Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, poet, scholar, and peace activist. In 1967, he was nominated by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for the Nobel Peace Prize. He is the author of more than one hundred books, sixty in English, including Happiness and Peace Is Every Step. He lives at Plum Village, a meditation center in southwest France, where he gardens, writes, and teaches the art of mindful living.