About the Author
Robert Kurson received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin and a law degree from Harvard Law School. He practiced real estate law before becoming a writer. In 2000, Esquire published his first magazine story My Favorite Teacher, which became a finalist for a National show more Magazine Award. He won a National Magazine Award in 2006 for a profile in Esquire, which he later turned into a book. His stories have also appeared in Rolling Stone and The New York Times Magazine. He has written several books including Crashing Through, Shadow Divers, and Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Robert Kurson
Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World… (2004) 2,215 copies
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon (2018) 412 copies
The Official Three Stooges Encyclopedia: The Ultimate Knucklehead's Guide to Stoogedom--from Amalgamated Association of (1998) 36 copies
Into the Light 1 copy
Associated Works
The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them (2006) — Contributor — 381 copies
Reader's Digest Today's Best Nonfiction 79 — Author — 2 copies
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- Legal name
- Kurson, Robert A.
- Birthdate
- 1963-04-18
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Education
- University of Wisconsin (BA | 1986 ∙ Philsophy)
Harvard Law School (JD | 1990) - Occupations
- journalist
lawyer
editor - Organizations
- Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Magazine
Esquire - Agent
- The Lavin Agency
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Statistics
- Works
- 9
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 3,666
- Popularity
- #6,904
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 174
- ISBNs
- 73
- Languages
- 8
- Favorited
- 4
- Touchstones
- 102