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Mark Morgan Ford (also Mark Ford and Michael Masterson) is an American author, entrepreneur, publisher, real estate investor, filmmaker, art collector, and consultant to the direct marketing and publishing industries. Ford is the author of essays and books on entrepreneurship, wealth-building, economics, and copywriting. He has also written a book of poetry and a book on word use titled ''Words that Work''.〔Masterson, Michael and Judith Strauss. Words That Work: 117 Ways to Speak More Powerfully. Delray Beach, Florida: Early to Rise, LLC, 2007.〕 Ford's business writing is published under the pen name Michael Masterson. His books, ''Automatic Wealth'' and ''Ready, Fire, Aim'', were recognized on the ''Wall Street Journal'' and ''New York Times'' Best Sellers lists. Ford is active in real estate development both in the United States and abroad. Since 1993, he has been the chief growth strategist for Agora, Inc., a publisher of newsletters and books.〔 In 2014, Ford co-wrote the comedic coming-of-age film ''After Midnight'' with Steve Cabrera. ==Early life and education== Ford was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents, Frank Ford and Joan OíByrne Ford, were professors of literature and communications, respectively, at Molloy College in Rockville Centre. In 1962, Ford launched his first business, a kitchen-table publishing company that produced and sold satirical pamphlets, such as ''Excuses for the Amateur''. He sold these for a nickel to his classmates. Also in 1962, Ford wrote his first poem. He graduated from South Side High School in 1968 and earned his Bachelor of Arts from Queens College (CUNY) in 1973. In 1975, he received a Master of Arts from the University of Michigan. He completed his PhD coursework at Catholic University in 1977, but never finished his thesis.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark M. Ford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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