An Author For The Record Books (NAPSA)—Here’s a world record worth reading into: a man typed 56 books (a total of more than 3 million words) backwards. Using a computer and four blank keyboards, Italy’s Michele Santelia typed books including the “Odyssey,” “Macbeth” and the “Vulgate Bible.” Santelia probably would have had his hands full if he ventured over to a book fair recently held in Germany. It brought together tens of thousands of books, authors and publishers, setting the stage for the announcement of two new world records: the world’s most translated author and the world’s most published author. Both records went to L. Ron Hubbard. His 1,084 works exceed the record held by Brazilian author Jose Carlos Ryoki, who produced 1,058. Hubbard exceeded his own previous record as the world’s most translated author when his works were published in six more languages raising the record from 65 to 71. Kalyan Shah, President of India’s Publishers and Booksellers Guild, who presented the Guin- ness World Record certificates at a special ceremony during the Frankfurt bookfair, described Hub- CHINESE sennrbOE SP GERMAN offs Eaenct ——™” POLISH Korcay ~SNED/5 PoRTUESE @ The world’s most published author has 1,084 works. bard as “one of the world’s most influential authors whose many works of fiction and nonfiction have both entertained and enlightened readers on all continents.” If you want to check out his, or just about any other author’s, books you might be interested in this final book fact: There are more than 117,000 libraries in the U.S., according to the American Library Association. While most are school libraries, the group says that tra- ditional public libraries, including branches, number more than 16,500, meaning odds are, there’s a library nearby where youlive.
