Cr_[t_^ \y Soni[ Ruiz T_ru_l1

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Ni]hol[s Ch[rl_s Sp[rks w[s \orn in Om[h[, N_\r[sk[, on D_]_m\_r 31, 1965, th_ s_]on^ son

of P[tri]k Mi]h[_l (1942-1996) [n^ Jill Emm[ M[ri_ Sp[rks (1942-1989). His si\lings

[r_ Mi]h[_l E[rl Sp[rks (\. D_]. 1964), [n^ D[ni_ll_ Sp[rks (D_]_m\_r 1966 - Jun_ 2000). @s [

]hil^, h_ liv_^ in Minn_sot[, Los @ng_l_s, [n^ Gr[n^ Isl[n^, N_\r[sk[, fin[lly s_ttling in F[ir

O[ks, C[liforni[, [t th_ [g_ of _ight. His f[th_r w[s [ prof_ssor, his moth_r [ hom_m[k_r, th_n

[n optom_trist’s [ssist[nt. H_ liv_^ in F[ir O[ks through high s]hool, gr[^u[t_^ v[l_^i]tori[n in 1984,

[n^ r_]_iv_^ [ full tr[]k s]hol[rship to th_ Univ_rsity of Notr_ D[m_.

In l994, [t th_ [g_ of 28, h_ wrot_ Th_ Not_\ook ov_r [ p_rio^ of six months. In O]to\_r In l994, [t th_ [g_ of 28, h_ wrot_ Th_ Not_\ook ov_r [ p_rio^ of six months. In O]to\_r

1995, rights to Th_ Not_\ook w_r_ sol^ to W[rn_r Books. It w[s pu\lish_^ in O]to\_r 1996.

H_ is [n

[vi^ [thl_t_ who _x_r]is_s ^[ily. H_ [tt_n^s ]hur]h r_gul[rly [n^ r_[^s [pproxim[t_ly 125

\ooks [t y_[r.

Ni]hol[s Sp[rks is th_ [uthor of 15 N_w York Tim_s \_sts_ll_rs, in]lu^ing Thr__ W__ks with My

Broth_r, th_ m_moir h_ wrot_ with his \roth_r, Mi][h. His \ooks h[v_ \__n tr[nsl[t_^ into mor_

th[n 40 l[ngu[g_s [n^ th_r_ [r_ ov_r 50 million ]opi_s of his \ooks in print worl^wi^_. Four of

his nov_ls h[v_ \__n [^[pt_^ into m[jor motion pi]tur_s, in]lu^ing Th_ Not_\ook, @ W[lk to

R_m_m\_r, M_ss[g_ in [ Bottl_, [n^ Nights in Ro^[nth_. Th_ film [^[pt[tion of D_[r John,

st[rring Ch[nning T[tum will \_ r_l_[s_^ \y Sony on F_\ru[ry 5, 2010. W[rn_r Bros. is

s]h_^ul_^ to r_l_[s_ th_ film v_rsion of Th_ Lu]ky On_ in l[t_ 2010.

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� " @ ]l[ssi] story of lov_ foun^, lost [n^ r_g[in_^. Sp[rks h[s [ winning ]om\in[tion of styl_ [n^ story"

CHRISTI@N SCIENCE MONITOR

� " R_m[rk[\l_ [n^ m_mor[\l_...\_[utiful" B@TON ROUGE SUND@Y @DVOC@TE (Los @ng_l_s)

� "Fo]us_s on [ m[n, [ wom[n [n^ th_ tr[nsforming pow_r of lov_...Th_ Not_\ook is sho]king only in its simpli]ity

of form [n^ purity of lin_" D@LL@S MORNING NEWS.

� "@ tou]hing story" S@N @NTONIO EXPRESS NEWS (T_x[s)

� "@ on_-night r_[^. Sp[rks g_n_r[t_^ [uth_nti] _motion[l pow_r. If you [r_ in n__^ of [ goo^ ]ry, Th_ Not_\ook

is [\solut_ly th_ right \ook" US@ TOD@Y.is [\solut_ly th_ right \ook" US@ TOD@Y.

� "Th_ Not_\ook will t_[r [ hol_ in your h_[rt. @nyon_ who ^o_s not so\ through th_ l[st ]h[pt_r h[s [ h_[rt

of ston_" NEWS CHIEF (Flori^[)

� "Run, ^o not w[lk, to your n_[r_st li\r[ry to g_t [ ]opy of this g_m... [ \ook for _v_ryon_ who h[s _v_r

lov_^ or \__n lov_^, or ^r_[m_^ of loving m[^ly, truly, ^__ply. @ft_r finishing this littl_ tr_[sur_, _v_n th_

most j[^_^ r_[^_r will \_ ]onvin]_^ th[t _v_rl[sting lov_ _xists." MOUNT @IRY G@ZETTE

� "Th_ Not_\ook is [ tru_ lov_ story [\out two p_opl_ who ^is]ov_r_^ lov_ [t [ young [g_, [n^ h_l^ onto it

throughout th_ir ^[ys until [n illn_ss t[k_s ov_r. Wh_n No[h t_lls his story [\out his wif_ slowly \_]oming

ill, you f__l how h[r^ it w[s for him, [n^ for h_r. Th_ Not_\ook is [n _y_ op_ning _xp_ri_n]_ of wh[t tru_

lov_ shoul^ \_ \_tw__n [ hus\[n^ [n^ [ wif_, "for \_tt_r or wors_, or until ^_[th ^o_s us p[rt" R_[^ this

\ook, [n^ oth_r Ni]hol[s Sp[rks \ooks, h_ is [n [m[zing story t_ll_r."

RENEE T@PPERT, RESIDENT SCHOL@R

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I lov_ th[t \ook. It m[k_s m_ f__l goo^ wh_n I [m [fr[i^ [n^ so h[ppy wh_n I [m h[ppy too. I h[v_ r_[^ Th_ Not_\ook twi]_ [n^ _v_ry tim_ th[t I r_[^ it, I lik_ it mor_. I think th[t is [ \ook for r_[^ it, I lik_ it mor_. I think th[t is [ \ook for

[ll p_opl_, young [n^ [^ult, \oys [n^ girls, \_][us_ [ll of us ^r_[m of h[ving [ lov_ story lik_ No[h [n^ @lli_. I strongly r_]omm_n^ this

\ook.

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