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January 24 , 2006
David Quammen to Speak at UAS

Celebrated science and nature writer David Quammen will present Charles Darwin in Private: The Secret Notebooks, the Big Idea, on Fri., Feb. 10th at 7 p.m. in the Egan Library.

Quammen will discuss the crucial, yet obscure, period in Charles Darwin's life that immediately followed the Beagle voyage, during which he developed his theory of evolution. Quammen will draw on facts and thoughts from his forthcoming book, The Reluctant Mr. Darwin, which will hit bookshelves in July 2006.

Educated at Oxford and Yale Universities, Quammen is the recipient of the Lannan Literary Award for nonfiction, an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the John Burroughs Medal for nature writing. Quammen is also a three-time recipient of the National Magazine Award for his science essays in Outside magazine and his recent feature article Was Darwin Wrong? in National Geographic.

Contacts:
Interviews with Mr. Quammen can be arranged through Michelle Kissling: 780-1168
Kevin Myers UAS Director of PR and Marketing: 796-6530

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