Gerald Everett Jones

Gerald Everett Jones is the author of more than 20 technical and business books, including Real World Digital Video, Excel for Windows Quick&Easy, and How to Lie with Charts. Besides writing technical books for nontechnical readers, he's had experience developing computer graphics software, as well as writing and producing film and video projects. He lives in Santa Monica, California.

Gerald's Web site is http://www.lapuerta.tv.

Pete Shaner

Gerald Everett Jones has written more than 20 books on computer and business subjects, including How to Lie with Charts and A Guided Tour of Excel, as well as Harvard Graphics: The Art of Presentation. Pete Shaner is a motion-picture writer-director who has written and directed two independent features: Lover's Knot (starring Billy Campbell, Jennifer Grey, and Tim Curry) and Nicolas, a supernatural thriller—and the first independent feature ever shot on high-definition HDTV.