William Patrick Martin is the author of seven books and the owner of Zabby Books, an online bookstore. He has been a professor of education at both Temple University and Monmouth University. While at Monmouth University, Martin was the Director of the Governor’s School on Public Issues, a selective residential summer program for New Jersey gifted and talented teenagers. His career in Pennsylvania state government includes stints as a press secretary, speechwriter, management consultant, group facilitator, and special advisor to the Lieutenant Governor. He has a doctoral degree in education and a master’s degree in journalism. After graduating from Bloomsburg University, Martin’s first job was as campaign coordinator for the Pennsylvania Democratic Party. After Martin published several books of liberal quotations, a national columnist referred to him as “the ultimate quotographer of the American Left.” Martin has been married to his wife Marianne for 39 years. They live in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, and have two children and two grandchildren.