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Michael Newton was an American author and journalist. He published 357 books throughout his career, which included 258 novels and 99 nonfiction books. Born in Bakersfield, California, Newton was a high school teacher and a bodyguard before he shifted to writing. He received his bachelor's degree from California State College in 1973, where he did graduate studies, before transferring to the University of Nevada in 1979.