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Hearts and minds, the extinction parade, germ warfare. In august 2019, brooks announced a new book, entitled devolution. World war z author max brooks explains his minecraft novel, minecraft. Max brooks books list of books by author max brooks. Brooks stable childhood with parents mel brooks and anne bancroft stands in contrast to the wild stories he tells in novels like world war z and minecraft.
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