Michael Gurnow is a former literature and pre-law professor whose linguistic training was overseen by an active NSA language analyst. A noted environmentalist and film critic whose work Pulitzer-recipient Roger Ebert called “very admirable,” Gurnow’s writing—which spans such topics as national security, veterinary legislation, and overpopulation—has been translated, selected as Editor's Choice, served as cover stories, included in college curriculums, and cited in newspapers and literary and law journals. His first book, THE EDWARD SNOWDEN AFFAIR, is an international bestseller and has been cataloged in the Library of Congress, while his sophomore effort, NATURE’S HOUSEKEEPER, was dubbed “Thoreau meets Hunter S. Thompson" by Ron Dakron, author of HELLO DEVILFISH!, and "intellectually profound yet outrageously funny” by British Mountaineering Council Ambassador Chris Townsend. A professional athlete, Gurnow broke the national bench press record in 2024.