Joseph R. Garber (August 14, 1943 - May 27 2005) was an American author, best known for his 1995 thriller "Vertical Run" and for the articles he wrote on technology for Forbes magazine. Garber was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, moving often as an army brat. He attended the University of Virginia, but quit to join the U.S. Army himself, eventually graduating from East Tennessee State University in 1968 with a philosophy degree. Wikipedia
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