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David Quammen

David Quammen is the author of The Song of the Dodo, among other books. He has been honored with the John Burroughs Medal for nature writing, an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, an award in the art of the essay from PEN, and (three times) the National Magazine Award. Quammen is also a contributing writer for National Geographic. He lives in Bozeman, Montana.

David Quammen

Awards

Winner — National Association of Science Writers Award, 2013

Longlisted — ALA Carnegie Medal, 2013

Shortlisted — National Book Critics Circle Award, 2012

Books by David Quammen

Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind
David Quammen
Paperback, 2004
"Rich detail and vivid anecdotes of adventure....A treasure trove of exotic fact and hard thinking." —New York Times Book Review
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic
David Quammen
Paperback, 2013
A masterpiece of science reporting that tracks the animal origins of emerging human diseases, Spillover is “fascinating and terrifying … a real-life thriller with an outcome that affects us all”...
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution
David Quammen
Paperback, 2007
"Quammen brilliantly and powerfully re-creates the 19th century naturalist's intellectual and spiritual journey."--Los Angeles Times Book Review
Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature
David Quammen
Hardback, 2008
A revised and expanded edition of Quammen’s first book of nonfiction, including the best of his recent work.
Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature
David Quammen
Paperback, 2009
"David Quammen is simply the best natural essayist working today."--Tim Cahill, author of Lost in My Own Backyard
Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus
David Quammen
Paperback, 2014
“A frightening and fascinating masterpiece of science reporting that reads like a detective story.” —Walter Isaacson
Chimp & the River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Forest
David Quammen
Paperback, 2015
In this "frightening and fascinating masterpiece" (Walter Isaacson), David Quammen explores the true origins of HIV/AIDS.
Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind
David Quammen
E Book, 2004
"Rich detail and vivid anecdotes of adventure....A treasure trove of exotic fact and hard thinking." —New York Times Book Review
Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature
David Quammen
E Book, 2009
"David Quammen is simply the best natural essayist working today."--Tim Cahill, author of Lost in My Own Backyard
The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution
David Quammen
E Book, 2007
"Quammen brilliantly and powerfully re-creates the 19th century naturalist's intellectual and spiritual journey."--Los Angeles Times Book Review