Former Commander of USS Benfold and Author of It's Your Ship
When Mike Abrashoff took command of USS Benfold, the ship's performance ranked rock-bottom. Worse yet, the crew didn't feel safe should they be called into action. Determined to improve performance, but without the power to hire, fire or promote personnel, Abrashoff focused on what he More
The New York Times Best-Selling Author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle Alexander peels back the curtain on systemic racism in the American prison system in the pivotal New York Times best-seller The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. The book is considered one of the top African-American books of 2010 and won the... More
Best-Selling Novelist and Founder of Wish You Well Foundation for Literacy
One of today's most celebrated writers, David Baldacci is the best-selling author of more than 20 novels including Zero Day, Sixth Man, One Summer, Absolute Power, Last Man Standing, The Collectors, The Camel Club, Simple Genius... More
Dave Barry is a best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist whose witty, critically acclaimed weekly column was a staple in several hundred newspapers nationwide for over 15 years. He has written more than 30 books which include Dave Barry Talks Back; Dave Barry is from Mars and Venus... More
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Investigative Reporter
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist best known for his work with Bob Woodward in breaking the Watergate story in the Washington Post and in the classic book, All the President's Men, media speaker Carl Bernstein has changed the landscape of American journalism. Since the 1970s,... More
Michael Beschloss is an award-winning historian and the author of eight books, including the acclaimed New York Times best-sellers The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1941-1945 and Reaching for Glory: Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House... More
New York Times Food Columnist and Visionary of the New Food Movement
The author of the best-selling book Food Matters and the writer of the New York Times "The Minimalist" column, Mark Bittman is one of the leading voices in the new food movement. A visionary who wants to change the way America eats, his exploration of the links between food, health... More
Former All-Star Baseball Player, Sportscaster, and Author
Jim Bouton was a bench warmer in high school whose guidance counselor recommended he pursue a career as a forest ranger. But he became an All-Star Yankee pitcher who went on to win almost 40 games in two years, and beat the imposing St. Louis Cardinals in two games of the 1964 World Series. In 1978... More
James Bradley is the celebrated author of #1 New York Times best-seller Flags of Our Fathers, later made into a critically-acclaimed film directed by Clint Eastwood. The book is the true story of the six men, including Bradley's father, who raised the flag in 1945 on Iwo Jima, an... More
New York Times Best-Selling Author of A Walk in the Woods and A Short History of Nearly Everything
Multiple best-selling author Bill Bryson has become one of the world's most beloved and prolific commentators, finding delight in the minutiae of travel and the subtleties of culture. He has chronicled everything from hiking the Appalachian Trail in the immensely popular A Walk in the Woods More
