Throwing himself into bizarre situations all in the name of a little curiosity and a lot of humor, Jacobs chronicles his experiences in his New York Times bestsellers The Year of Living Biblically and The Know-It-All. Clever, incredibly witty, and quirky, Jacobs will help you see the world in ways never imagined - through the eyes of a man who has walked... read full bio

Alvin Toffler is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution, communication revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity. A former associate editor of Fortune magazine, his early work focused on technology and its impact. Alvin Toffler then moved to examining the reaction of and changes in society. Alvin Toffler later focus has been on the... read full bio

Anne Rice gained a vast cult readership for her supernatural novels. Her first, Interview with the Vampire. The book was the first in her popular Vampire Chronicles series, which includes The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned. Interview with the Vampire was made into a film in starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Rice was also known for... read full bio

Annette was a finalist in two categories in the prestigious Writers Digest national writing competition. She has contributed to magazine articles, the Livermore Wine Country Literary Harvest Anthology, and O'Brien's Literary Speculator Bright Beginnings Anthology. Frequently, her work can also be found in the monthly literary e-newsletter Fox and Quill. Annette's first full-length book Healing through Humor: Change Your Focus,... read full bio

Annie Dillard is a highly skilled writer. It has been said that her prose pulls you into the event she is describign - making the reader feel as if they are there with her. Dillard brings knowledge into her discussions from the whole spectrum of thought by referencing physics, numerous religious disciplines, literature, medicine, anthropology and folklore to name some... read full bio

Barbara Kingsolver's twelve books of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction include the novels The Bean Trees, Pigs in Heaven and The Poisonwood Bible. Translated into nineteen languages, her work has won a devoted worldwide readership and many awards, including the National Humanities Medal. Her most recent book is the highly praised, New York Times bestselling "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. Barbara Kingsolver... read full bio

For more than two decades Carolyne Roehm has been viewed as one of this country's trendsetters in fashion, elegance, and tastemaking. After an impressive career as one of the fashion world's reigning designers and recognized in her own right as one of the world's best-dressed women, Roehm has now turned her talents to teaching others about flowers, lifestyle, decorating, and... read full bio

Carrie Fisher, the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, became an icon when she starred as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. Her star-studded career includes roles in numerous films such as The Blues Brothers and When Harry Met Sally. She is the author of five bestselling novels, Wishful Drinking, Surrender the Pink, Delusions of Grandma, The... read full bio

Chin-Ning Chu is a Chinese American business consultant, and a bestselling business management author in Asia and the Pacific Rim. Ms. Chin-Ning Chu, internationally renowned speaker and bestselling author of worldwide bestsellers, "The Asian Mind Game," "Thick Face, Black Heart," and "The Art of War for Women" died of cancer on December 10, 2009 in Taiwan.... read full bio

Christina Crawford is best known as the author of Mommie Dearest, an exposé of alleged child abuse by her mother, actress Joan Crawford. She played Joan Borman Kane" on the TV soap opera The Secret Storm in New York from 1968 until 1969. When Christina went on sick leave in October 1968, Joan Crawford was the temporary replacement in the... read full bio

Cliff Stoll is an astronomer, computer systems administrator, and author. He received his Ph.D. from University of Arizona in 1980. Stoll has written three books as well as technology articles in the non-specialist press (e.g., in Scientific American on the Curta mechanical calculator). He works as an astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Stoll's role in catching hacker Markus Hess... read full bio

Colleen McCullough is an internationally acclaimed Australian author. She was born in Wellington in central west New South Wales.A neuroscientist by training, she worked in various Sydney and United Kingdom hospitals before settling to ten years of research and teaching in the Department of Neurology at the Yale Medical School in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. In the late... read full bio

No two speeches of Dave Barry's are exactly the same. Dave Barry brings his hilarious sense of humor to your stage and offers up his wacky point of view on relationships, work, kids, technology, and life in general. For 25 years, Dave Barry's side-splitting column appeared in more than 500 newspapers worldwide. Well-known for his former internationally syndicated column, Dave... read full bio

David McCullough is twice winner of the National Book Award and twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize. He has been called a master of the art of narrative history." His books have been praised for their exceptional narrative sweep, their scholarship and insight into American life, and for their literary distinction. His first book, The Johnstown Flood, was published... read full bio

David Pearce Snyder has been in the forecasting business for over 30 years, during which he has built an impressive track record with his private and public sector clientele, while compiling a multi-million item data base of trends and projections. David Pearce uses this data base to create detailed scenarios - instant pre-plays" - of the most probable combinations of... read full bio

David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker since July, 1998, began his reporting career at the Washington Post in 1982. He is the author of several books, including "King of the World," "Resurrection," and "Lenin's Tomb," for which he received both the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction and a George Polk Award for excellence in journalism. Remnick's most recent book, "The... read full bio

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Doris Kearns Goodwin shares the talents, skills and human failings of the leaders and presidents who have formed this nation. Often cited as one of President Obama's favorite books, Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln inspires business and political leaders of today by teaching Lincoln's quiet but powerful leadership qualities���including his... read full bio

Edgar Laurence Doctorow is the author of several critically acclaimed novels that blend history and social criticism. Currently, he holds the Glucksman Chair in American Letters at New York University. Doctorow was raised in the Bronx, New York, by parents of second-generation Russian Jewish descent. At the Bronx High School of Science, he excelled in art making. Doctorow was a... read full bio

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