Becoming Ray Bradbury.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I -- 1 From the Nursery to the Library -- 2 L.A. High and the Science Fiction League -- 3 Hannes Bok and the Lorelei -- 4 NYCon 1939 -- 5 Futuria Fantasia -- 6 From the Fanzines to the Prozines -- 7 Early Disappointments: The Science Fiction Pulps -- Part II -- 8 Living in Two Worlds -- 9 Reading about Writing -- 10 Early Mentors: Hamilton, Williamson, and Brackett -- 11 "Chrysalis": Bradbury and Henry Kuttner -- 12 A New World of Reading -- 13 An Emerging Sense of Critical Judgment -- 14 On the Shoulders of Giants -- 15 The Road to Autumn's House -- Part III -- 16 Exploring the Human Mind -- 17 Exploring the Human Condition -- 18 With the Blessings of His Mentors -- 19 New Stories and New Opportunities -- 20 Life and Death in Mexico -- 21 Transitions: Bradbury and Don Congdon -- 22 The Power of Love -- 23 From Arkham to New York -- 24 Obsessed with Perfection -- 25 Dark Carnival -- Part IV -- 26 Lifetime Partnerships -- 27 The Illinois Novel -- 28 Bradbury and Modernity -- 29 Modernist Alternatives -- 30 Finding His Own Way -- 31 The Anthology Game -- 32 Paradise Postponed -- 33 Broadening Horizons -- 34 The Miracle Year: Winter and Spring -- 35 The Miracle Year: Summer and Fall -- Part V -- 36 Critical Praise, Private Worries -- 37 New York, 1951 -- 38 Controversial Fictions -- 39 New Worlds: Graphic and Television Adaptations -- 40 The Wheel of Fortune -- 41 Joe Mugnaini and The Golden Apples of the Sun -- 42 Bantam and Ballantine -- 43 Hollywood at Last -- 44 Political Controversy -- 45 Fahrenheit 451 -- 46 The Last Night of the World -- Notes -- Index -- Illustrations follow pages 96 and 210 -- Illustrations follow pages 96 and 210.

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