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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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