Robert A. Heinlein

(Many very successful writers such as Robert A. Heinlein are adamant about not giving the reader too many specific details about their hero; they maintain [correctly, I think] that the reader will fill in any necessary detail in a way that makes the hero most appealing to that particular reader.)

Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2010

He quotes science-fiction author Robert A. Heinlein: "When it's time to railroad, people start railroading."

A Gun Activist Takes Aim at U.S. Regulatory Power Jess Bravin 2011

I also have to credit professors Murray Levin and Joachim Maitre and it was fascinating to be in classes with Zinn and Maitre—seemingly polar opposites—at the same time, as well as writers Robert A. Heinlein and James P. Hogan.

ianrandalstrock's Journal ianrandalstrock 2010

As he says, in his sometimes flowery way: "The story of Robert A. Heinlein is the story of America in the twentieth century."

Review of "Robert A. Heinlein," by William H. Patterson, Jr. 2010

But by chance, on this same day, two different people emailed me links to a letter written by Robert A. Heinlein to Forrest J.

Archive 2010-05-01 James Sposto 2010

I also have to credit professors Murray Levin and Joachim Maitre and it was fascinating to be in classes with Zinn and Maitre—seemingly polar opposites—at the same time, as well as writers Robert A. Heinlein and James P. Hogan.

ianrandalstrock: Howard Zinn (1922-2010) ianrandalstrock 2010

The science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein had a phrase he used in his writings to explain how to deal with a bully: "you step on his toes until he is forced to apologize."

Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [110] -- Left Still Waiting For Rahm Apology 2010

He is looking desperately for a book, any book, by Robert A. Heinlein (1907-1988), the greatest science-fiction writer in the world.

Review of "Robert A. Heinlein," by William H. Patterson, Jr. 2010

The science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein had a phrase he used in his writings to explain how to deal with a bully: "you step on his toes until he is forced to apologize."

Friday Talking Points [110] -- Left Still Waiting For Rahm Apology 2010

Robert A. Heinlein was hired as a screenwriter by MGM in 1944, in response to the news that Warner Brothers had acquired the film rights to Ernest Hemingway's newly-published spaceflight novel To Sail Beyond the Sunset see DBTL 11 "Love and Rockets" for the genesis of this novel.

DBTL 61: Homeward Bound Johnny Pez 2010