David A. Streen is an author, inventor, and entrepreneur whose work focuses on how ideas shape thinking, decision-making, and personal growth. Over the course of his career, he has developed more than one hundred products, written books on innovation and strategy, and worked with authors and business leaders to clarify and communicate complex ideas.Streen is the author of Inventing: From Mind to Market and has spent decades studying how people learn, apply knowledge, and change their relationship with information. His work emphasizes clarity, intention, and the long-term value of thoughtful reading and reflection.The Art of Reading reflects Streen's personal experience with reading and his belief that books can serve as quiet but powerful companions throughout life. Rather than offering instruction or technique, the book invites readers to rediscover reading as a meaningful and human practice.Streen holds a degree in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Kansas and lives with his family in a home shaped by books, ideas in progress, and ongoing conversations about learning and creativity.