| | 6,297 (21,170) | 280 | 3,355 |  (4.1) | 31 | 0 | Writer David Quammen grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and was later educated at both Yale and Oxford Universities. Quammen began his career by writing for The Christian Science Monitor, the National Center for Appropriate Technology, and Audubon, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and Harpers Magazines. He wrote the novels The Soul of Viktor Tronko and The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions, which won the 1997 New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Award for Excellence in Journalism. He also received two National Magazine Awards for his column "Natural Acts" in Outside magazine. (Bowker Author Biography) David Quammen is the author of "The Boilerplate Rhino" & "The Song of the Dodo." Among his honors are two National Magazine Awards for his writing in "Outside." (Bowker Author Biography) David Quammen is a two-time winner of the National Magazine Award for his science essays & other work in "Outside" magazine. He is the author of three novels & several other books, including the award-winning "The Song of the Dodo". He lives in Bozeman, Montana. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction … (more) |
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David Quammen has 4 past events. (show)  Bookworks Book Club Meets to Discuss Spillover by David Quammen The monthly meeting of our bookstore's longest running book club. Allreaders are encouraged to join us for this free bookclub discussion. Bookclub purchases receive 10% off. Bookworks Book Club meets to discuss Spillover by David Quammen, a masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerging human diseases. Location: Street: 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW City: Albuquerque, Province: New Mexico Postal Code: 87107-3157 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) David Quammen - Spillover Ebola, SARS, AIDS—in addition to their deadliness, these new diseases have at least one other thing in common: all originated in wild animals and now infect humans as well. Quammen, the acclaimed science writer and author of The song of the dodo, documents this global “ Spillover” process. Street: 5015 Connecticut Ave NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)David Quammen David Quammen, author of The song of the dodo and The Reluctant Mr. Darwin, has been a frequent contributor to National Geographic Magazine. Quammen visits from Montana to talk about his latest book, Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic. Location: Street: Auntie's Bookstore/Mezzanine Additional: 402 W. Main Ave. City: Spokane, Province: Washington Postal Code: 99201-0214 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more) Charles Darwin Versus Himself: The Secret Life of a Reluctant Revolutionary
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