5551. Brian Pilchik

5552. Jill Trumbull-Harris

5553. David Nelmark

5554. Michael Eric Dyson

Michael Eric Dyson (born 1958) is an American academic, author, ordained Baptist minister, and public intellectual known for his books and commentary on race, politics, religion, and culture.

5555. David Margolick

American journalist and author known for books and feature journalism on American history, civil rights, notable legal cases, and cultural figures.

5556. Lisa Pease

5557. John R. Bohrer

5558. Kevin R.C. Gutzman

American historian and constitutional scholar, author of books on the Founding Fathers and U.S. constitutional history.

5559. Gene Wolfe

American science fiction and fantasy author, best known for The Book of the New Sun; noted for dense prose, literary allusion, and use of unreliable narrators.

5560. Edwin Arnold

English poet and journalist, best known for The Light of Asia (a poetic account of the life of the Buddha) and The Song Celestial (a versified translation of the Bhagavad Gita).

5561. Osho

Indian spiritual teacher and mystic, best known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and later Osho; founder of the Rajneesh movement, prolific author and speaker, associated with the Rajneeshpuram community in Oregon and numerous controversies and legal issues.

5562. Daniel C. Esty

American environmental law and policy scholar and author; professor at Yale School of the Environment and Yale Law School; co-author of 'Green to Gold'.

5563. Hans Jürgen Eysenck

German-born British psychologist (1916–1997), a leading 20th-century researcher in personality and intelligence. Developed trait theories (extraversion, neuroticism, psychoticism) and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire; longtime professor at King's College London. Prolific and influential but also a controversial figure for his views on heredity of intelligence and for disputed research on smoking and cancer.

5564. Bruce Judson

American author and business writer, best known for the book 'Go It Alone! The Secret to Building a Successful Business on Your Own' and writing about entrepreneurship and business strategy.

5565. Eric Barker

Author and blogger best known for the blog "Barking Up The Wrong Tree" and the book "Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong," writing about science-backed advice on success, productivity, and relationships.

5566. arundhati roy

Indian author, novelist and political activist, best known for the novel The God of Small Things (1997), which won the Booker Prize; noted for her essays and activism on social justice, environmental and anti-globalization issues.

5567. franz kafka

German-language novelist and short-story writer from Prague (then in Austria-Hungary), a major 20th-century literary figure known for works such as The Metamorphosis, The Trial, and The Castle.

5568. Bandy X. Lee

Forensic psychiatrist and author, editor of The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, known for public commentary on mental health, violence risk, and public safety.

5569. Richard Wright

African-American novelist, short-story writer and memoirist best known for Native Son (1940) and his memoir Black Boy (1945); influential 20th-century writer addressing racism, social injustice and the Black experience in the United States.

5570. Jake Bittle

American journalist and environmental reporter who covers climate and environmental policy.

5571. Alan Shipnuck

American golf journalist and author, known for long-time writing on professional golf for outlets such as Sports Illustrated and GOLF Magazine and for authoring a biography of Phil Mickelson.

5572. Carter Malkasian

American historian, analyst, and author specializing in Afghanistan, counterinsurgency, and modern conflict. He is the author of works including 'The American War in Afghanistan' and 'Illusions of Victory' and has served as an analyst/advisor on Afghan and Iraqi affairs.

5573. Rebecca Erbelding

American historian and author specializing in Holocaust history; researcher and staff member at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

5574. Harivansh Rai Bachchan

Indian poet and writer in Hindi, best known for his long poem Madhushala (1935); a prominent literary figure of 20th-century Hindi literature and father of actor Amitabh Bachchan.

5575. Ian Fraser

5576. Stephen Hunter

American novelist and film critic, best known for the Bob Lee Swagger thriller series and for his longtime film criticism at The Washington Post.

5577. Phil Ball

British football writer and journalist, author of Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football and other works on Spanish football.

5578. Dwight David Eisenhower

American military leader and statesman; five-star general in World War II who served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe, and served as the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961).

5579. Severine Autesserre

French political scientist and international-relations scholar, professor at Columbia University (Barnard/Columbia), known for research on conflict, peacebuilding, and interventions in the Democratic Republic of Congo; author of The Trouble with the Congo and Peaceland.

5580. Condoleezza Rice

American political scientist and diplomat; professor at Stanford University; served as National Security Advisor (2001–2005) and as the 66th U.S. Secretary of State (2005–2009) under President George W. Bush; first African-American woman to serve as Secretary of State.

5581. Elizabeth M. Norman

American historian and author, best known for We Band of Angels (1999), a study of American military nurses held as prisoners of war by the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II.

5582. Mae M. Ngai

American historian specializing in immigration, citizenship, race, and U.S. immigration law; professor at Columbia University and author of works including "Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America."

5583. Eric Shipton

British mountaineer and Himalayan explorer known for his reconnaissance work on Everest and other Himalayan peaks, his advocacy of small, lightweight expeditions, and his books and writings on mountaineering.

5584. Zbigniew Brzeziński

Polish-American political scientist, geostrategist, and statesman; served as U.S. National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) and was an influential analyst of Cold War and U.S. foreign policy.

5585. Willa Cather

American novelist and short-story writer best known for portrayals of frontier life on the Great Plains; notable works include O Pioneers!, My Ántonia, and The Song of the Lark. She won the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours (1923).

5586. Shaylih Muehlmann

Anthropologist and author of the book 'When I Wear My Alligator Boots: Narco-Culture in the US–Mexico Borderlands', whose research focuses on drug-related violence, gender, and borderland communities.

5587. Luis C. LOPEZ

5588. Oscar Lewis

American anthropologist and writer best known for ethnographic studies of poverty and for formulating the concept of the "culture of poverty", author of works such as The Children of Sanchez.

5589. Francis la Flesche

Omaha (Native American) ethnologist and writer who documented Omaha language, songs, and traditions. He worked with the Smithsonian's Bureau of American Ethnology and collaborated with researchers such as Alice C. Fletcher; brother of Susan La Flesche Picotte and Susette La Flesche.

5590. Yoshikawa, Eiji

Japanese historical novelist best known for popular serialized epics such as Musashi and Taiko; influential 20th-century writer of jidaigeki (period) fiction.

5591. Guy Kawasaki

American marketing specialist, author, speaker, and venture capitalist; former Apple evangelist and author of books including The Art of the Start and Enchantment.

5592. Stephen Bullivant

British theologian and sociologist of religion, known for research on Catholicism, secularisation, and religion statistics; affiliated with St Mary's University, Twickenham.

5593. David A. Smith

5594. David E. Hoffman

American journalist and author, longtime Washington Post reporter and correspondent who has covered Russia and national security; author of books including The Oligarchs and The Dead Hand.

5595. Colin Kahl

American political scientist and national security official who served on the National Security Council during the Obama administration and later held senior roles in the Biden administration and at policy think tanks; known for work on U.S. national security and Middle East policy.

5596. Lynne Olson

American journalist, historian, and author best known for narrative histories of World War II and 20th-century diplomacy.

5597. Ben Macintyre

British author, historian and columnist known for popular histories of espionage and intelligence; long-time columnist for The Times.

5598. Andre Dubus III

American novelist, memoirist, and short story writer, best known for the novel House of Sand and Fog and his memoir Townie.

5599. Merle Haggard

American country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and bandleader; a leading figure in the Bakersfield sound known for hits such as "Mama Tried" and "Okie from Muskogee."

5600. Marya Hornbacher

American author and memoirist, best known for Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia and for writing about eating disorders and mental illness.