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Stephen Manes (born January 8, 1949) wrote the "Digital Tools" column that appeared in every issue of Forbes until recently when he left the publication. He was also co-host and co-executive editor of the public television series "PC World's Digital Duo," a program he helped create. It ended in 2008 when PC World stopped running his column.

Manes was previously the Personal Computers columnist for the Science Times section of The New York Times and a regular columnist for InformationWeek. He has been on the technology beat since 1982 as a columnist and contributing editor for PC Magazine, PC/Computing, PC Sources, PCjr, and Netguide. The now defunct Marketing Computers named him one of the four most influential writers about the computer industry and called him "a strong critical voice."

From April 1995 to December 2008, he also wrote the "Full Disclosure" column, anchoring the back page of PC World.

Manes is coauthor of the best-selling and definitive biography Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry...and Made Himself the Richest Man in America. He also wrote The Complete MCI Mail Handbook and programmed much of the Starfixer and UnderGround WordStar software packages.

Manes, who ironically has no children, is also the author of more than 30 books for children and young adults, including the Publishers Weekly bestseller Make Four Million Dollars by Next Thursday! and the award-winning Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days!, which was adapted for the public television series Wonderworks. His books include the cult favorites Chicken Trek and The Obnoxious Jerks and have won a commendation from the National Science Foundation, International Reading Association Children's Choice awards, and kid-voted awards in five states. His writing credits also include television programs produced by ABC Television and KCET/Los Angeles and the 70s classic 20th Century-Fox movie Mother, Jugs & Speed.

Manes is currently serving his fourth term as an elected member of the National Council of the Authors Guild, the country's oldest organization of book authors. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, he now lives in Seattle.

Stanford Law Professor Lawrence Lessig strongly criticized Manes in 2004 for a review published in Forbes. Lessig was critical of the "review (which was unthinking and ill-informed) and [of] its tone (which was rude and abusive)," and added that "both seemed to me to be beneath the quality of the publication."
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Total Books: 66
An Almost Perfect Game
An Almost Perfect Game (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780590444323
ISBN-10: 0590444328
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
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The Bananas Move to the Ceiling An EasyRead Story Book
The Bananas Move to the Ceiling an Easyread Story Book (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780531045176
ISBN-10: 053104517X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780440227908
ISBN-10: 0440227909
Genre: Children's Books
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Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780440413493
ISBN-10: 0440413494
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780553155808
ISBN-10: 0553155806
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Boy Who Turned into a TV Set
Boy Who Turned Into a Tv Set (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780380620005
ISBN-10: 0380620006
Genre: Children's Books
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The boy who turned into a TV set
The Boy Who Turned Into a Tv Set (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780394623245
ISBN-10: 039462324X
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Chicken Trek
Chicken Trek (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780525443124
ISBN-10: 0525443126
Genre: Children's Books
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Chocolatecovered Ants
Chocolatecovered Ants (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780330324588
ISBN-10: 0330324586
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Chocolate Covered Ants
Chocolate Covered Ants (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780590409612
ISBN-10: 0590409611
Genre: Children's Books
  • Currently 4.7/5 Stars.
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Comedy High
Comedy High (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780590444361
ISBN-10: 0590444360
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
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Comment devenir parfait en trois jours
Comment Devenir Parfait En Trois Jours (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782700211535
ISBN-10: 2700211537
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The Complete MCI Mail Handbook
The Complete Mci Mail Handbook [The Bantam on-Line Services Library] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780553345872
ISBN-10: 0553345877
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Computer Monsters
Computer Monsters (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780590331777
ISBN-10: 0590331779
Genre: Children's Books
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Computer Olympics
Computer Olympics (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780590331760
ISBN-10: 0590331760
Genre: Children's Books
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GATES
Gates (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780385420754
ISBN-10: 0385420757
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Computers & Technology
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Gates  How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industryand Made Himself the Richest Man in America
The Great Gerbil Roundup
The Great Gerbil Roundup (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780064403757
ISBN-10: 0064403750
Genre: Children's Books
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HOOPLE'S HAUNTED HOU
Hoople's Haunted Hou (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780440437949
ISBN-10: 0440437946
Genre: Children's Books
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The Hoople's Haunted House
The Hoople's Haunted House (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780385284165
ISBN-10: 0385284160
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The Hooples' haunted house
The Hooples' Haunted House (Other)
ISBN-13: 9780440037330
ISBN-10: 0440037336
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I'll Live [An Avon/Flare Book] (Paperback)
Monstra Vs Irving [Red Feather Book] (Paperback)
Video Wars [An Avon/Flare book] (Paperback)