Gary Brozek:  

Life Before leaving publishing to pursue writing full time, Gary Brozek worked for ten years as an award-winning high school educator. His first stop in publishing was at Random House. As an assistant editor for Ballantine /One World he acquired and edited multicultural fiction and nonfiction, working with African American luminaries such as Johnnie Cochran, Kweisi Mfume and Faye Wattleton. In addition, after being named Editor he acquired books for the general Ballantine list and worked with New York Times bestselling authors Jeff Shaara (Gods and Generals, The Last Full Measure) and Arnold Palmer (A Golfer’s Life). After five years he accepted a position at Penguin Group USA. While a Senior Editor at Plume, he continued to acquire and edit both fiction and nonfiction, with an emphasis on history and military history. As a writer, he attended Indiana University’s MFA program in fiction writing, where he also taught composition and creative writing. His first book as a co-writer was the memoir DIVORCED FROM THE MOB with Andrea Giovino from Carrol and Graf (April 2004.) His other collaborations as a co-writer are the inspirational memoir of a world class African runner who was the sole survivor of a genocidal attack on his school entitled THIS VOICE IN MY HEART: Genocide and Hope in Burundi (Amistad / Harper Collins May 2005). He also worked with Kevin Clash, the creator and voice of “Sesame Street’s” Elmo for an inspirational book entitled, MY LIFE AS A FURRY RED MONSTER (Broadway Books, October 2006). Currently, he is at work on a parenting book with Mike Linderman, the head of clinical services at the highly regarded Spring Creek School in Montana. (Regan Books, Fall 2007) The book is tentatively titled, THE TEEN WHISPERER. He also recently completed A MILLION IS NOT ENOUGH with Washington, D.C. based financial planner Michael Farr to be published by Time Warner Book Group’s Springboard imprint with an anticipated Spring 2008 printing. He was also selected as one o...Expand for more