The Curmudgeon's Guide to Getting Ahead: Dos and Don'ts of Right Behavior, Tough Thinking, Clear Writing, and Living a Good Life
Charles Murrayis the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.  He first came to national attention in 1984 with his bookLosing Ground.  His subsequent books includeIn Pursuit, The Bell Curve(with Richard J. Herrnstein),What it Means to Be a Libertarian, Human Accomplishment, In Our Hands, Real Education,and the national bestsellerComing Apart.  He received a bachelor's degree in history from Harvard and a Ph.D. in political science from MIT.  He lives with his wife in Burkittsville, Maryland.