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Marilynne Robinson

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Marilynne Robinson is the author of the bestselling novels "Lila," "Home" (winner of the Orange Prize) , "Gilead" (winner of the Pulitzer Prize) , and "Housekeeping" (winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award) .She has also written four books of nonfiction, "When I Was a Child I Read Books," "Absence of Mind," "Mother Country" and "The Death of Adam." She teaches at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop.She has been given honorary degrees from Brown University, the University of the South, Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Amherst, Skidmore,...

Gary Chapman

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Gary Chapman has traveled extensively around the world challenging couples to pursue healthy, growing marriages. His first book, Toward a Growing Marriage (Moody, 1979, 1996) , began as an informal resource he gave to couples with whom he was counseling. Once officially published, this book became a blessing to thousands of people and helped launch Gary's popular "Toward a Growing Marriage" seminar. Since 1979, Gary has written more than 20 books. His book, The Five Love Languages (Northfield Publishing, 1992, 1993) , has sold 4 million copies in English alone and has been translated into 36 languages...