Mendelson, Robert

To tell Dr. Hurwitz's gripping saga, Robert Mendelson relied on the experience he accumulated in his 28-year writing career as an award-winning author (A Family Divided), journalist, and editor. An English major at Franklin and Marshall College (Lancaster, Pa.), Mr. Mendelson's interest in nonfiction was nurtured during his years as a reporter for several newspapers, including the Chicago Sun-Times. His four-year tenure as editor in chief of the University of Pittsburgh's Pitt Magazine helped him glean his narrative-nonfiction style, which also catapulted the publication toward editorial excel...