Christopher Van Buren has been a writer for over 20 years and has written principally about computers, self-help, and travel. He published over 15 books in the computer field, including Using Excel for the Macintosh (Que), The MacWorld Excel 5 Companion (IDG) and Poor Richard’s Creating E-Books (Top Floor Publishing). He recently finished a year-long project traveling throughout Brazil, doing research for his new book, Moon Handbooks Brazil, published in 2006 by Avalon Travel Publishing. In putting together Moon Handbooks Brazil, Van Buren covered over 3000 kilometers of Brazilian coastline, gathered more than 50 lbs. of research materials and stayed in more than 100 hotels and country inns. He first arrived in the historical town of Ouro Preto, Brazil, in 1998 and has been living in and exploring this vast country ever since.
EMPLOYMENT
SUMMARY
Author
– Independent. 1983 - present
Literary
Agent --Waterside Productions, Inc. 1994 - 2003
Editor
and Publisher – Great Big Love Publications. 1992 -
1994
Editor
and Publisher – Sage Productions, Inc. 1987 - 1992
Product
Manager – Megahaus Corporation. 1983 - 1987
Editor
– CompuSoft Publishing. 1982 - 1983
EDUCATION
SUMMARY
Bachelor
of Arts – 1983
Major:
English (American Literature)
Minor:
Educational Technology
San
Diego State University
OTHER
HIGHLIGHTS
Strong
computer skills and knowledge of programming fundamentals
Excellent
artistic, graphical and design abilities
Knowledge
of accounting and strong spreadsheet skills
Experience
writing business plans, white papers, product collateral
Fluent
in Portuguese
Conversational
Spanish
Moon Handbooks
Brazil
by Christopher Van Buren
Moon Handbooks Brazil is a complete travel guide and handbook for the Brazil traveler or anyone interesated in knowing more about this vast and curious country. More information here.
Poor
Richard's
Creating
E-Books
by Jeff Cogswell and Christopher Van Buren
Get
the story on e-book writing and publishing from two of
the leading experts in the field.
HTML 4 Quick Reference
by Christopher Van Buren and Robert Whitsit
Simple
guide to HTML commands and tags for version 4. Originally
published in 1991.
Being
Emotionally Present
Discover how human emotions can be a path toward
awarenesss and enlightenment.