Torres, John A. 1965–

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Torres, John A. 1965–

(John Albert Torres)

PERSONAL: Born August 18, 1965, in New York, NY; son of Americo, Jr. (a retail manager) and Carmen (Calderon) Torres; married Julie Perry (a secretary), June 9, 1990; children: Daniel, Jacqueline. Education: Fordham University, B.A., 1987. Politics: "Independent." Religion: Roman Catholic.

ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, Enslow Publishers, Box 398, 40 Industrial Road, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-0398. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Writer. Little league coach.

WRITINGS:

(With Michael J. Sullivan) Sports Great Darryl Strawberry, Enslow Publishers (Springfield, NJ), 1990.

(Self-illustrated) Home-Run Hitters: Heroes of the Four Home-Run Game, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1995.

Sports Reports: Hakeem Olajuwon, Enslow Publishers (Springfield, NJ), 1997.

Sports Great Jason Kidd, Enslow Publishers (Springfield, NJ), 1997.

Greg Maddux, Lerner Publications (Minneapolis, MN), 1997.

Sports Great Jason Kidd, Enslow Publishers (Springfield, NJ), 1998.

Bobby Bonilla, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Childs, MD), 1999.

Top Ten Basketball Three-Point Shooters, Enslow Publishers (Springfield, NJ), 1999.

Tino Martinez, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Childs, MD), 1999.

Sports Great Oscar de la Hoya, Enslow Publishers (Springfield, NJ), 1999.

Kevin Garnett: "Da Kid", Lerner Sports (Minneapolis, MD), 2000.

Mia Hamm, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Childs, MD), 2000.

Sports Great Dikembe Mutombo, Enslow Publishers (Springfield, NJ), 2000.

Michelle Kwan, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Childs, MD), 2000.

Top Ten NBA Finals Most Valuable Players, Enslow Publishers (Springfield, NJ), 2000.

Top Ten Baseball Legends, Enslow Publishers (Springfield, NJ), 2000.

Sports Great Grant Hill, Enslow Publishers (Springfield, NJ), 2001.

Kobe Bryant, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Bear, DE), 2001.

Derek Jeter, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Bear, DE), 2001.

Fitness Stars of Bodybuilding: Featuring Profiles of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Ronnie Coleman, and Lenda Murray, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Bear, DE), 2001.

Fitness Stars of Pro Football: Featuring Profiles of Deion Sanders, Shannon Sharpe, Darrell Green, and Wayne Chrebet, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Bear, DE), 2001.

Marc Anthony, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Bear, DE), 2002.

Tiger Woods, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Bear, DE), 2002.

Careers in the Music Industry, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Bear, DE), 2002.

Sheryl Swoopes, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Bear, DE), 2002.

Sports Great Tim Duncan, Enslow Publishers Inc. (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2002.

Sports Great Sammy Sosa, Enslow Publishers Inc. (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2003.

Allen Iverson: Never Give Up, Enslow Publishers Inc. (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2004.

The African Elephant, MyReportLinks.com Book (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2004.

The Manatee, MyReportLinks.com Book (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2004.

P. Diddy, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Hockessin, DE), 2004.

Shaquille O'Neal: Gentle Giant, Enslow Publishers Inc. (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2004.

Vince Carter: Slam Dunk Artist, Enslow Publishers (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2004.

Disaster in the Indian Ocean, Tsunami 2004, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Hockessin, DE), 2005.

Clay Aiken, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Hockessin, DE), 2005.

Tsunami Disaster in Indonesia, 2004, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Hockessin, DE), 2005.

Usher, Mitchell Lane Publishers (Hockessin, DE), 2005.

SIDELIGHTS: John A. Torres once commented: "Ever since I can remember, I have wanted to be a writer. My idol as a child was Ernest Hemingway. Since I also love sports, I tried to combine my two loves: writing and sports. My ultimate dream is to have my novel published and to be able to become a full—time writer. The most important development in my evolution as a writer was when I read [Ernest] Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea during the summer I spent interning at United Press International. That was truly a baptism by fire."