Patricia B. Smith

Patricia B. Smith is an award-winning author of 11 books, including Alzheimer's For Dummies and Sleep Disorders for Dummies. Ms. Smith is also a professional developmental editor who has helped many authors land their first publishing contracts.

She is the proud mother of two children. Meghan is an elementary school teacher in Helsinki, Finland, as well as a writer and editor. She is fluent in several languages including Spanish, Finnish and Swedish. Carter owns a video production company in Victoria, British Columbia, and is a co-executive producer of the popular Discovery Channel series, Gold Rush.