About Argyle Press' Authors

DEBORAH JOHNSON, Ph.D. is a free-lance journalist and writer in Southern California. Her extensive list of television writing credits includes HBO's "Comic Relief," the critically acclaimed "Celebrate America," and the "National Easter Seals Telethon." She has also written hundreds of direct-mail appeals and print ads.

Her journalism credits include Women's World, California Living, Fund Raising Management, Los Angeles Herald Examiner and Los Angeles Daily News. Dr. Johnson has won two ECHO awards from the Direct Marketing Association, and has taught at Stanford, Santa Clara and Chapman Universities. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford University.

Current Argyle Press books co-authored by DEBORAH JOHNSON, Ph.D.:


STEVE KENNEDY is a former California real estate broker and trainer. A member of the Real Estate Educators Association, he is the author of 11 books on real estate, including the best-seller Successful Farming--By Mail. A former ad agency copywriter and creative director, he has directed telemarketing, direct mail and print advertising campaigns for real estate firms and other small businesses nationwide.

Mr. Kennedy's journalism credits include Real Estate Today, Ad Week, the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and Direct Marketing. He has an M.B.A. in Marketing from California State University, Los Angeles, and a B.A. in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Current Argyle Press books co-authored by STEVE KENNEDY:


LINDA LIPMAN is a former Realtor-Associate® who has been a writer, editor and public relations specialist for more than 18 years. For the past 13 years she has been involved exclusively in real estate writing and public relations. A former associate editor for Real Estate Today®, her by-line has appeared in USA Today, the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune among other publications.

Current Argyle Press book authored by LINDA LIPMAN: