Complex sentence: Frances Moore Lappé, (born February 10 1944, Pendleton, Oregon, parents: John Gilmer and Ina Moore) is the author of fifteen books, including the 1971 three-million-copy bestseller, "Diet for a Small Planet".
Split into simpler sentences: Frances Moore Lappé, (born February 10 1944, Pendleton, Oregon, parents: John Gilmer and Ina Moore). She is the author of fifteen books, including the 1971 three-million-copy bestseller, "Diet for a Small Planet".