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I was born and grew up in California, and later went to school at Trinity College, Dublin, and Columbia. After a first career as a law librarian on Wall Street, I became a writer. BURT LANCASTER: AN AMERICAN LIFE (Knopf, 2000) was my first book, followed by NATIVE AMERICAN SON: THE LIFE AND SPORTING LEGEND OF JIM THORPE (Knopf, 2010). I live in Virginia and New York.

Writing narrative nonfiction is a grueling but rewarding task. My two biographies are serious, literary treatments of iconic Americans performing in two of the most popular American pastimes: the movies and sports. I relish going deep into the psyches and backgrounds of people who may be widely known in the popular culture but not truly understood or respected.

Both Jim Thorpe a...more


Average rating: 3.89 · 47 ratings · 12 reviews · 4 distinct works
Burt Lancaster: An American...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions
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Native American Son: The Li...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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