Howland Blackiston has been a backyard beekeeper since 1984. The author of Building Beehives For Dummies and Beekeeping For Dummies, he has appeared on dozens of television and radio programs, including the Discovery Channel, CNBC, CNN, and NPR.

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Jimmy Blackmon is a retired army colonel, author, and speaker. He spent thirty years leading soldiers in the US Army, including six operational deployments: two tours in the Balkans, two tours in Iraq, and two tours in Afghanistan.

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Stephen Blackmoore is the author of the noir/urban fantasy Eric Carter series, about a necromancer in modern-day Los Angeles. He has also written tie-in novels for television and video games, and has worked as a key writer and creative director for table-top role-playing games. He can be found at stephenblackmoore.com.

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Susan Blackmore is a psychologist, TED lecturer, and writer researching consciousness, memes, meditation, and anomalous experiences, and is visiting professor in psychology at the University of Plymouth. Her books include The Meme Machine, Zen and the Art of Consciousness, and Seeing Myself.

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Pete Blackshaw is executive vice president of strategic services at Nielsen Online and the author of ConsumerGeneratedMedia.com, which has been named one of the top 100 marketing blogs by Advertising Age magazine.

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Isaac Blacksin is an ethnographer and assistant professor of critical media studies in the Department of Communication and Journalism at Texas A&M University.

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A charismatic visionary and transformational teacher, Kute Blackson offers a fresh, bold look at spiritual awareness for a whole new generation. He is known worldwide for creating the revolutionary "Liberation Experience," where he travels with individual clients, one-on-one, across India. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Elizabeth Blackstock is a novelist and motorsport journalist.

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Vanessa M. Blackstone, MSW, citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Nation, is executive director of the Pain Psychology Center. She earned her MS in social work from the University of Southern California. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Judith Blackstone, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychotherapist in New York and an innovative teacher in contemporary spirituality. Her published works include the books Belonging Here, The Enlightenment Process, The Empathic Ground, and The Intimate Life, as well as the audio learning course The Realization Process.

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Amy Blackthorn has been described as an "arcane horticulturalist" for her lifelong work with magical plants and teaching of Hoodoo. Amy's company, Blackthorn Hoodoo Blends, creates tea based on old Hoodoo herbal formulas. She lives in Delaware. Visit her at amyblackthorn.com.

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Felix Blackwell emerged from the bowels of Reddit during a botched summoning ritual. He is best known for his popular short horror series colloquially referred to as "Romantic Cabin Getaway," for which he won the NoSleep writing contest. He writes novels and short stories in the horror, thriller, and fantasy genres.

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