Michael Fitzpatrick (born 1950) is a British general practitioner (GP) and medical author from London, UK.
 Fitzpatrick is known for writing several books and newspaper articles about controversies in autism, from his perspective as someone who is both a GP and the parent of a son with autism.
 His book "Defeating Autism: A Dangerous Delusion" (2008) describes his views on the rising popularity of "biomedical" treatments for autism, as well as the MMR vaccine controversy.
The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions is a 2009 book by David Berlinski.
 It discusses atheism and religion, defending the religious point of view.
David Berlinski (born 1942) is an American author and academic who opposes the scientific consensus on the theory of evolution.
 He is a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture.
Erik Larson (born January 3, 1954) is an American journalist and author of nonfiction books.
 He has written a number of bestsellers, such as "The Devil in the White City" (2003), about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and a series of murders by H. H. Holmes that were committed in the city around the time of the Fair; "The Devil in the White City" also won the 2004 Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category, among other awards.
Gary Taubes (born April 30, 1956) is an American science writer.
 He is the author of "Nobel Dreams" (1987), "" (1993), and "Good Calories, Bad Calories" (2007), titled "The Diet Delusion" (2008) in the UK and Australia.
 His book "" was released in December 2010.
 His main hypothesis is that carbohydrates stimulate the secretion of insulin, which causes the body to store fat.
 In December 2016, Taubes published "The Case Against Sugar" which further expanded his arguments against dietary carbohydrates and sugar in particular.
David Mills (born January 24, 1959) is an American author.
 Mills has argued that science and religion cannot be successfully reconciled.
 He is best known for his book "Atheist Universe" which was published in 2004.
 In his book "The God Delusion", evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins cites Mills' writings as "admirable work."
 Mills claims in his books to rebut both young- and old-earth creation science, as well as Intelligent Design.
Delvin DeWayne James (born January 3, 1978) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
 He was drafted by the Devil Rays in the 14th round of the amateur draft,after going 9-2 with a 1.89 era for the Nacogdoches Dragons .
 He signed with them on June 11, 1996.
 Delvin started his professional career in St.Pete Fl., with the gulf coast rookie ball team.
 He would remain in the rays minor league system until 2002.
 He made his major league debut April 2002 against the Detroit Tigers.
 He became a free agent on Oct.15,2003.
 He then signed with the Florida Marlins on December 15, of that year,but was released on March 24, 2004.
 He then signed with the Anaheim Angels and played 2 seasons in their system.
 After 10 pro.
 seasons of baseball,James retired and went on to pursue another dream.
 At the age of 28, he enrolled at Oklahoma State University to play college football.
Alex Grecian ( ; born Alexander Douglas Grecian on August 6, 1969) is an American author of short fiction, novels, comic books, and graphic novels.
 His notable works include the comic book series Proof and the novels in the Scotland Yard's Murder Squad series: The Yard, The Black Country, The Devil's Workshop, The Harvest Man, Lost and Gone Forever, and The Blue Girl.
 He has been nominated for the The Strand Award for Best Debut Novel for "The Yard", the The Dilys Award for "The Black Country", and the Barry Award for Best First Novel for "The Yard".
 He was also the recipient of the Kansas Notable Book Award from the State Library of Kansas for "The Yard", "The Black Country", and "The Devil's Workshop".
Anton Szandor LaVey (born Howard Stanton Levey; April 11, 1930 - October 31, 1997) was an American author, musician and occultist.
 He was the founder of the Church of Satan and the religion of LaVeyan Satanism.
 He authored several books including "The Satanic Bible", "The Satanic Rituals", "The Satanic Witch", "The Devil's Notebook", and "Satan Speaks!
" In addition, he released three albums, including "The Satanic Mass", "Satan Takes a Holiday", and "Strange Music".
 He played a minor on-screen role and served as technical advisor for the 1975 film, "The Devil's Rain", and served as host and narrator for Nick Bougas' 1989 mondo film, "Death Scenes".
Glen David Gold (born 1964) is an American author, known as the writer of "Carter Beats the Devil" and "Sunnyside".
 "Carter Beats the Devil" is a fictionalized biography of Charles Joseph Carter (1874–1936), an American illusionist performing from c. 1900 to 1936.
 He writes in a narrative style, and the book was hailed as a very respectable venture into historical fiction.
 His second novel, "Sunnyside", was published in 2009.
 Short stories of his—including "The Tears of Squonk"—have appeared in a number of issues of McSweeney's.

Question: What year was the author of The Devil's Delusion: born?
Answer: 1942