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GENE STONE
New York, NY
genestone@aol.com

1988-PRESENT: FREELANCE WRITER

Thirty-five books, some of which can't be revealed due to confidentiality; others include:

My Beef with Meat, Grand Central, 2013 (Ghostwriter for vegan firefighter Rip Esselstyn). #1 New York Times Bestseller 

Finding the Next Steve Jobs, Net Minds,  2013 (Co-author with Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's Founder Nolan Bushnell). Independent Publisher's Silver Medal Business Book of the Year.

Start Something That Matters, Random House,  2011 (Ghostwriter for TOMS shoes founder Blake Mycoskie). #1 New York Times Bestseller

Forks Over Knives, The Experiment, 2011 (Tie-in book to documentary Forks Over Knives). #1 New York Times Bestseller

The Secrets of People Who Never Get Sick, Workman, 2010. Translation rights sold to 21 countries

The Engine 2 Diet, Grand Central, 2009 (Ghostwriter for vegan firefighter Rip Esselstyn). New York Times Bestseller

The Watch, Harry N. Abrams, 2006. "The definitive book on the wristwatch." 5th printing December 2010

The Bush Survival Bible, Random House, 2004. New York Times Bestseller, #1 Washington Post Bestseller

UltraPrevention, Scribners, 2003 (Ghostwriter for Mark Hyman and Mark Liponis, the medical directors of Canyon Ranch). New York Times Bestseller.  Books for a Better Life Winner, health category

Love is the Killer App, Crown Business, 2002 (Ghostwriter for Yahoo! Chief Solutions Officer Tim Sanders). New York Times Bestseller

Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman, Broadway Books, 2000 (Ghostwriter for CNN executive vice president Gail Evans). New York Times Bestseller

Little Girl Fly Away, Simon and Schuster, 1994

A Reader's Companion to Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, Bantam, 1992 (With astrophysicist Stephen Hawking)


MAGAZINES:

Articles for New York, Playboy, Esquire, Vogue, Elle, Inc, etc.

Columns for Esquire, GQ, Premiere, etc. 


MEDIA:

Appearances on numerous national television and radio shows--from Oprah to  CBS Sunday Morning, Geraldo to ABC News, The Doctors to Studio 360--and hundreds of local television and radio programs


INTERNET:

2005-2009: Blogger, The Huffingtonpost.com

2000-2004: Webmaster, Bushtimes.com


RETAIL:

2009-2010: Co-founder, STÖGO, New York's first dairy-free ice cream store


MOVIES:

1998: Co-executive Producer, CBS TV-Movie Little Girl Fly Away, Longbow Productions


PUBLISHING:

1987: Editor-in-chief, California Magazine

1986-1987: Consulting Editor, Los Angeles Times

1985-1986: Consulting Editor, Inc. Magazine

1985-1986: West Coast Editor, Simon and Schuster

1982-1985: Senior Editor, Esquire Magazine

1980-1982: Senior Editor, Bantam Books

1976-1980: Editor, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich


EDUCATION:

MA 1974: Harvard; English and American Literature

BA. 1973: Stanford; English Literature


MISCELLANEOUS

1974-1976: Peace Corps: co-chairman, English Department, University of Niamey, Niger, West Africa

1980: Founding Member, Rotisserie (Fantasy) Baseball League

1981: Director, Rice University Publishing Course

 

BOARDS OF ADVISORS:


2013 - present: Ready For Rescue

Ready for Rescue is a New York City-based animal rescue group dedicated to saving at risk animals with a focus on cats and dogs who are suffering in the New York City shelter system. http://readyforrescuenyc.org/

2012 - present: Net Minds

Net Minds is a group publishing platform that enables authors to build effective teams around their books, an approach that delivers the autonomy of self-publishing along with the quality of corporate publishing.  www.netminds.com

2011 - present: DF Mavens

DF Mavens is a new dairy-free ice cream company launching in the spring of 2012.  www.dfmavens.com

BOARDS OF DIRECTORS:

2009-2013: Surgeons Over Seas (SOS)

SOS saves lives in developing countries by improving surgical care. SOS achieves this through collaborative training, funding, and research initiatives www.humanitariansurgery.org.

2007-2012: Truth Wins Out (TWO)

TWO is a non-profit think tank and educational organization that defends the GLBT community against anti-gay misinformation http://www.truthwinsout.org/.


COLLECTIONS:

See travel watches at --  www.mytravelwatches.com

See Hodinkee article at --  www.hodinkee.com/features/2012/1/11/traveling-with-time.html


OTHER GHOSTWRITTEN BOOKS INCLUDE:

The Halo Effect: How Volunteering Can Lead to a More Fulfilling Life and a Better Career (1998) with Outward Bound CEO John Raynolds; Saving the World at Work: What Companies and Individuals Can Do to Go Beyond Making a Profit to Making a Difference (2008) with Yahoo! CSO Tim Sanders; Kindred Spirits: How the Remarkable Bond Between Humans and Animals Can Change the Way We Live (2002) with veterinarian Allen Shoen; Ultralongevity: The Seven Step Program for a Younger, Healthier You (2007) with Canyon Ranch Medical Director Mark Liponis; Memoirs of a Counter-Revolutionary with Arturo Cruz Jr. (1989); Dr. Fulford's Touch of Life with osteopath Dr. Robert Fulford (1997)