Irwin M BerentIrwin M. Berent has spent more than two decades directing the "Every Square Inch of Norfolk" project, culminating in this and other books of his historico-geographical opus. Founder of the Norfolk History Website (NorfolkHistory.com), he is also authr of Norfolk, Virginia: A Jewish History (Norfolk History Publishers). And his Jewish Genealogy (David Zubatsky, co-editor) is the classic bibliography in that field. He has also compiled Biographical Directory of the Crew of the U.S.S. Monitor (NC Division of Archives and History).With the renowned word maven Rod L. Evans, he has written The Dictionary of Highly Unusual Words (Berkley) and Getting Your Words' Worth (Warner Books) as well as Quotable Conservative (Intro by William F. Buckley, Jr.), The Right Words, Drug Legalization (Foreword by Linus Pauling), and other books.Berent is co-creator (with John C. Jarvis) of StoryCraft writer's software, CEO of WritersSuperCenter.com, and co-owner of ShortBios.com. Read More Read Less