Notă biografică
Most books related to stuttering have been written by speech therapists of one kind or another, and most, if not all, of whom still stutter to some degree. Many of these authors have spent their entire lives battling in the stuttering trenches, and, to them, go many plaudits, but, sometimes, a person who resides outside the forest can see the trees more clearly, especially when that person has accomplished something that most, if not all, of those other authors have not: namely, a self-cure of his own stuttering; that is, a reduction of Demon Stuttering to such a level that others have not viewed him as a stutterer for decades. Lee G. Lovett, who authored this book, is such a person, and he simply wants to share his "secrets" with as many others as possible. Lee G. Lovett became a stutterer in his early teens and a sporadically severe stutterer (suffering full blockage in the most crucial situations) in his twenties, at which time he began his search for a cure. After ten years of allowing stuttering to morph into a life-controlling demon, it then took another 10-15 years to discover and implement the self-cures, which he divides into six, user-friendly Steps in this book. As such, the author's battle with stuttering raged for roughly 20-25 years. He admits that errant, sporadic fears of stuttering still raise their ugly heads, but he flatly states that he has not been detectable as a stutterer by anyone for decades now. Before practicing law and co-founding roughly 100 businesses, Mr. Lovett held many jobs (waiting tables, driving a cab, delivering ice, working as a laborer in a steel plant, working in the U.S. Senate as a clerk, doorman, and managing the Republican Pages in the U.S. Senate, followed by door-to-door selling and then as a sales manager for a burgeoning electronics' manufacturer). He then became an attorney and authored several books on communications law, and was an Editor of a Law Journal, but he devoted most of his time to co-founding over 100 radio, cable TV, cellular telephone and other businesses, most of which were long ago sold and/or later merged into public companies but still operate today. For more about Lee, see http://leeglovett.com/about/. Long retired, Lee remains a devoted family man, married to the love of his life, Lynda Barnes Lovett (a gifted pianist, songwriter and singer, www.lyndalovett.com), and he has four sons, 13 grandchildren and one great grandchild. A once dedicated runner, biker, skier and weight-lifter, his primary avocations are reading roughly a book a week most of his life. "BookAWeekMan" is his nom de plume for his book reviews online, although hundreds more of his reviews are posted on his website at http://leeglovett.com/books/). Lee has written many essays (on such topics as Anger, Boredom, Life as Perception, Persuading Others, Self-Acceptance, Serenity, and War), which he refers to as "Observations", as he views himself as "a work in progress"; so, he attempts to observe rather than preach. http://leeglovett.com/observations/. To the limited extent that time permits, Mr. Lovett will consult with any and all stutterers, individually or collectively, at no charge for his time. He can be reached at info@leeglovett.com.
