- Robert Kurson
Robert Kurson is an American author, best known for his 2004 bestselling book, "
Shadow Divers ", the true story of two Americans who discover a German U-boat sunk 60 miles off the coast of New Jersey. [wikicite | id= Maslin-2004 | reference= Maslin, Janet (2004-06-24), [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0DEFDC1139F937A15755C0A9629C8B63 BOOKS OF THE TIMES; Bones Amid the China in a Sub At the Bottom of the Atlantic] .The New York Times . Retrieved on 2007-12-08.] [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/26/books/bestseller/0926besthardnonfiction.html 11 weeks on The New York Times Best-Seller for 'Hardcover Nonfiction' as of 2004-09-26] ,The New York Times . Retrieved on 2007-12-09.]Kurson also wrote the nonfiction book "Crashing Through", which was published in 2007. "Crashing Through" recounts the story of
Mike May , a prominent American entrepreneur and sports enthusiast, who regains his eyesight after a lifetime of blindness. Kurson's book is based on his 2005 award-winning article in "Esquire " magazine.Kurson's professional writing career began at the "
Chicago Sun-Times ", where he started as a sports agate clerk and soon gained a full-time features writing job. In 2000, Esquire published “My Favorite Teacher,” his first magazine story, which became a finalist for a National Magazine Award. He moved from the Sun-Times to "Chicago" magazine, then to "Esquire", where he is a contributing editor. His stories have appeared in "Rolling Stone ", "The New York Times Magazine ", and other publications. [Robert Kurson [http://www.robertkurson.com/author.html website] , retrieved December 8th, 2007]Bibliography
*cite book| last =Kurson| first =Robert| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Shadow Divers| publisher =Random House| date =2004| location =New York| pages =375 pp.| url =| doi =| id = [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52902501?tab=details OCLC: 52902501] | isbn =9780375508585
*cite book| last =Kurson| first =Robert| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Crashing Through| publisher =Random House| date =2007| location =New York| pages =306 pp.| url =| doi =| id = [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80917348?tab=details OCLC: 80917348] | isbn =9781400063352References
External links
* [http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/events/2004-09-09-robertKurson.jsp Interview] on "Shadow Divers" at the
Pritzker Military Library
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