Barry J. Schoenborn

Barry Schoenborn is the author of "Math For Real Life For Dummies," and coauthor of "Technical Math For Dummies," "Medical Dosage Calculations For Dummies," "Physician Assistant Exam (PANCE) for Dummies," and "Storage Area Networks: Designing and Implementing a Mass Storage System."

He was a movie reviewer for the Los Angeles Herald-Dispatch newspaper and wrote a monthly political newspaper column for The Union newspaper of Grass Valley, California, for seven years.

He’s the author of the short stories, “Doc Jones, Frontier Dentist,” “Doc Jones, Combat Dentist,” and “Murder, She Flossed.” That’s dental humor, a genre that nobody except a dentist would want to read.

Barry’s publishing company, Willow Valley Press, published "Dandelion Through the Crack," which won the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing.

Barry’s technical writing company has worked with the State of California agency CalRecycle to teach scientists and administrators how to write clearly. He’s a longtime technical writer, with over 40 years’ experience. He’s written hundreds of user manuals.

He lives in Nevada City, California.