Raised in Colorado and Montana, Charlie graduated from Stanford in the early 60's and has lived in Italy, New York City, Oakland and Mexico, before settling on a river in Northern California. In addition to writing and working with therapeutic groups, Charlie is a trainer, an executive coach, and a consultant who conducts business workshops and troubleshoots for private and public agencies. He is married with one grown-up daughter, and is an avid reader, a decent guitar player, a pretty fair free-throw shooter, and a hopelessly addicted fisherman.