Top 9 Richest Authors in the World

Movies Based on their novel

J.K. Rowling

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James Patterson

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Jim Davis

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Danielle Steel

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Grant Cardone

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Stephen King

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Paulo Coelho

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Nora Roberts

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John Grisham

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