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AUTHORS 2008 (as of 03-31-2008)
Ann Amernick	The Art of the Dessert Ms. Amernick is a former White House pastry chef and five-time James Beard nominee.
Madison Smartt Bell	Toussaint Louverture: A Biography All Souls’ Rising (part of a fictionalized trilogy based on the life of Toussainte Louverture) Charm City: A Walk Through Baltimore Mr. Smartt Bell is a professor at Goucher College where he directs the Kratz Center for Creative Writing.
Monica Bhide	The Everything Indian Cookbook: 300 Tantalizing Recipes—From Sizzling Tandoori Chicken to Fiery Lamb Vindaloo The Spice is Right: Easy Indian Cooking for Today Ms. Bhide has written about food for The New York Times, The Washington Post and numerous other national publications.
Jane Gardner Birch	They Flew Proud Ms. Birch won the 2007 Combs Gates Award given by the National Aviation Hall of Fame for her book, inspired by the WWII experience of her father.
Kenneth Bock	Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4A Disorders Dr. Bock is board certified in family medicine and is a certified clinical nutrition specialist.
Shannon Brownlee	Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine is Making Us Sicker and Poorer Ms. Brownlee is the Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation whose stories, essays and opinion pieces have appeared in numerous publications.
Peg Burroughs	Close-ups of History: Three Decades through the Lens of an AP Photographer Ms. Burroughs is the editor of a collection of photos taken by her husband, Henry Burroughs, a veteran Washington Bureau AP Photographer.
George Callaghan	Heron’s Poynte Mr. Callaghan is a retired filmmaker whose first novel takes place on the Chesapeake Bay.
Alan Cheuse	The Fires Mr. Cheuse is the author of numerous works of fiction and is a regular contributor to National Public Radio's All Things Considered as a book commentator.
Daniel Cohen	Digital History: A Guide to Gathering, Preserving, and Presenting the Past on the Web Equations from God: Pure Mathematics and Victorian Faith Mr. Cohen is an assistant professor of history and art history at George Mason University and the director of the Center for History and New Media.
Jonathan Cohn	Sick: The Untold Story of America's Health Care Crisis - and the People Who Pay the Price Mr. Cohn is a senior editor at The New Republic magazine.
Bobbi Conner	Unplugged Play: No Batteries. No Plugs. Pure Fun Everyday Opportunities for Extraordinary Parenting Ms. Conner is the creator and host of the award-winning syndicated public radio program The Parent’s Journal and winner of a 2007 Parents’ Choice Silver Honor.
Steven Frantzich	Founding Father: How C-Span’s Brian Lamb Changed Politics in America Citizen Democracy: Political Activists in a Cynical Age (People, Passions, and Power) Mr. Frantzich is a professor of political science at the U.S. Naval Academy and the author of numerous books on the American political process.
Jeff Garigliano	Dogface Mr. Garigliano, a graduate of the Naval Academy, is a senior editor for Condé Nast living in New York City.
Elinor Ginzler	Caring for Your Parents: The Complete Family Guide Ms. Ginzler is a manager for AARP specializing in independent living, long-term care, brand management, and membership.
Joe Glatthaar	General Lee's Army: From Victory to Collapse Mr. Glatthaar is a popular history professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill who specializes in the American Civil War and American military history.
Maggi Ann Grace	State of the Heart: A Medical Tourist’s True Story of Lifesaving Surgery in India Ms. Grace writes of her personal search for affordable health care overseas when it was not available in the United States.
Jan Crawford Greenburg	Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court Ms. Crawford is a legal correspondent for ABC News.
Steven Harper	Straddling Worlds: The Jewish-American Journey of Professor Richard W. Leopold Crossing Hoffa: A Teamster’s Story Mr. Harper is a partner in the law firm Kirkland & Ellis.
Walter Isaacson	Einstein: His Life and Universe Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Kissinger: A Biography Mr. Isaacson is the president and CEO of the Aspen Institute.
Glenn Kessler	The Confidante: Condoleezza Rice and the Creation of the Bush Legacy Mr. Kessler is a diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Post.
Nina Khrushcheva	Imagining Nabokov: Russia Between Art and Politics From Tsarina to Tovarishch: Russian First Ladies, Who Are They? Ms. Khrushcheva is a senior fellow at The New School Institute and the granddaughter of former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.
Phillip Longman	Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care is Better than Yours Mr. Longman is a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Roger Miller	Annapolis: A Portrait Maryland: A Portrait United States Naval Academy Anapolis Mr. Miller is a free-lance photographer specializing in the mid-Atlantic region.
Suzanne Mintz	A Family Caregiver Speaks Up: It Doesn’t Have to Be This Hard Ms. Mintz is the president and founder of the National Family Caregivers’ Association.
Charles W. Mitchell	Maryland Voices of the Civil War Though a medical publisher by occupation, Mr. Mitchell presents a collection of letters, memoirs and newspaper articles delineating the far-reaching effects of the war on Maryland.
Dee Dee Myers	Why Women Should Rule the World Ms. Myers served as White House press secretary during the Clinton Administration and is currently a contributing editor to Vanity Fair magazine.
Donna Jackson Nakazawa	The Autoimmune Society: An Emerging Epidemic of Bodies Gone Haywire in a World Out of Balance—and the Cutting Edge Science that Promises Hope Does Anybody Else Look Like Me?: A Parent's Guide to Raising Multiracial Children Ms. Jackson is a nationally acclaimed researcher, writer and public speaker on health and family issues.
Tom Oliphant	Utter Incompetents: Ego and Ideology in the Age of Bush Mr. Oliphant was a correspondent for The Boston Globe for over 35 years.
Marc Sandalow	Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise to Power Marc Sandalow is a political analyst for KPIX-TV and KCBS-radio in San Francisco.
Leonard Sax	Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the Emerging Science of Sex Differences Dr. Sax is a family physician and research psychologist with his own private practice in Poolesville, MD.
Kenneth W. Starr	First Among Equals: The Supreme Court in American Life Dean Starr, former Independent Counsel, is currently the dean of Pepperdine Law School.
Maryam Tabibzadeh	Persian Dreams Ms. Tabibzadeh is a native of Iran who has written many novels and poems in Persian. This is her first novel in English.
Helen Thomas	Watchdogs of Democracy?: The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public Ms. Thomas has served for fifty seven years as the White House bureau chief and correspondent for United Press International.
Don Van Natta Jr.	Her Way: The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton Mr. Van Natta is an author and an investigative correspondent at The New York Times.
Lauren Willig	The Seduction of the Crimson Rose The Deception of the Emerald Ring The Masque of the Black Tulip Ms. Willig is a graduate of Yale and Harvard and a litigation attorney in New York City.
Rosalind Wiseman	Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads: Dealing with the Difficult Parents in Your Child's Life Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence Ms. Wiseman is an internationally recognized educator on children, teens, parenting, education, and social justice.
Ben Wittes	Confirmation Wars: Preserving Independent Courts in Angry Times Mr. Wittes is a fellow at The Brookings Institute and a contributing editor for The Atlantic Monthly.