענח תעלומות 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown Set 4 (Case of the Slippery Salamander, Case of the Secret Pitch, Case of Pablo's Nose, Boy… (2002) 1 copia

Jovem Detective 1 copia

Mantèm a Paz 1 copia

Encyclopedia Brown Boy Detective Services 25c 1 copia

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Opere correlate

The Penguin Book of Classic Children's Characters (1997) — Collaboratore — 88 copie

Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 1, September 1976 — Collaboratore — 2 copie

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Informazioni generali

Nome canonico: Sobol, Donald J.
Data di nascita: 1924-10-04
Data di morte: 2012-07-11
Sesso: male
Nazionalità: USA
Luogo di nascita: New York, New York, USA
Luogo di morte: Miami, Florida, USA
Causa della morte: gastric lymphoma
Istruzione: Oberlin College (BA|1948)
New School for Social Research
Attività lavorative: children's book author
Relazioni: Sobol, Rose (wife)
Organizzazioni: Authors Guild
Authors League of America
Army Corps of Engineers (WWII)
New York Sun
Daily News
Premi e riconoscimenti: Special Edgar Award (1975)
Edgar Allan Poe Award (1975)

Utenti

Recensioni

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective di Donald J. Sobol

A super fun book series, this book follows Encyclopedia Brown a young self made detective with an amazing brain that he uses to solve mysteries around his town in each book. I love this series and I think that this is a perfect book for th ages of 7-9.

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Cbonham21 | 33 altre recensioni | Mar 1, 2024 |

Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace (#6) di Donald J. Sobol

Encyclopedia Brown has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions.… (altro)

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PlumfieldCH | 2 altre recensioni | Dec 16, 2023 |

Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case (#24) di Donald J. Sobol

Leroy Brown, aka Encyclopedia Brown, is Idaville's ten-year-old star detective. With an uncanny knack for trivia, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the police department, and every night Encyclopedia helps him get to the bottom of his most baffling crimes. Join Encyclopedia Brown as he solves ten of his newest and most confounding mysteries, including a case of a missing butterfly brooch, some stolen Confederate stamps, a forgetful jewel thief, and more. With the clues given in each case, readers will have a chance to solve the mystery themselves!… (altro)

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PlumfieldCH | 4 altre recensioni | Dec 7, 2023 |