Contributors

Daniel Mark Epstein (born October 25, 1948) is an American poet, dramatist, and biographer, best known for his biographies of Nat King Cole, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Bob Dylan and Abraham Lincoln, and his radio plays, Star of Wonder and The Two Menorahs which have become holiday mainstays on National Public Radio.

Brian Samuel Epstein (19 September 1934 – 27 August 1967) was an English music entrepreneur who managed the Beatles from 1962 until his death. He was referred to as the Fifth Beatle due to his role in the group's business affairs, image and rise to global fame.

Gavin Esler is an award winning television and radio broadcaster, novelist and journalist. He is the author of five novels and a non-fiction book, The United States of Anger. He currently presents Newsnight on BBC2 and Dateline London which goes out weekly on BBC World and the BBC News Channel, and is a regular writer and commentator across print media. He has interviewed leaders in their fields ranging from David Cameron to Dolly Parton, and Richard Branson to King Abdullah of Jordan.

Joseph Emet trained with Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh at Plum Village in France and was made a Dharma teacher in Thich Nhat Hanh's tradition. He has a doctorate in music from Boston University and is the author of Buddha's Book of Sleep (winner of the 2013 COVR Award for Book of the Year), Buddha's Book of Stress Reduction, and Buddha's Book of Meditation. The founder of the Mindfulness Meditation Centre in Montreal, Emet lives in Pointe-Claire, Canada.

Bill Emmott was the editor-in-chief of the Economist from 1993 to 2006, and is now a writer and consultant on international affairs. He is a regular contributor to the Financial Times, La Stampa and Nikkei Business. He is the author of several books, including 20:21 Vision: 20th-Century Lessons for the 21st Century (2003), Rivals: How the Power Struggle between China, India and Japan will Shape our Next Decade (2008) and Good Italy, Bad Italy: Why Italy Must Conquer Its Demons to Face the Future (2012).

Matthew Engel is a journalist and author. He has written for the Guardian and Financial Times, among other publications, and was the editor of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack for twelve years. His books include Eleven Minutes Late: A Train Journey to the Soul of Britain and Extracts from the Red Notebooks. Engel's England is out in October 2014.

Peter Englund is an award-winning, bestselling Swedish historian. Having been a professor at Uppsala University, in 2008 he was appointed the new Permanent Secretary of Swedish Academy, the body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature. His breakthrough book on the Battle of Poltava was published to universal critical acclaim and sold over 250,000 copies in Sweden alone.

Max Ehrmann was born in Indiana, graduated from De Pauw University, going on to do graduate studies in law and philosophy at Harvard University. After practising law for several years he joined the family business, but retired ten yeas later to concentrate on writing. He died in 1945 and it was only in the late '60s that Desiderata became an cult poem for a new generation.

Jeanne Ellin has spent her working life in the caring professions and has many years' experience of counselling and running workshops for trainee counsellors. Her book's gentle, encouraging approach is designed to help the would-be counsellor grow and develop while acquiring a sound grasp of the basic essentials of counselling techniques.

Mark Ellingham is the original publisher of the Rough Guides series (now an imprint of Penguin Random House), publisher at Sort Of Books and editor at Profile Books. He co-edited the OxCrimes collection with Peter Florence.

Iain is one of the world's leading experts on brands and marketing for growth; a seasoned management consultant, writer and business leader. He has lived and worked in Japan, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, the United States.
He is the Worldwide Strategic Growth Director for Brand Union. Working with CEOs and boards, Iain's focus is on increasing profitable growth. He believes in value-based strategy that leads to practical business actions and results. Previously Iain was Founding Partner of Senate Management Consultancy. Prior to that he was head of consulting at Interbrand; he lead the integration and growth of the strategy, brand valuation & analytics and brand engagement teams. Prior to this he worked at Prophet management consultancy where he led a number of global strategic marketing engagements. Iain spent the early part of his career in the corporate team at Philips.
He has authored several books including Wonder Woman: Marketing Secrets for the Trillion Dollar Customer, The Essential Brand Book and the brand strategy chapter in Brands and Branding (The Economist). He is a member of several professional associations including the Harvard Business Review advisory panel & McKinsey & Co. executive research panel. He holds a Masters degree in social psychology from the University of London & is a graduate of the Omnicom University Senior Leadership Programme in Boston where he was taught by Harvard Professors Jim Heskett and Frances Frei. Iain lectures on the MBA Programme at London Business School.
He has led commercially effective engagements for clients in all sectors including AstraZeneca, BP, British Airways, Barclays, ING, InterContinental Hotels, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Orange, Philips, The Orient Express, RSA, Samsung, Virgin, Vodafone and Zurich.