Richard is known for his books and online writings on the psychological sources of collective violence. At his first exhibit (in 1987), Richard had a single table and promoted six titles. The conference director of the International Society of Political Psychology—surprised to find a scholar/salesman—asked Richard to organize a book exhibit for their entire meeting. The rest is history. The 2010 exhibit of the Pacific Sociological Association organized by LSS consisted of 34 tables and 344 titles. Richard’s most recent book interrogates the relationship between nationalism and violence. It’s called Nations Have the Right to Kill: Hitler, the Holocaust and War.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Mei Ha comes from an entrepreneurial background. Her father and mother (who escaped from China in 1949) survived by raising and selling pigs. Never could she have imagined that she would be interacting with the most prominent scholars in the world—nurturing and selling books. Mei Ha—known for her ebullient telephone personality—coordinates the LSS publisher database and is familiar with publishers around the world. If a keynote speaker has written a significant book published by a small Australian firm, she’ll find the editor.

Orion is our artistic director and creator of this website, as well as of the flyers and announcements distributed by LSS Book Exhibits. Having lived and taught in Japan, Orion contains a bit of Zen. He’s a stable force holding things together at the office. Orion is Editor-in-Chief of the highly acclaimed website sponsored by Library of Social Science, Ideologies of War, Genocide and Terror.

Richard Klein is a scholar of Freud and Lacan, known for his substantial library of classic psychoanalytic texts. Previously a bookseller on Broadway at 85th Street, Richard now presents publishers’ books at some of the most elegant hotels in the United States. Richard’s warmth and cordiality make him our most popular on-site book exhibit manager. He enjoys selling books throughout the country, but every now and then returns to his spot near 85th Street—can’t abandon those Nights on Broadway.

Degrees from Yale and Oxford qualify Hugh Galford as the LSS staff member who selects and suggests books displayed at our meetings. He works closely with publishers to coordinate our Annual Subscription Plan. Hugh writes our flyers, as well as book reviews on his scholarly specialty—Middle Eastern Studies.