| The Author
Edward Glassman, Ph.D. *Amateur Magician. *Writes a monthly column, "The Amatuer Conjuror" for the "Magic Roadshow" newsletter. * Writes a biweekly column on "Team Effectiveness & Creativity at Work" for the Creativity Portal.com *Expert Creativity Consultant (retired). *Taught NUTRITION for 12 years as a Professor of Biochemistry & Nutrition, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (retired). *Published over 100 research articles on biochemistry, genetics; neuroscience; alcohol; teaching; and creativity & innovation. *Founded the Program For Creativity & Team Effectiveness. * Fellow, Guggenheim Foundation. *Visiting Fellow, Center For Creative Leadership. *Led scores of problem-solving creativity & innovation meetings and workshops for large and small organizations, including DuPont; Amoco Chemical; IBM; Texaco; Ciba-Geigy; Hoechst-Celanese; Milliken; Federal-Mogul; Calreco/Carnation; A.T. and T. Bell Laboratories; Standard Products; Eastman Chemical; Thetford; Lucas Engineering (UK); and numerous others. *His biography appears in "Who's Who In America" and "Who's Who in the World. "When I turned 80, I realized I knew stuff my family didn't know, so I wrote 5 books in 9 months: one on nutrition & weight loss; two on magic tricks; and two on team creativity & innovation. “People ask me why I wrote those particular books when I turned 80. Here’s why... "I have been an amateur magician since my teens. Hence the two magic books. "I taught nutrition for 12 years while I was a Professor in the Medical School in the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Hence the nutrition & weight loss book. "I was a creativity management consultant and a columnist writing newspaper columns on "Creativity At Work" and "Business Creativity.” Hence the two team creativity & innovation books.”
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