Alexander KugushevAlexander Kugushev was born in France to Russian parents and educated in Yugoslavia, Switzerland, and Argentina. As an adolescent, he lived through World War II, which was the defining experience of his life. He trained as a journalist in Argentina. His life in the United States has spanned a broad sample of the immigrant experience -- from longshoreman to fruit picker to college instructor to college textbook publisher to an entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. He has written five books, traveled to eighty countries, and speaks seven languages. He lives in Menlo Park, California. Read More Read Less