Charles Patterson gained his Ph.D. from Columbia University and is a teacher, historian, therapist, editor, and award-winning author of ten books. He lives in New York City where he has taught courses in history, literature, and writing at several universities. His books include The Civil Rights Movement, From Buchenwald to Carnegie Hall, The Oxford 50th Anniversary Book of the United Nations, and Eternal Treblinka: Our Treatment of Animals and the Holocaust (now in 15 languages).