Stephen Covey, Author of ‘7 Habits’ Books, Dies at 79
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Stephen Covey, whose 1989 book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” won millions of followers worldwide and helped fuse the genres of business and self-help, has died. He was 79.
He died today at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, of complications from injuries sustained in a bicycle accident in Utah three months ago, according to a statement from his family. He was knocked unconscious in the April 19 crash in Provo, which occurred while he was riding downhill and wearing a helmet, according to an account in the Deseret News of Salt Lake City.