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Editor At Large David Quammen is the author of twelve books and a three-time recipient of the National Magazine Award. He won two of those awards while writing regularly for Outside, from 1981 to 1995. Many of the articles he wrote for the magazine can be read in his book, "Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature." He now lives in Bozeman, Montana.

The Post-Communist Wolf
A lot of things in Romania suffered during the brutal reign of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu—human rights, liberty, economic development. But tucked away in the deep freeze lay a stunningly well-preserved wilderness high in the Carpathian mountains, where brown bears, wolves, and lynx still run free.

Books By David Quammen

Natural Acts

The Reluctant Mr. Darwin

Monster of God

Song of the Dodo

Wild Thoughts from Wild Places

The Flight of the Iguana: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature

The Boilerplate Rhino: Nature in the Eye of the Beholder

Blood Line: Stories of Fathers and Sons




Intro | Bruce Barcott | Bill Bryson | Tim Cahill | Daniel Coyle | Kevin Fedarko | Ian Frazier | Bill Gifford | Mark Jenkins | Sebastian Junger | Garrison Keilor | Jon Krakauer | Peter Matthiesson | Susan Orlean | Bob Shacochis | Hampton Sides | Jane Smiley | Rob Story | Patrick Symmes | Bill Vaughn | Brad Wetzler | Randy Wayne White | Bucky McMahon | Tim Zimmermann | Steven Rinella | Wells Tower | David Quammen

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