# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 347
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6924 "2021-07-24T16:00:46Z")
**The First Author You Couldn’t Get Enough Of** _Dr. Seuss doesn’t count._ 1. Alexandre Dumas, pere 2. Stephen King 3. Jim Kjelgaard 4. Roy Chapman Andrews 5. Alistair MacLean — (started reading his stuff in the late '60s as a freshman in HS) _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6925 "2021-07-24T16:02:06Z")
**The First Author You Couldn’t Get Enough Of** _Dr. Seuss doesn’t count._ 1. Alexandre Dumas, pere 2. Stephen King 3. Jim Kjelgaard 4. Roy Chapman Andrews 5. Alistair MacLean 6. Ray Bradbury ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6926 "2021-07-24T23:20:07Z")
**The First Author You Couldn’t Get Enough Of** _Dr. Seuss doesn’t count._ 1. Alexandre Dumas, pere 2. Stephen King 3. Jim Kjelgaard 4. Roy Chapman Andrews 5. Alistair MacLean 6. Ray Bradbury 7. Isaac Asimov ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6927 "2021-07-25T05:15:55Z")
**The First Author You Couldn’t Get Enough Of** _Dr. Seuss doesn’t count._ 1. Alexandre Dumas, pere 2. Stephen King 3. Jim Kjelgaard 4. Roy Chapman Andrews 5. Alistair MacLean 6. Ray Bradbury 7. Isaac Asimov 8. C.S. Lewis I was a big Narnia fan ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6928 "2021-07-25T17:30:53Z")
**The First Author You Couldn’t Get Enough Of** _Dr. Seuss doesn’t count._ 1. Alexandre Dumas, pere 2. Stephen King 3. Jim Kjelgaard 4. Roy Chapman Andrews 5. Alistair MacLean 6. Ray Bradbury 7. Isaac Asimov 8. C.S. Lewis 9. Robert A. Heinlein ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6929 "2021-07-26T12:35:59Z")
**The First Author You Couldn’t Get Enough Of** _Dr. Seuss doesn’t count._ 1. Alexandre Dumas, pere 2. Stephen King 3. Jim Kjelgaard 4. Roy Chapman Andrews 5. Alistair MacLean 6. Ray Bradbury 7. Isaac Asimov 8. C.S. Lewis 9. Robert A. Heinlein 10. Frank Herbert ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6930 "2021-07-26T13:32:28Z")
**The First Author You Couldn’t Get Enough Of** _Dr. Seuss doesn’t count._ 1. Alexandre Dumas, pere 2. Stephen King 3. Jim Kjelgaard 4. Roy Chapman Andrews 5. Alistair MacLean 6. Ray Bradbury 7. Isaac Asimov 8. C.S. Lewis 9. Robert A. Heinlein 10. Frank Herbert 11. E.B. White ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6931 "2021-07-26T15:47:36Z")
**The First Author You Couldn’t Get Enough Of** _Dr. Seuss doesn’t count._ 1. Alexandre Dumas, pere 2. Stephen King 3. Jim Kjelgaard 4. Roy Chapman Andrews 5. Alistair MacLean 6. Ray Bradbury 7. Isaac Asimov 8. C.S. Lewis 9. Robert A. Heinlein 10. Frank Herbert 11. E.B. White 12. Donald J. Sobol I loved the Encyclopedia Brown books as a kid. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6932 "2021-07-26T17:31:08Z")
**The First Author You Couldn’t Get Enough Of** _Dr. Seuss doesn’t count._ 1. Alexandre Dumas, pere 2. Stephen King 3. Jim Kjelgaard 4. Roy Chapman Andrews 5. Alistair MacLean 6. Ray Bradbury 7. Isaac Asimov 8. C.S. Lewis 9. Robert A. Heinlein 10. Frank Herbert 11. E.B. White 12. Donald J. Sobol 13. Louisa May Alcott I was an Encyclopedia Brown fan too! But even before that I read _Little Women_ and was excited to find that there were sequels and other Alcott books. New Notable film directors 1. Chloé Zhao ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6933 "2021-07-26T17:33:50Z")
Notable film directors 1. Chloé Zhao 2. Woody Allen ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6934 "2021-07-26T17:41:04Z")
Notable film directors 1. Chloé Zhao 2. Woody Allen 3. Steven Spielburg ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6935 "2021-07-26T18:18:45Z")
Notable film directors 1. Chloé Zhao 2. Woody Allen 3. Steven Spielburg 4. Alfred Hitchcock ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6936 "2021-07-26T18:34:10Z")
Notable film directors 1. Chloé Zhao 2. Woody Allen 3. Steven Spielburg 4. Alfred Hitchcock 5. Sergei Eisenstein ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6937 "2021-07-26T18:36:33Z")
Notable film directors 1. Chloé Zhao 2. Woody Allen 3. Steven Spielburg 4. Alfred Hitchcock 5. Sergei Eisenstein 6. Stanley Kubrick ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6938 "2021-07-26T18:39:15Z")
Notable film directors 1. Chloé Zhao 2. Woody Allen 3. Steven Spielberg 4. Alfred Hitchcock 5. Sergei Eisenstein 6. Stanley Kubrick 7. Martin Scorsese ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6939 "2021-07-26T18:42:05Z")
Notable film directors 1. Chloé Zhao 2. Woody Allen 3. Steven Spielberg 4. Alfred Hitchcock 5. Sergei Eisenstein 6. Stanley Kubrick 7. Martin Scorsese 8. Federico Fellini ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6940 "2021-07-26T19:11:41Z")
Notable film directors 1. Chloé Zhao 2. Woody Allen 3. Steven Spielberg 4. Alfred Hitchcock 5. Sergei Eisenstein 6. Stanley Kubrick 7. Martin Scorsese 8. Federico Fellini 9. David Lean ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6941 "2021-07-26T19:21:59Z")
Notable film directors 1. Chloé Zhao 2. Woody Allen 3. Steven Spielberg 4. Alfred Hitchcock 5. Sergei Eisenstein 6. Stanley Kubrick 7. Martin Scorsese 8. Federico Fellini 9. David Lean 10. Georges Melies ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6942 "2021-07-26T19:33:48Z")
Notable film directors 1. Chloé Zhao 2. Woody Allen 3. Steven Spielberg 4. Alfred Hitchcock 5. Sergei Eisenstein 6. Stanley Kubrick 7. Martin Scorsese 8. Federico Fellini 9. David Lean 10. Georges Melies 11. Joe Dante ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/6943 "2021-07-26T19:35:50Z")
Notable film directors 1. Chloé Zhao 2. Woody Allen 3. Steven Spielberg 4. Alfred Hitchcock 5. Sergei Eisenstein 6. Stanley Kubrick 7. Martin Scorsese 8. Federico Fellini 9. David Lean 10. Georges Melies 11. Joe Dante 12. William Wyler [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=346) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=348)