Few people have earned simultaneous Juris Doctor and MBA degrees from Harvard. But Mitt Romney is one of them. He has always liked the toughest challenges. He first made a name for himself as the brilliant turnaround miracle worker and co-founder of Bain Capital. He turned the debt-ridden, scandal-plagued 2002 Olympics into a marvelous success. And he served as Governor of Massachusetts from 2003–2007 and led the effort to reform its health care system.

And he is campaigning again to be our next president. He is a staunch advocate of free market economics and a devoted husband and father who believes in traditional values. Can he win? A time of national financial insecurity gives Americans an unusual opportunity for the 2012 Presidential elections in Republican front runner and accomplished businessman Mitt Romney. And he is a man of controversy, from health care reform to his choice of religion. Not since John F. Kennedy has America overcome religious prejudice to elect a statesman. And of even greater interest in 2012 is the fact that for the first time since Harry Truman, unemployment has increased during the term of a Democratic president. Will Romney's business acumen allow unemployment to decrease for the first time during the term of a Republican president?

Authors Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field examine Mitt Romney as a man of incredible ability and driving energy. They examine his history, his policies, his alleged flip-flopping, and the controversy surrounding his religion. As a team, they offer a unique perspective on this last issue: Turner is LDS (Mormon), and Field is an evangelical Christian. You'll find their insights fascinating.

Lisa Ray Turner is an award-winning writer of both fiction and nonfiction. She is the author of three novels, a book of essays (co-authored with Thomas S. Bollard), and many magazine articles for national publications. Lisa graduated with a bachelor's degree in Education and received her master's degree in Music. She teaches writing at Lighthouse Writers in Denver, and humanities at the University of Phoenix. Lisa is an avid coin collector. Unfortunately, as soon as she collects the coins, she spends them.

Long-time Coloradoan Kimberly Field holds a bachelor's degree in Archaeology and a master's in Journalism. Kim has written on western water issues, earthquake prediction, and the influence of volcanoes in impressionist art. Her first introduction to the Denver Mint's products came with the shiny Kennedy half-dollars she received for each "A" on her report card.