Things I Learned from Amazon.com: Martin Caidin's Secret Identity

[beamjockey]

According to http://www.amazon.com/Star-Bright-Martin-Caidin/dp/0553126210, famed author Martin Caidin, who wrote the novels Marooned (which led to the eponymous movie) and Cyborg (thus engendering The Six Million Dollar Man and all his bionic kin), turns out to be a pseudonym for Vanessa Williams, singer and actress. Is there no end to her talents?

Comments

[harvey-rrit.livejournal.com]

*sigh*

It never occurred to me before today, but working at The Onion must be really difficult.

Imagine how tough it must be to come up with stuff that's stupider than journalists do habitually.

[neowolf2.livejournal.com]

I believe on more than one occasion Onion stories have been picked up by other newspapers and run as real news.

[harvey-rrit.livejournal.com]

Shoot me now! Shoot me now!

[neowolf2.livejournal.com]

The most famous case was the story about how the capitol dome in Washington was getting skybox seats. A large newspaper in China ran the story as real.

[harvey-rrit.livejournal.com]

I am prepared to believe that they were unable to discern a difference between the material in The Onion and, say, the LA Times.

When there is one.

[beamjockey.livejournal.com]

Imagine how tough it must be to come up with stuff that's stupider than journalists do habitually.

While your observation is valid, I don't think any journalist is to blame for this particular revelation.

One imagine that Amazon has measures in place to prevent this kind of error; apparently, their defenses are imperfect.

[harvey-rrit.livejournal.com]

I perhaps have a broader definition of the term "journalist" than most.

[rono-60103.livejournal.com]

Snark Comment:
Gee, she was quite prolific as a writer of her age - considering that she wrote at least a couple of those books before she was 10.

Serious Comment:
The glitch is persistant - I was able to reproduce it by following the link - and seems to cover more than just the "More About the Author" section - the reviews all seem to rever to a Vanessa Williams CD.

[msminlr.livejournal.com]

Makes one wonder whether some misguided Williams fan has been doing a bit of hacking. Does this happen with other Caidin books?

[jeff-duntemann.livejournal.com]

This stuff actually happens sometimes. Google "Jeff Duntemann Baby Farm Animals".

[serge-lj.livejournal.com]

Mr.Caidin, you *are* hot.