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Journalist Joshua Hammer, author of the Smithsonian Magazine piece, “Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos are Wreaking Havoc in the Columbian Jungle”

Duncan — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 04:00:06 +0000

Journalist Joshua Hammer–author of a captivating piece in the current issue of Smithsonian Magazine, entitled “Pablo Escobar’s Abandoned Hippos are Wreaking Havoc in the Columbian Jungle”—recalls how, having been casually aware of the Escobar/hippo situation, he decided to deeply delve into what turned out to be a more complex, colorful saga than anyone could’ve reasonably […]

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Thomas French, Journalist-Author

Duncan — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:14:03 +0000

Thomas French–a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, formerly with The St. Petersburg Times, and the author, most recently, of “Zoo Story: Life In The Garden Of Captives”–discusses when and how, in the course of writing articles about Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo for the newspaper, he decided he had the makings of a book. He recounts […]

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Gordon Grice–journalist and author

Duncan — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:00:24 +0000

Gordon Grice–the journalist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and author, most recently, of “Deadly Kingdom: The Book Of Dangerous Animals”–discusses how a boyhood fascination with snakes and spiders (influenced at least partly by where he was living) didn’t recede as he reached adulthood but rather grew stronger (ditto); explains how the observation […]

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Darlene Arden–award-winning journalist and author

libby — Mon, 27 Sep 2004 13:00:52 +0000

Darlene Arden–award-winning journalist and author, most recently of “Unbelievably Good Deals And Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can’t Get Unless You’re A DOG”–discusses the wide-ranging resources and tips provided in the new book, the fun she had researching and compiling that material, and an assortment of other topics, including canine freestyle (that’s right: doggie dancing!) […]

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