This is the first biography of Dan Brown to be published. It chronicles Brown's upbringing, his rise to bestsellerdom, the many fascinating connections between his life and his work, the sometimes mysterious and quirky nuances to his character, and his recent struggles to protect a sense of anonymity by drawing into a sheltered and isolated society of his own making. Readers of Rogak's The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code will learn: • How he ventured from his first calling as a middle-of-the-road pop singer to become a Random House phenomenon and their bestselling author to date. • The impact and influence of the elite, private world of Phillips Exeter Academy in Brown's life and how it links to his writing about conspiracies and secret societies. • Why in the face of a public lawsuit for plagiarism, he has refused to sign an affidavit unambiguously affirming he is the sole author of The Da Vinci Code. The book will also reveal little-known details of Brown's unusual work habits which involve gravity boots, an antique hourglass, and voice-recognition technology, along with an overview of his struggles as a writer pre-Da Vinci Code and the windfall that occurred post-Da Vinci Code. Author information: Lisa Rogak is the author of more than 25 books and hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles. Her most recent book, Dr Robert C. Atkins, the true story of the man behind the war on carbohydrates, was published this year in the US and the UK. Among her other books are Howard Dean: In His Own Words and Colin Powell: In His Own Words.
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