Maryann Karinch is the author of 36 commercially published books, most of which focus on human behavior. She co-authored many of them with subject matter experts, including Greg Hartley, a former CIA clandestine officer, and four physicians.Clients as diverse as the US Department of Homeland Security, CLS Group, and the International Spy Museum have hired her for body language and interpersonal skills training. She was elected to membership in The Explorers Club in 2010 in part because her of adventures focused on understanding responses of the human psyche in extreme conditions. She is one of the few women to have completed the inaugural Eco-Challenge, is an experienced skydiver and kayaker, holds an open-water certification in scuba, and is a former pilot. Maryann is also founder of The Rudy Agency, a full-service literary agency, and Armin Lear Press, founded in 2020. Armin Lear is a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association and distributes its books worldwide in English through Ingram and to libraries through Baker & Taylor.
