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'''Jonathan Weiner''' (born 1953, in [[New York]]) is a [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning author of non-fiction books on his biology observations, in particular [[evolution]] in the [[Galápagos Islands]], genetics, and the environment.
{{unreferenced|date=October 2013}}'''Jonathan Weiner''' (born 1953 in [[New York]]) is a [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning writer of non-fiction books on his biology observations, in particular [[evolution]] in the [[Galápagos Islands]], genetics, and the environment.


His latest book is [http://longforthisworld.com "Long for This World: The Strange Science of Immortality"] (Ecco Press, July 2010) a look at the scientific search for the Fountain of Youth.
His latest book is [http://longforthisworld.com "Long for This World: The Strange Science of Immortality"] (Ecco Press, July 2010) a look at the scientific search for the Fountain of Youth.
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Weiner is the Maxwell M. Geffen Professor of Medical and Scientific Journalism at [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]], where he teaches writing about science and medicine. He has taught at [[Princeton University]], [[Arizona State University]] and [[Rockefeller University]].
Weiner is the Maxwell M. Geffen Professor of Medical and Scientific Journalism at [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism]], where he teaches writing about science and medicine. He has taught at [[Princeton University]], [[Arizona State University]] and [[Rockefeller University]].


He lives in New York with his wife, author [[Deborah Heiligman]], and their two sons, Aaron and Benjamin.
Weiner is married to the children's writer [[Deborah Heiligman]], whose focus is also nonfiction. They live in New York City<!--one source for that much is DH at LC Authorities citing her website--> with their two sons, Aaron and Benjamin.


Deborah Heiligman's book about [[Emma Darwin]] and her relationship with Charles, ''Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith'' (Henry Holt, January 2009)—"for Middle Readers and Young Adults"—won the inaugural YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults from the [[YALSA|American young-adult librarians]], as the year's best nonfiction book. It was the runner-up among all young-adult books based on literary merit ([[Printz Award]]), as well as for the [[National Book Award for Young People's Literature|National Book Award]].
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==Selected bibliography==

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==Selected works==
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*''Planet Earth'' - the companion book to the PBS series (1986)
*''Planet Earth'' - the companion book to the PBS series (1986)
*''The Next One Hundred Years: Shaping the Fate of Our Living Earth'' (1990)
*''The Next One Hundred Years: Shaping the Fate of Our Living Earth'' (1990)
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.jonathanweiner.com/ Official website]
* {{official |www.jonathanweiner.com/ }}
* [http://www.longforthisworld.com/ Long for this World]
* [http://www.longforthisworld.com/ Long for this World]
* [http://deborahheiligman.com/about/ "About Me" at Deborah Heiligman: Author], the official website of Weiner's wife
* {{LCAuth|n88271528|Deborah Heiligman|33|}}
* {{LCAuth|n85180943|Jonathan Weiner|9|}}


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Revision as of 20:04, 25 October 2013

Jonathan Weiner (born 1953 in New York) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer of non-fiction books on his biology observations, in particular evolution in the Galápagos Islands, genetics, and the environment.

His latest book is "Long for This World: The Strange Science of Immortality" (Ecco Press, July 2010) a look at the scientific search for the Fountain of Youth.

He won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and the 1994 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science for his book The Beak of the Finch. In 1999 he won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was shortlisted for the Aventis Prize in 2000 for his book Time, Love, Memory about Seymour Benzer.

Weiner graduated from Harvard University in 1976.

Weiner is the Maxwell M. Geffen Professor of Medical and Scientific Journalism at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he teaches writing about science and medicine. He has taught at Princeton University, Arizona State University and Rockefeller University.

Weiner is married to the children's writer Deborah Heiligman, whose focus is also nonfiction. They live in New York City with their two sons, Aaron and Benjamin.

Deborah Heiligman's book about Emma Darwin and her relationship with Charles, Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith (Henry Holt, January 2009)—"for Middle Readers and Young Adults"—won the inaugural YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults from the American young-adult librarians, as the year's best nonfiction book. It was the runner-up among all young-adult books based on literary merit (Printz Award), as well as for the National Book Award.

Selected works

  • Planet Earth - the companion book to the PBS series (1986)
  • The Next One Hundred Years: Shaping the Fate of Our Living Earth (1990)
  • The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time (1994)
  • Time, Love, Memory: A Great Biologist and His Quest for the Origins of Behavior (1999)
  • His Brother's Keeper: A Story from the Edge of Medicine (2004)
  • Long for this World: The Strange Science of Immortality (2010)

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