You're about to be an eyewitness to the top ten days in Thomas Edison's life, including: An instinctive moment of bravery that launched a career - A lucky break that freed him for a life of invention - An incredible boast that he quickly proved true - A flash of insight that lit the world - And the creation of our favorite pastime, the movies. These days and five others shook Edison's world - and yours. David Colbert is the author of New York Times bestseller Michelle Obama: An American Story . In addition to the 10 Days series, he wrote the acclaimed Eyewitness series of first-person history and the Magical Worlds series for children. More than two million copies of his books are in print in almost thirty languages.