Zinn yesterday, Salinger today. Waiting on the third author to go. Stephanie Meyer would be a good choice.
Zinn as in Howard Zinn? I didn't hear about that one. I liked him because he challenged me to think, even if I didn't always agree or drink his koolaide, I thought long and hard about his arguments because they were well articulated and cover a lot of both sides. I'd imagine he would have been quite persuasive as an instructor.