William B. Bradshaw, a graduate of the University of Missouri majoring in English and Yale Divinity School studying for the pastoral ministry, earned a PhD degree at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.  Bradshaw studied under Dr. Matthew Black, renowned Old Testament scholar and authority on the Dead Sea Scrolls.  Bradshaw’s area of scholarship was biblical studies, concentrating on Hebrew history and literature.

Dr. B, as he is affectionately referred to, served in the pastoral ministry for twenty-eight years and then transitioned to academic administration, where he served on college campuses as an English instructor, the director of development (fundraising), chief financial officer, and president.  Dr. B is known as a financial turnaround specialist for not-for-profit institutions and writes and speaks with unusual clarity about complex subjects.  His friends refer to him as a “grammar guru.”

Since retiring from full-time employment in 2001, Dr. B has written three books. The first, Fundraising: the System that Works, was published in 2004.  It focuses on the specific “system” of fundraising he developed from the experiences he had during his thirty-five year career as a college president, the development officer of a community college, the minister of large city churches, and as an independent consultant for not-for-profit institutions and agencies.

The second, a novel, Sinister Among Us, published in 2007, deals with demonology.  Dr. B studied at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland just sixteen years after the end of World War II.  European scholars were debating the possible influence evil spirits might have had on the terrible atrocities of that war.  Dr. B was asked to be tackle this subject and, consequently, became one of the first American scholars to earn a PhD degree in the field of demonology from an accredited university.  Dr. B wrote Sinister Among Us as a 101 introduction to the subject of evil spirits and put it in the form of a novel so, as the story unfolds, it is easy to remember the important things about demonology. 

The final book, The Big Ten of Grammar: Identifying and Fixing the Ten Most Frequent Grammatical Errors, is the primary focus of this Web site.  It the best example of Dr. B’s style of presenting difficult concepts in ways that make them easy to understand, a hallmark of his teaching, writing, and speaking.  The Big Ten of Grammar is an easy-to-use handbook that concentrates on the ten most frequent verbal and written errors, as well as having a bonus section that deals with out-of-the-norm grammatical situations.  In this book, Dr. B teaches how to listen for errors rather than being overwhelmed with having to concentrate on umpteen rules and parts of speech.  Dr. B considers this book one of his finest and most timely scholarly endeavors.     

Dr. B resides with his wife, Betty June, in Chesterfield, Missouri.  They grew up across the street from each other, attended college together, and were married in 1954.  They have four children and nine grandchildren.  Dr. B currently spends most of his time writing, speaking, and consulting.  Learn more about Dr. Willaim Bradshaw and his most recent book by turning to the other pages in this Web site.