Meet the Masterminds Behind the Most Influential Books with High-Quality Author Summaries

Rebecca D. Costa

Rebecca D. Costa

. Rebecca D. Costa is an acclaimed futurist, acclaimed author and media commentator, and a leading voice on globalization.
John Grinder

John Grinder

John Grinder is an influential linguist and cognitive scientist renowned for developing popular cognitive-linguistic approaches to therapy.
Richard Bandler

Richard Bandler

A best-selling author and master of NLP, Richard Bandler has been a key innovator in the world of personal growth.
Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson is a groundbreaking science writer who raised awareness of environmental issues through her writing.
John Gall

John Gall

John Gall is a renowned American psychiatrist and creator of the Systematic Treatment Selection approach.
Julian Simon

Julian Simon

Julian Simon was an American economist, writer and professor best known for his work in population theories and resource economics.
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

Eminent biologist and classics scholar whose work 'On Growth and Form' revolutionized the fields of biology and mathematics.
Brian Wansink

Brian Wansink

Brian Wansink is an American behavioral scientist best known for his research on consumer behavior, eating habits, and food marketing.
Joseph Bizup

Joseph Bizup

Joseph Bizup is an acclaimed fiction author known for his vivid and intense stories that explore real-world issues.
Joseph M. Williams

Joseph M. Williams

Joseph M. Williams was a respected professor and best-selling author of books focused on rhetorically effective writing.
Stuart J. Russell

Stuart J. Russell

Stuart J. Russell is a world-renowned AI researcher and acclaimed author of "Artificial Intelligence".
Larry W. Swanson

Larry W. Swanson

A master storyteller, Larry W. Swanson, creates clever and compelling narratives full of humor, humanity and insight.
Bernard Lewis

Bernard Lewis

Bernard Lewis is a world-renowned historian and public intellectual known for his expertise in Middle East affairs.
Ben Macintyre

Ben Macintyre

Ben Macintyre is an award winning British journalist who writes historical books based on true stories.
Edward Glaeser

Edward Glaeser

Edward Glaeser is an economist and urban scholar who writes on topics such as cities, growth, and inequality.
Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frances Hodgson Burnett was a British-American author best known for her children's books such as "The Secret Garden" and "Little Lord Fauntleroy".
Mary Beard

Mary Beard

A renowned British scholar and historian, Mary Beard is an eminent voice in classical studies and women's studies.
Samuel R. Delany

Samuel R. Delany

Award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction, Samuel R. Delany weaves philosophical and poetic works.
Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler

Comedian and actor, Amy Poehler, is best known for her comedic roles in TV, film and theatre.
Jon McGregor

Jon McGregor

Award-winning British author whose work explores the interior lives of ordinary people in deceptively simple prose.
Alison Bechdel

Alison Bechdel

Alison Bechdel is a cartoonist, essayist, and graphic memoirist known for her critically acclaimed works such as Fun Home and Are You My Mother?.
Ernst Gombrich

Ernst Gombrich

Ernst Gombrich (1909-2001) was an acclaimed historian and art historian with works such as The Story of Art and A Little History of the World.
Anne Carson

Anne Carson

Acclaimed poet and essayist known for her creative wordplay and insightful perspectives on human nature.
Laura Hillenbrand

Laura Hillenbrand

Historian and best-selling nonfiction author of "Seabiscuit" and "Unbroken".
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