Neal Bascomb

Neal Bascomb
Born	1 April 1971 (1971-04-01) (age 40) Denver, Colorado
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Miami University (B.A.)
Genres	Non-fiction, Popular history, Popular science
Subjects	Narrative, History, Science
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Neal Bascomb (born 1971) is an American journalist and author. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Miami University with a B.A. in Economics and English Literature . After graduation, he worked as a journalist in London, Paris, and Dublin. He was an editor for St. Martin's Press, and in 2000, he began writing books full-time. His books have ranked on a number of bestseller lists, been optioned for film, and been published in over 15 countries. He has contributed to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times.

He currently lives in Philadelphia.

Books

Cover	Title	Year Published	Summary	Notes
	Higher: A Historic Race to the Sky and the Making of a City	2004	The race between the Chrysler Building, Empire State Building, and 40 Wall Street, to claim the title of the world's tallest building during the Roaring Twenties	Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writer Pick
	The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It	2005	The story of Roger Bannister, Wes Santee, and John Landy battling to be the first runner to break the four-minute mile	New York Times Bestseller
	Red Mutiny: Eleven Fateful Days on the Battleship Potemkin	2007	Details the events of the Battleship Potemkin uprising	United States Maritime Literature Award
	Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi	2009	Depicts the search for and capture of Adolf Eichmann	National Bestseller
	The New Cool: A Visionary Teacher, His FIRST Robotics Team, and the Ultimate Battle of Smarts	2011	Bascomb follows the FIRST robotics team from Dos Pueblos High School and details their experience; see D'Penguineers	Optioned by film producer Scott Rudin[1][2]

References

1. ^ "Forthcoming Books". NealBascomb.com. http://www.nealbascomb.com/books/forthcoming/forthcoming.html. Retrieved 29 August 2010. 
2. ^ http://www.dpeaf.org/newcool.php

External links

• Bookpage interview article
• nealbascomb.com

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Name	Bascomb, Neal
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Date of birth	1971
Place of birth	Denver, Colorado
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