Mark Bowden





Mark Bowden

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born
July 17, 1951 in St. Louis, The United States

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Mark Robert Bowden (born July 17, 1951) is an American writer who is currently a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, and a 1973 graduate of Loyola College in Maryland, Bowden was a staff writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer from 1979-2003, and has won numerous awards. He has written for Men's Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, Sports Illustrated, and Rolling Stone over the years, and as a result of his book, Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, Bowden's received international recognition. The book has been made into a 2001 movie, and was directed by Ridley Scott. He currently lives in Oxford, Pennsylvania.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 18,249 ratings · 1,663 reviews · 36 distinct works
Black Hawk Down: A Story of...
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 10,183 ratings — published 1999 — 27 editions
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Killing Pablo: The Hunt for...
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 3,079 ratings — published 2001 — 17 editions
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 1,068 ratings — published 2006 — 15 editions
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Doctor Dealer: The Rise and...
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 245 ratings — published 1987 — 5 editions
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Worm: The First Digital Wor...
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions
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3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2007 — 11 editions
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Finders Keepers: The Story ...
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Road Work: Among Tyrants, H...
3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2004 — 6 editions
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions
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Bringing the Heat
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions
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“These problems have been here so long that the only way I’ve been able to function at all is by learning to ignore them. Else I would be in a constant state of panic, unable to think or act constructively.”
Mark Bowden, Worm: The First Digital World War

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