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Dan Morrison

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New York, The United States

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http://danmorrison.net

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Nonfiction, Travel, Politics

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Redmond O'Hanlon, William Dalrymple, Tim Cahill, Murray Kempton, Jimmy...more

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December 2009

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As a writer and correspondent I have barbequed with the Latin Kings street gang, shared tea and almonds with a sponsor of the Taliban, and chewed knotty stroganoff in the crumbling desert palace of a fading Maharaja. (``There is only one explanation for the rapid expansion of the British Empire,’’ he told me, pointing with a manicured finger to his dining room’s cracked and vaulted ceiling. ``Divine providence.’’ A jungle’s worth of tatty stuffed tigers looked on dubiously.)

I was at Newsday's New York City edition for seven years covering the bombast of the Rudolph Giuliani era. I later moved to South Asia, where my topics ranged from militancy in Pakistan and Afghanistan to the dying art of the hand-painted Bollywood movie poster. I repor...more

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Dan Morrison's Blog

Opium! Intimate Skin-Bleaching! Egyptian Zombies!

A round-up of recent work: Let’s Buy Afghan Dope, a nearly baked proposal that proved popular with readers at the International Herald Tribune, and was later echoed by Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation; A Hunger Artist, on the cynicism of India’s belt-waving “Gandhian” savior, Anna Hazare; two pieces on the hunger strikes of [...] read more »

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Books by Dan Morrison

Average rating: 3.24 · 136 ratings · 54 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The Black Nile: One Man's Amazing Journey Through Peace and War on the World's Longest River 3.22 avg rating — 133 ratings — published 2010 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Revolution on the Nile 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:
	Jay and Dan Morrison's Guide to Marketing Your Business Online by Jay Morrison, Dan Morrison (Goodreads Author) (With) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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August 2010, Dan Morrison
"Six months and 4,000 miles of river—the National Geographic reporter recounts his once-in-a-lifetime trip down The Black Nile." ...More

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Dan Morrison wrote a new blog post: Opium! Intimate Skin-Bleaching! Egyptian Zombies! Opium! Intimate Skin-Bleaching! Egyptian Zombies! A round-up of recent work: Let’s Buy Afghan Dope, a nearly baked proposal that proved popular with readers at the International Herald Tribune, and... read more »
May 16, 2012 03:59pm · like
Dan liked Leah Adams's review of The Black Nile: " Dan Morrison travels from Uganda to Cairo, mostly on the Nile. I really enjoyed this travelogue. It is also very current, published in 2010. "
Jan 14, 2012 08:06pm · see review
Dan said "yes" to attending the event: The Black Nile - reading and presentation date: February 21, 2012 06:30PM location: New York Public Library Mid-Manhattan Branch, Fifth Avenue & 40th St., Sixth Floor, New York, NY, The United States description: A reading from The Black Nile, slideshow of photos from my journey from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean, plus questions & answers with the audience. Hope to see you there.
Jan 14, 2012 08:02pm
Dan voted for Day of Honey: A Memoir of Food, Love, and War in Best Food & Cooking in the Opening Round of the 2011 Goodreads Choice Awards. cast your vote
Nov 09, 2011 08:19am
Dan gave to: So Late Into the Night by Elinor Nauen	My rating:
Sep 15, 2011 03:31am
Dan gave to: I Heard the Sirens Scream: How Americans Responded to the 9/11 and Anthrax Attacks by Laurie Garrett	My rating:
Aug 10, 2011 03:11am
Dan liked Karen's review of The Black Nile: " A very thought-provoking story of Morrison's journey from Lake Victoria to Rosetta, on the Mediterranean Sea, passing through Uganda, Sudan, and Egypt. The main thing I learned is that I knew essentially nothing of these nations' history, culture,... " Read more of this review »
Aug 10, 2011 03:09am · see review
Dan liked Rob Maynard's review of The Black Nile: " I try to read what look like interesting books about Africa and The Middle East when I can and it was a pleasant surprise to stumble across this "Librarian's Pick" at my East Marietta Library Branch. Morrison is a former beat reporter who has deci... " Read more of this review »
Jul 28, 2011 02:55am · see review
Dan gave to: Revolution on the Nile by Dan Morrison (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Jul 12, 2011 06:35am
Dan gave to: Unknown Book 11682812 by Unknown Author 813	My rating:
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