Laurence Bergreenis a prize-winning biographer and historian. His books have been translated into fifteen languages worldwide. His last book,Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe, was a New York Times "Notable Book" for 2003 and a bestseller. He has written for many national publications includingEsquire,Newsweek, andThe Chicago Tribune. Mr. Bergreen graduated from Harvard in 1972. He is a member of PEN American Center, and is a trustee of the New York Society Library. He lives in New York.