Born in 1941, Martha Stewart built a phenomenally successful business in the US. She is the author of dozens of bestselling books on cooking, entertaining, gardening, weddings, and decorating. She is the host of The Martha Stewart Show, the popular daily syndicated US television programme. You can see Martha demonstrating her recipes on marthastewart.com. MARTHA STEWART LIVING magazine was first published in 1990. Since then, more than three dozen books have been published by the magazine's editors.