About the Authors

PATRICK HENRY HUGHES, a twenty-year-old musician and student at the University of Louisville, won Disney’s Wide World of Sports Spirit Award 2006. A nationally known pianist, singer, and trumpeter, he has performed at venues as diverse as the Kennedy Center, the Grand Ole Opry, and the Orange Bowl. He and his father, PATRICK JOHN HUGHES, are a two-person member of the University of Louisville Cardinal Marching Band. They have appeared on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Oprah, Ellen, ESPN, and other media. They live with their family in Louisville, Kentucky.

BRYANT STAMFORD, a professor at Hanover College, is author of a syndicated column in the Louisville Courier-Journal, has served as an editorial advisor for several magazines, and has coauthored four books.