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戴維·鮑爾達奇在從事寫作的同時與自己的妻子一起組建了一個非贏利性組織Wish You Well Foundation，支持美國文學事業。同時，他還是美國National Multiple Sclerosis Society的使者，並參加了很多個慈善機構的活動，包括The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, The American Cancer Society, 和The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation等。
迄今為止，戴維·鮑爾達奇已出版了12部長篇小說，包括《絶對權力》、《全面控製》、《彩票中奬者》、《簡單真相》、《拯救費斯》、《祝你好運》、《終極悍將》、《聖誕列車》、《爭分奪秒》、《時間遊戲》、新成人叢書《弗雷迪與炸薯條：生煎活炸》和《駱駝俱樂部》。他還為荷蘭2000年的“驚悚之月”創作了中篇小說《辦公時間》。鮑爾達奇的短篇小說《強力約翰斯》作為懸疑文集的一部分與2002年發表。他的作品遍及世界衆多雜志、報紙、期刊和出版物。鮑爾達奇已經完成了七部原創電影劇本。他的書被翻譯成37種語言，發行遍及80多個國傢。他的所有作品都成為了國傢或國際暢銷書。目前，全世界鮑爾達奇小說的銷售量已超過四千萬册。
1997年，城堡岩娛樂公司將鮑爾達奇1996年的作品《絶對權利》拍成了一部成功的電影，由剋林特·伊斯特伍德（電影《廊橋遺夢》男主角扮演者，著名美國影星）和吉恩?哈剋曼聯袂主演。小說於1997年獲得英國W.H.Smith小說類優秀讀物大奬，並被提名意大利文學奬。《絶對權利》還被評選為《公民雜志》“本周最佳”。1996年，《絶對權利》贏得了由南方作傢協會評選的最佳懸疑/驚悚小說金質奬章。
Baldacci received a B.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. As a student, Baldacci wrote short stories in his spare time, and later practiced law for nine years near Washington, D.C.. While living in Alexandria, Virginia, Baldacci wrote short stories and screenplays without much success. In despair, he turned to novel writing, taking three years to write Absolute Power. It took Baldacci two years to get the book published, but when it finally did hit the shelves in 1996 it was an international best seller.
David Baldacci serves as a national ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and participates in numerous charities as well as founding his own foundation for literacy, Wish You Well Foundation. Baldacci was raised in Virginia and still resides there (in Vienna, Virginia) with his wife, Michelle Baldacci (Mikki), and two children. His cousin is the Democratic Governor of Maine John Baldacci, first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006.
In 1997, People magazine named him one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.
He is of Italian descent.
[edit]Works
In 1996, his first novel Absolute Power was published and became an immediate best seller. It tells the story of a fictional American President and his Secret Service agents who are willing to murder people in order to cover up the accidental death of a woman with whom the President was having an affair. It was made into a film, Absolute Power (1997), starring Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman.
Baldacci has gone on to publish sixteen more novels: Total Control, The Winner, The Simple Truth, Saving Faith, Wish You Well, Last Man Standing, The Christmas Train, Split Second, Hour Game, The Camel Club, The Collectors, Simple Genius, Stone Cold, The Whole Truth, Divine Justice, True Blue, and the young adult novel Freddy and the French Fries: Fries Alive! He has also published a novella for the Dutch entitled Office Hours, written for the Netherlands' Year 2000 "Month of the Thriller". Baldacci also authored a short story, "The Mighty Johns", as part of a 2002 mystery anthology.
Baldacci has authored seven original screenplays and his works have been published in magazines, newspapers, and journals throughout the world. All of his books have become national and international bestsellers, translated into over 37 languages and sold in more than 85 countries. Over 40 million copies of Baldacci's books are in print worldwide.
Baldacci will write the sixth final book in the second series of The 39 Clues, Cahills v.s. Vespers, which will be published in March 2013. This will be his first book for children.
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]Camel Club
The Camel Club (novel) (Warner Books, 2005)
The Collectors (Warner Books, 2006)
Stone Cold (Grand Central Publishing, November 2007) Reached number one on The New York Times Bestseller List
Divine Justice (Grand Central Publishing, November 2008)
Hell's Corner (Grand Central Publishing, November 9, 2010)
[edit]Sean King and Michelle Maxwell
Split Second (Warner Books, 2003) reached number one on The New York Times Bestseller List.
Hour Game (Warner Books, 2004) reached number one on The New York Times Bestseller List.
Simple Genius (Warner Books, May 2007) reached number one on The New York Times Bestseller List.
First Family (Grand Central Publishing, April 2009) reached number one on The New York Times Bestseller List.
The Sixth Man (Grand Central Publishing, April 2011)
[edit]Shaw and Katie James
The Whole Truth (Grand Central Publishing, April 2008)
Deliver Us From Evil (Grand Central Publishing, April 2010)
[edit]Freddy and the French Fries
Freddy and the French Fries: Fries Alive! (Little, Brown and Company, 2005), Baldacci's debut novel for young readers
Freddy and the French Fries: The Mystery of Silas Finklebean, 2006
[edit]Standalone Novels
Absolute Power (Warner Books, 1996) was made into a major motion picture by Castle Rock Entertainment and starred Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman.
Total Control (Warner Books, 1996).
The Winner (Warner Books, 1997) sales topped those of Baldacci's first two novels and received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, its highest rating.
The Simple Truth (Warner Books, 1998) was his first novel in which part of the plot was based upon an actual event. President Bill Clinton selected The Simple Truth as his favorite novel of 1999.
Saving Faith (Warner Books, 1999) reached #1 on both The New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists and was selected for People Magazine's "Page Turner of the Week".
Wish You Well (Warner Books, 2000) received a starred review in Publishers Weekly and was the inaugural book for All America Reads, a national reading promotion program.
Last Man Standing (Warner Books, 2001) features the Federal Bureau of Investigation's elite Hostage Rescue Team and reached number one on The New York Times Bestseller List.
The Christmas Train (Warner Books, 2002) shows how we do get second chances to fulfill our dreams during the season of miracles and instantly became a bestseller.
True Blue (Grand Central Publishing, October 2009)
One Summer (Grand Central Publishing, June 2011)