Clive Cussler is acclaimed worldwide as the Grandmaster of Adventure. Clive Cussler got his start in advertising, first as an award-winning copy writer, and then as creative director for two of the nation's largest agencies. Clive Cussler's initial foray into fiction was in 1973, when Clvie Cussler wrote his first Dirk Pitt novel. Since then he has continued to write Dirk Pitt® adventures while living a life that nearly parallels that of his action hero. Like Pitt, Cussler enjoys discovering and collecting things of historical significance. With NUMA (National Underwater & Marine Agency, a non profit group begun by Cussler) he has had an amazing record of finding over 60 shipwrecks, one of which was the long-lost Confederate submarine Hunley. Clive Cussler also has a renowned and extensive classic car collection, which features over 80 examples of custom coachwork. Along with being Chairman of NUMA, he is also a fellow of the Explorers Club (which honored him with the Lowell Thomas Award for outstanding underwater exploration), the Royal Geographical Society and the American Society of Oceanographers. Clive Cussler has been married to Barbara Knight for 40 years, with three children and two grandchildren, Clive Cussler divides his time between the mountains of Colorado and the deserts of Arizona. |