Dennis Mansfield is the author of 8 books - non-fiction and fiction. He loves a great story, especially those born from history. Hence, he's a veracious reader and movie buff. While he's always enjoyed writing, he had no ambition to be an author. When his son Nate passed away in 2009, he began looking at life in a totally different way. It was the crucible of grief that ignited his passion to write about life and to chronicle the lessons he learned from his experience, in his first book, Beautiful Nate. Seven books later he's still writing and it's part of his DNA - an outlet for the stories that fill his mind. A Member of the West Point Class of 1978, where he served as Class President and a candidate for U.S. Congress, Dennis is an author, business coach and speaker at DennisMansfield.com