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great city to raise children, but I was very happy to leave it. There's no style, nobody dresses up—you can't be chic there. It's all shorts and hiking boots and Tevas—it's as if everyone is dressed to go on a camping trip. I don't think people really care how they look there; and I look like a mess when I'm there, too.'
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for the most consecutive weeks of any author—456 consecutive weeks at that time. Steel is a prolific author, often releasing several books per year. Each book takes 2½ years to complete, so Steel has developed an ability to juggle up to five projects at once, researching one book while outlining
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Bestseller List, were used to found the Nick Traina Foundation, which Steel runs, to fund organizations dedicated to treating mental accessibility issues. To gain more recognition for children's mental health, Steel has lobbied for legislation in Washington, and previously held a
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another, then writing and editing additional books. Since her first book was published, every one of her novels has hit bestseller lists in paperback, and each one released in hardback has also been a hardback bestseller.
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editor John Mack Carter, encouraged her to focus on writing, having been impressed with her freelance articles. He suggested she write a book, which she did. She later moved to San
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writing about her concern that San Francisco was losing its heart.
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2232:"How the Hell Has Danielle Steel Managed to Write 179 Books?"
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WRITER, JERRY CARROLL, CHRONICLE STAFF (October 22, 1995).
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to launch a new perfume, Danielle by Danielle Steel.
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955:List of bestselling fiction authors
606:. Her 55-room San Francisco home,
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1432:"Meet the Writers: Danielle Steel"
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1803:"A New Chapter in Steel Romance"
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1624:"Danielle Steel: People.com"
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2904:Once in a Lifetime
2543:The Long Road Home
2522:Five Days in Paris
2406:A Perfect Stranger
2144:The New York Times
1434:. Barnes and Noble
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878:Once in a Lifetime
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2011:"Toxic Bachelors"
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