GENE STONE
New York, NY
genestone@aol.com
1988-PRESENT: FREELANCE WRITER
Thirty books, some of which can't be revealed due to confidentiality; others include:
The Engine 2 Diet, Grand Central, 2009 (Ghostwriter for vegan firefighter Rip Esselstyn). New York Times Bestseller
The Watch, Harry N. Abrams, 2006
The Bush Survival Bible, Random House, 2004. New York Times Bestseller
UltraPrevention, Scribners, 2003 (Ghostwriter for Mark Hyman and Mark Liponis, the medical directors of Canyon Ranch). New York Times Bestseller
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.
INTERNET
2005-2009: Blogger, The Huffingtonpost.com
2000-2004: Webmaster, Bushtimes.com
RETAIL
2009: Co-founder, STÖGO, New York's first dairy-free ice cream store. http://stogonyc.com/
MOVIES AND DOCUMENTARY FILMS:
1998: Co-executive Producer, CBS TV-Movie Little Girl Fly Away, Longbow Productions
1994: Screenwriter,The Third Chimpanzee (Anglia-TV)
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 DIRECTORS:
2009-2012: 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
2007-2010: 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/
OTHER GHOSTWRITTEN BOOKS INCLUDE:
The Halo Effect: How Volunteering Can Lead to a More Fulfilling Life and a Better Career with Outward Bound CEO John Raynolds (1998); 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