Oliver Benjamin is the founder of The Church of the Latter-Day Dude, better known as Dudeism—a religion with over 700,000 ordained "Dudeist priests" worldwide. His books include The Tao of the Dude, The Dude De Ching, Lebowski 101 and The Abide Guide. His non-Dudeism books include The Tao of the Jedi, and an original translation and analysis of The Tao Te Ching. He is also a musician, graphic artist and a former journalist.
You can find more about him at dudeism.com and oliverbenjamin.net.