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STEPHEN FRATER WAS A STAFF WRITER AND COLUMNIST FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES SUBSIDIARY – THE SARASOTA HERALD-TRIBUNE. HIS ARTICLES, BIOGRAPHICAL FEATURES, AND BOOK REVIEWS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED NATIONWIDE. HE IS CURRENTLY AN ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND’S HARRINGTON SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA. HE LIVES IN RHODE ISLAND AND FLORIDA.

EOWIN IVEY RECEIVED HER BA IN JOURNALISM AND MINOR IN CREATIVE WRITING THROUGH THE HONORS PROGRAM AT WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY. SHE ALSO STUDIED CREATIVE NONFICTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA. SHE HAS WORKED FOR NEARLY TEN YEARS AS AN AWARD-WINNING REPORTER AT THE FRONTIERSMAN NEWSPAPER. SHE IS NOW A BOOKSELLER AT AN INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORE IN ALASKA.IN THE FEBRUARY ISSUE OF THE OPRAH MAGAZINE – HER NOVEL WAS LISTED AMONG TEN-TITLES TO PICK-UP-NOW. FROM LONDON, ENGLAND – THE TIMES, DAILY EXPRESS, AND THE INDEPENDENT ALL NAME THE SNOW CHILD AS A BOOK TO WATCH FOR IN 2012. HER BOOK HAS ALSO BEEN SELECTED FOR UK WATERSTONES PRESTIGIOUS “11” AWARD. A-O-WIN WAS RAISED IN ALASKA AND CONTINUES TO LIVE THERE WITH HER HUSBAND AND TWO DAUGHTERS.

JERRY MCGILL IS A TEACHER, WRITER AND ARTIST. HE RECEIVED A BA IN ENGLISH LITERATURE FROM FORDHAM UNIVERSITY IN THE BRONX AND HIS MASTERS IN FINE ARTS FROM PACIFIC UNIVERSITY IN OREGON. HE JUST RECENTLY RETIRED FROM TEACHING HIGHSCHOOL ENGLISH AND ENGLISH LITERATURE. HE LIVES IN PORTLAND, OREGON.

JASON MATTERA IS ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S TOP YOUNG CONSERVATIVES. HE IS THE EDITOR-AT-LARGE OF HUMAN EVENTS AND THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OBAMA ZOMBIES. HE ALSO HOSTS THE JASON MATTERA SHOW ON NEW YORK’S 77 WABC. HE HAS APPEARED ON VIRTUALLY EVERY MAJOR TALK RADIO AND TELEVISION PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE O’REILLY FACTOR, HANNITY, FOX & FRIENDS, IMUS IN THE MORNING, WASHINGTON JOURNAL, THE LAURA INGRAHAM SHOW, THE MARK LEVINE SHOW, THE MANCOW EXPERIENCE, THE NEAL BOORTZ SHOW, AND MANY MORE. MATTERA IS WELL-KNOWN FOR HIS “AMBUSH INTERVIEWS,” VIDEO TAKEDOWNS OF TOP LIBERALS THAT HAVE GONE VIRAL AND BECOME INTERNET LEGENDS.

STEVEN KOTLER IS A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST. HIS BOOKS INCLUDE, A SMALL FURRY PRAYER, WEST OF JESUS, AND THE ANGLE QUICKEST FOR FLIGHT. HIS ARTICLES HAVE APPEARED IN MORE THAN SIXTY PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, WIRED, DISCOVER, POPULAR SCIENCE, GQ, AND OUTSIDE. HE ALSO WRITES A REGULAR BLOG FOR PSYCHOLOGY/TODAY.COM. HIS CO-AUTHOR, PETER H. DIAMANDIS, IS THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF THE X PRIZE FOUNDATION, THE CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN OF SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY AND CO-FOUNDER OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE UNIVERSITY. HE IS THE FOUNDER OF MORE THAN A DOZEN SPACE AND HIGH TECH COMPANIES. DIAMANDIS HAS DEGREES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING FROM MIT, AND AN M.D. FROM HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL.

DR. JOHN TOWNSEND IS A PSYCHOLOGIST, SPEAKER, AND LEADERSHIP COACH. HE HAS AUTHORED OR COAUTHORED MORE THAN 25 BOOKS THAT HVE SOLD FIVE MILLION COPIES, INCLUDING THE TWO MILLION – UNIT BESTSELLER – BOUNDARIES, LEADERSHIP BEYOND REASON, AND HANDLING DIFFICULT PEOPLE. HE COHOSTS THE NATIONALLY SYNDICATED DAILY RADIO PROGRAM NEWLIFE LIVE, HEARD ON 180 MARKETS NATIONWIDE, WITH A LISTENING AUDIENCE OF THREE MILLION.

MARK SANBORN IS THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE FRED FACTOR AS WELL AS SIX OTHER POPULAR BOOKS. MARK IS PRESIDENT OF SANBORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC., AN IDEA STUDIO DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING LEADERS IN BUSINESS AND IN LIFE. HE IS A NOTED AUTHORITY AND AN IN-DEMAND SPEAKER ON LEADERSHIP, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCE.

JONAH LEHRER IS A CONTRIBUTING EDITOR AT WIRED AND A FREQUENT CONTRIBUTOR TO THE NEW YORKER. HE WRITES THE “HEAD CASE” COLUMN FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNAL AND REGULARLY APPEARS ON WNYC’S RADIOLAB. HIS WRITING HAS ALSO APPEARED IN NATURE, THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND OUTSIDE. THE AUTHOR OF TWO PREVIOUS BOOKS, PROUST WAS A NEUROSCIENTIST AND HOW WE DECIDE. HE GRADUATED FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND ATENDED OXFORD AS A RHODES SCHOLAR.

CRISTINE ALGER GRADUATED FROM HARVARD COLLEGE IN 2002 AND FROM NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW IN 2007. SHE HAS WORKED AS AN ANALYST AT GOLDMAN, SACHS, & CO. AND AS AN ATTORNEY AT WILMER, CUTLER, PICKEERING, HALE, & DORR. SHE LIVES IN NEW YORK CITY, WHERE SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED. THIS IS HER FIRST NOVEL.

BRYCE G. HOFFMAN IS AN AWARD WINNING AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST WITH NEARLY TWO DECADES EXPERIENCE COVERING POLITICS, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING. HE HAS COVERED THE AUTO INDUSTRY, BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD, SINCE 1998. HE BEGAN COVERING FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR THE DETROIT NEWS IN 2005. THAT BEAT GAVE HIM A FRONT-ROW SEAT FOR MANY OF THE EVENTS CHRONICLED IN AMERICAN ICON. HE HAS BEEN HONORED BY THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN BUSINESS EDITORS AND WRITERS, THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, AND OTHERS FOR HIS COVERAGE OF FORD. HE IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S FOREMOST AUTHORITIES ON THE AUTOMAKER

DR. QUENTIN J. SCHULTZE IS THE PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATION AT CALVIN COLLEGE. HE HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL ACADEMIC BOOKS AND MORE THAN A HUNDRED ARTICLES FOR GENERAL-INTEREST PERIODICALS. HE HAS BEEN QUOTED IN THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, NEWSWEEK, US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT, AND FORTUNE. HE HAS BEEN INTERVIEWED BY CNN, NBC, AND NPR. HE SPEAKS AT AND CONSULTS FOR BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS, TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, AND UNIVERSITIES.

He is a psychiatrist at the Stanford University School of Medicine. This important and timely book shows us how the internet has changed the lives of most every American and it is a common sense approach to the challenged posed by the internet and the stories and experiences are real eye-openers.

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