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A former marine biologist, cook, speechwriter, and white house policy advisor, michael gruber is a new york timesbestselling writer who work infuses genre fiction with philosophical and supernatural themes. Michael gruber is an american author out of seattle. He was born in the new york city and attended columbia college where he earned his ba in english literature. The good son book by michael gruber 11 available editions. He went to columbia, earning a ba in english literature.
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