WATERGATE Considered as an Organization Chart of Semi-Precious Stones (and other essays)

Michael Dobson is a noted consultant and prolific author of over 50 books. Besides work on project (and other kinds of) management, he’s known for World War II military thrillers, games, and ＂The Story of a Special Day＂ series of ＂this day in history＂ trivia. Dobson was part of the original team that built and opened the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall in Washington, DC. He wrote and developed exhibits, authored articles for Smithsonian books on aircraft, and managed public operations of the Albert Einstein Spacearium. In the 1980s, Dobson was head of game design and marketing for TSR, publishers of Dungeons & Dragons, leading an exceptional creative team in the development of cutting-edge entertainment products. His bestselling book Practical Project Management has been called ＂the best project management book ever written.＂ His book Enlightened Office Politics (co-authored with his wife Deborah) was named one of the 100 Best Business Books of 2001 by the prestigious Library Journal. Two of his novels (Fox on the Rhine and MacArthur’s War) were selected by the Military Book Club, and he won the H. G. Wells Award for game design for AD&D Battlesystem. His books have been translated into Chinese, German, Polish, and other languages. In 2010, Dobson was awarded the Samaritan Medal for Peace and Humanitarian Service by the indigenous Samaritan people for his work in Israel and Palestine. He is the world’s only private owner of an Apollo spacesuit. Dobson has lived in North Carolina, Germany, Alabama, Maryland, Wisconsin, Illinois, and currently lives near Washington, DC. He is married to frequent co-author and human resources executive Deborah Singer Dobson. They have one son, James, and two Shelties.