Stephen R. Covey dies at 79; wrote influential self-help bestseller

Stephen R. Covey, author of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” has died in Idaho three months after a serious bicycle accident in Utah.

By BRIAN SKOLOFF, Associated Press – 1 minute ago. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Stephen R. Covey, author of "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" as well as several other books that together have sold millions of copies, has died. He was 79.

Stephen Covey, who authored the bestseller “7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” died on Monday (July 16) at 79.

25, 2003 file photo shows "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" author Dr. Stephen R. Covey at a training session at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Two famous writers have both passed away. Donald J. Sobol, author of the popular "Encyclopedia

Perhaps the most well-known Utahn of his generation, Stephen R.