Marianne Williamson

Marianne Williamson (born July 8, 1952) is a spiritual activist, author, lecturer and founder of The Peace Alliance, a grass roots campaign supporting legislation currently before Congress to establish a United States Department of Peace. She is also the founder of Project Angel Food, a meals-on-wheels program that serves homebound people with AIDS in the Los Angeles area. She has published nine books, including four New York Times #1 bestsellers. Her newest book, THE AGE OF MIRACLES:Embracing the New Midlife was published in January 2008 and spent five weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Her latest professional venture is a weekly radio show on "Oprah and Friends", which airs on XM radio