Mary Cross (born 1934) is an American professor, editor, writer and biographer. She has written several books including biographies of figures such asHenry James^[1] andMadonna. Her bookMadonna: A Biography was reviewed byNew York Post as "fast, accurate and concise",^{[citation needed][2]} became widely quoted^[3][4] and translated.^[5] Cross isprofessor emerita of English atFairleigh Dickinson University,^[6] and she has taught at theCity University of New York andUniversity of Delaware.^[7] Cross has a PhD fromRutgers University and a BA from theUniversity of Michigan. As an editor, she publisher various works, including100 People Who Changed 20th-Century America.

• Cross, Mary (1987).Persuasive Business Writing: Creating Better Letters, Memos, Reports, and More. American Management Association.ISBN 978-0-8144-5898-3.
• Cross, Mary (1993).Henry James: The Contingencies of Style. Springer.ISBN 978-1-349-22661-0.
• Cross, Mary (1996-01-01).Advertising and Culture: Theoretical Perspectives. Praeger.ISBN 978-0-275-95351-5.
• Cross, Mary (2002-10-01).A Century of American Icons: 100 Products and Slogans from the 20th-Century Consumer Culture. ABC-CLIO, LLC.ISBN 978-0-313-36124-1.
• Cross, Mary (2007).Madonna: A Biography. Greenwood Publishing Group.ISBN 978-0-313-33811-3.
• Cross, Mary (2011-06-30).Bloggerati, Twitterati: How Blogs and Twitter are Transforming Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO.ISBN 978-0-313-38484-4.
• Cross, Mary (2013-01-07).100 People Who Changed 20th-Century America [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO.ISBN 978-1-61069-086-7.
• Cross, Mary (2017-09-30).The Emotional Life of Money: How Money Changes the Way We Think and Feel. ABC-CLIO.ISBN 978-1-4408-5054-7.

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