Author Dr. Stephen R. Covey has died. The author of the popular book series "The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People" passed away at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah early Monday morning. He was 79. Covey died from injuries from a bicycling accident on steep foothill roads that occurred in April. Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," was published in 1989 and has sold more than 25 million copies in 38 languages.