William F. Merck

William "Bill" F. Merck Ⅱ (1944-2024) became a prolific writer after a long career in college administration. His first book, 𝘚𝘰, 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘦 𝘢 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳: 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴, a guide for navigating the corporate world, was followed by 𝘉𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘴: 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘗𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦, a look into how childhood conditions and influences shape who we are. His third book, 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, published posthumously by his wife, Ksenia, leaps into future and past through adventure, actions, and romance, testifying to Bill's incredible thoughtfulness about our origins and destiny.