Chuck Thompson, the author of "Smile When You re Lying", is a former features editor for "Maxim" and was the first editor in chief of "Travelocity" magazine and served as part of the editorial team for the launch of CNNGo.com. He has traveled on assignment in more than thirty-five countries and his writing and photography have appeared in "The Atlantic", "Esquire", "National Geographic Adventure", "Playboy", "Spy", "Escape", "WWE Magazine, Outside", "Men's Journal", and the "Los Angeles Times". He lives in the Pacific Northwest.