Christopher Cihlar

Christopher Cihlar is the author of the 2009 novel Primary Victim, and the Random House title,The Grilled Cheese Madonna and 99 Other of the Weirdest, Wackiest, Most Famous eBay Auctions Ever (ISBN 978-0-7679-2374-3). The book is a pop culture-humor book on the eBay auctions that make the news. Included topics include the Grilled Cheese Madonna, The Wedding Dress Guy, The Pope Mobile, Paris Hilton's Lost Dog Signs, Britney Spears pregnancy test and the crumpled front grill of Billy Joel's wrecked automobile. Cihlar received his Ph.D. from Cornell University's Department of policy analysis and management, an M.S. from the same department and a B.A. from Georgetown University. He is widely published in the fields of volunteering and the impact tourism has on the population present in areas before resorts development occurs.