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David K. Randall

David K. Randall is the New York Times best-selling author of four books, including Dreamland and Black Death at the Golden Gate. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and elsewhere. A senior reporter at Reuters, he lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

David K. Randall

Books by David K. Randall

Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep
David K. Randall
Paperback, 2013
An engrossing examination of the science behind the little-known world of sleep.
Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague
David K. Randall
Hardback, 2019
A spine-chilling saga of virulent racism, human folly and the ultimate triumph of scientific progress.
Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague
David K. Randall
Paperback, 2020
“A mash-up of Erik Larson and Richard Preston.” —Tina Jordan, New York Times Book Review podcast
Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep
David K. Randall
E Book, 2012
An engrossing examination of the science behind the little-known world of sleep.
Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague
David K. Randall
E Book, 2019
A spine-chilling saga of virulent racism, human folly and the ultimate triumph of scientific progress.
The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World
David K. Randall
Hardback, 2022
One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Books of 2022

A gripping narrative of a fearless paleontologist, the founding of America’s most loved museums, and the race to find the largest dinosaurs on...
The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World
David K. Randall
E Book
A gripping narrative of a fearless paleontologist, the founding of America’s most loved museums, and the race to find the largest dinosaurs on record.
The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World
David K. Randall
Paperback, 2023
A gripping narrative of a fearless paleontologist, the founding of America’s most loved museums, and the race to find the largest dinosaurs on record.
The Monster's Bones (Young Readers Edition): The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World
David K. Randall
Hardback, 2023
The thrilling tale of America’s early palaeontologists and the discovery of the first T. Rex fossil, now adapted for young readers
The Monster's Bones (Young Readers Edition): The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World
David K. Randall
E Book
The thrilling tale of America’s early palaeontologists and the discovery of the first T. Rex fossil, now adapted for young readers