Bestselling adventure and history author, AMERICAN POISON, SINKABLE, & THE FOOD EXPLORER. Env sci prof @JohnsHopkins. Smithsonian fellow. Husband, dad, dog dad.
It's finally public. Happy to announce my next book, a wild (and true) heist tale from the Library of Congress, an institution I've always loved. Already knee deep researching and writing this one — it's a fun story.
Today I'm excited to release my newest book, AMERICAN POISON, about a bold woman doctor who fought—and was vindicated—against one of the biggest polluting corporations in the 1920s (General Motors). It's all true, and available now. #narrativenonfiction
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@jerijerod14@UnderwaterLance The lack of lifeboats mattered, but the bigger influence was the sinking time. If it sank fast, the men would have scrambled for the lifeboats. But 2.5 hours allowed time for jockeying, chivalry, & social shuffling (and being judged if you violated Victorian customs).
Big news, friends: My next book AMERICAN POISON is out for preorder now (coming in Feb). This is a fun one about a bold activist named Alice Hamilton, who fought in the 1920s against a diabolical inventor. Wild story, & lots of car history too. More here
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So excited to see @WhitneyPipkin's wonderful book WE SHALL ALL BE CHANGED out in the world today. Beautiful read, and highly recommended for anyone who has ever lost a loved one, or ever will.
In his memoir A FULL LIFE: REFLECTIONS AT NINETY, Jimmy Carter described “the worst threat” he and Rosalynn ever experienced to their marriage. It was when they tried to write a book together:
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Could you imagine being at this wedding?
A new video has been released showing the very moment that a fire started at the Iraq wedding this past Thursday in the northern province of Nineveh.
Sadly, over one hundred people lost their lives, and many more suffered injuries after the fire started due to fireworks that were on the dance floor.
Too many people don't realize how quickly fires can spread.
Is this not one of the saddest thing you've ever seen?
Discussions of US infrastructure often emphasize the poor state that it's in - the word "crumbling" gets thrown around a lot.
But for bridges at least, the worst ones have steadily been getting fixed.
As a nonfiction history author, I can tell you this document is historic and will be read (and cited) hundreds of years from now. Regardless of the trial outcome, this doc will be the defining set of facts of Trump's awful legacy. Trial will only fill in more details.