Michael Z. Lewin
 This is the American paperback. There were editions in other countries - the UK and Japan, for instance - but I was never paid for them. Always be careful when you're dealing with the movie business in any aspect.  The editor at the Dial Press who bought this book was E.L. Doctorow. But soon he decided to go on to other things... |
THE NEXT MAN and HOW TO BEAT COLLEGE TESTSDespite the efforts of Sean Connery, THE NEXT MAN was not a successful movie. The New York Times review suggested that the knowledge of international affairs that the makers had would "fit comfortably in the left nostril of a small bee." Check it out elsewhere if this piques your interest. I just wrote the novel. All the dialogue from the movie went into the book (day by day as I was writing I'd get revisions to the script.) But the jokes are mine. HOW TO BEAT COLLEGE TESTS a guide to ease the burden of useful courses might sound like a joke but it wasn't. Many techniques for getting credit the test taker isn't entitled to are described in some detail. But the truth is that the students who "need" this kind of information pretty much already have it. It's the instructors who write the tests who don't know how widely they leave the door open to the ignorant but crafty. |
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