- Doug Fine
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Doug Fine Born New York, USA Residence New Mexico, USA Nationality American Alma mater Stanford University Occupation Author, Journalist, Filmmaker, Speaker, Comedian Website [1] Doug Fine is an American author, journalist and humorist.[1] He is also a goat herder.[2]
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Early life
Fine left the East Coast of the United States for college in 1989.[3] Shortly thereafter, he strapped a pack on his back and began his career as a freelance journalist for such organizations as the Washington Post, Salon, U.S. News and World Report, Sierra, Wired, Outside, National Public Radio, and many other venues.[4] His investigative reporting took him to five continents, often to remote locations like Burma, Rwanda, Laos, Guatemala and Tajikistan.[5] One of his dispatches, on Burmese democracy efforts, was read into the Congressional Record.[6] Fine won numerous awards for his radio reporting from rural Alaska before he moved to New Mexico.[7]
Not Really An Alaskan Mountain Man
In an experiment to see if someone raised in suburban consumer culture could manage a comfortable life in an extremely rural situation, Fine moved to a remote part of Alaska in the winter of 1998. The result was his first book, Not Really An Alaskan Mountain Man, published by Alaska Northwest Books, an imprint of Graphic Arts Center Publishing. As Fine works to hone what he calls his "Indigenous Gene,"[3] the book is a document of wilderness adventure as Fine learns how to live in a one-room cabin surrounded by moose and "non-liberals."[3]
Farewell, My Subaru
Fine's second book, Farewell, My Subaru, was published March 24, 2009 by Villard Books, an imprint of Random House. The book documents life at Fine's Funky Butte Ranch, became a bestseller, and is now in its fourth printing, with Chinese and Korean language editions.[8] Fine's challenges in the book come from dealing with his mischievous goats, setting up his Funky Butte Ranch's solar power system, converting his used truck to run on vegetable oil, and growing his ranch's own crops.[9]
Farewell, My Subaru's critical acclaim in national and international media includes comparisons to Bill Bryson and Douglas Adams,[10] landing Fine television interviews on CNN[11] and on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.[12]
Personal life
Fine lives on the Funky Butte Ranch, where he is a columnist for New Mexico Magazine.[13] He recently announced that his next book is to be published by Penguin Books in 2012.[14]
Works
- Not Really An Alaskan Mountain Man (2004)
- Farewell, My Subaru (2008)
References
- ^ "Doug Fine, Journalist, New Mexico". http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/15545322.html. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/15545322.html. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Doug Fine: Author of Farewell, My Subaru talks to WW about green ranching, veggie-powered monster trucks, and the mystique of goat ice cream". http://wweek.com/editorial/3423/10823/. http://wweek.com/editorial/3423/10823/. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ a b c "About The Author". Alaska Northwest Books.
- ^ "Interview: Author Doug Fine". http://blog.oregonlive.com/books/2008/04/interview_author_doug_fine.html. http://blog.oregonlive.com/books/2008/04/interview_author_doug_fine.html. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Writer finds funny side to carbon-light life". http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/Writer-finds-funny-side-to-carbon-light-life. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/Writer-finds-funny-side-to-carbon-light-life. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "RMSS Featured Speakers". http://www.du.edu/green/rmss/speakers.html. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Alaska Press Club Awards 2003". http://www.alaskapressclub.org/index.php/awards/2003awards.
- ^ "Paperback nonfiction bestsellers, Aug. 30 - Sept. 5". http://www.boston.com/ae/books/blog/2009/08/paperback_nonfi_101.html. http://www.boston.com/ae/books/blog/2009/08/paperback_nonfi_101.html. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Meet Doug Fine, Sustainable Superman". http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/12/27/meet-doug-fine-sustainable-superman. http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/12/27/meet-doug-fine-sustainable-superman. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "News and Reviews (And Media Appearances)". dougfine.com. http://www.dougfine.com/news-and-reviews/. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Doug Fine on CNN". Cable News Network. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3TvfrhIXeU. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ^ "RMSS Featured Speakers". http://www.du.edu/green/rmss/speakers.html. http://www.du.edu/green/rmss/speakers.html. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Greener Acres, by Doug Fine, the Carbon-Neutral Cowboy". http://www.nmmagazine.com/greeneracres.php. http://www.nmmagazine.com/greeneracres.php. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- ^ "Bio". dougfine.com. http://www.dougfine.com/bio/. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
External links
Categories:- American writers
- Living people
- People from New Mexico
- Stanford University alumni
- People from New York
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