Alan Weisman
Born March 24, 1947
From Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · Nationality: United States · Writes nonfiction
Alan H. Weisman, an American author, professor, and journalist, was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He holds a bachelor's degree in literature and a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. From 2004 to 2013 he was Laureate Professor in Journalism and Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona. He has also taught writing and journalism at Prescott College and Williams College and has been a Fulbright Scholar in Colombia.
He has written several books and won numerous international awards for his work in journalism and literature. His reports from around the world have appeared in leading magazines, and in several anthologies. He is also a producer of radio documentaries for Homelands Productions, creating reports for National Public Radio and American Public Media.
Source: Wikipedia
Quotes
“The nature part of human nature is to make copies of ourselves — as it is with any other .”
Alan Weisman "Countdown", 2013
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Books by Alan Weisman in order
Books by Alan Weisman in the order they were published, from We, Immortals (1977) to Countdown (2013).
- 1We, Immortals
We, Immortals1977 - 2La Frontera
La Frontera1986 - 3Gaviotas
Gaviotas1998 - 4An Echo in My Blood
An Echo in My Blood1999 - 5Lone Star
Lone Star2006 - 6Homo Disparitus
Homo Disparitus2007 - 7Prince of Darkness: Richard Perle
Prince of Darkness: Richard Perle2007 - 8The World Without Us
The World Without Us2007 - 9Il mondo senza di noi
Il mondo senza di noi2008 - 10Countdown
Countdown2013