Woody Hochswender is a former reporter for the New York Times and editor at Esquire magazine. He has been practicing Nchiren Buddhism for more than 25 years. He has written two previous books and numerous magazine articles on various topics. He lives in Sharon, Connecticut. Greg Martin is a vice general director of the SGI-USA, the lay organization of Nichiren Buddhists in the United States. He has written and lectured on Nichiren Buddhism for much of his 30 years of practice and holds a professorship within the SGI-USA's Study Department. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife. Ted Morino works for the SGI-USA, and has written for the organization's newspaper and monthly magazine. He has led the translation efforts for numerous books and articles on Nichiren Buddhism and has lectured extensively on the topic for much of the past 30 years. He lives in Los Angeles.
