David Roberts's Books
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Devil's GateThe Mormon handcart tragedy of 1856 is the worst disaster in the history of the Western migrations, and yet it remains virtually unknown today outside...Read More
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The Pueblo RevoltWith the conquest of New Mexico in 1598, Spanish governors, soldiers, and missionaries began their brutal subjugation of the Pueblo Indians in what is...Read More -
Four Against the ArcticWhile reading Valerian Albanov's In the Land of White Death, David Roberts came across the mention of an old legend of four shipwrecked Russian sailors...Read More
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Escape from LucaniaIn 1937, Mount Lucania was the highest unclimbed peak in North America. Located deep within the Saint Elias mountain range, which straddles the border...Read More
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On the Ridge Between Life and DeathWhat compels mountain climbers to take the risks that they do? Is it the thrill in the physical accomplishment, in managing to defy the odds, or both...Read More
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The Lost ExplorerOn June 8, 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappeared somewhere near the summit of Mount Everest, leaving open the tantalizing question...Read More
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A Newer WorldBetween 1842 and 1854 John C. Frémont, renowned as the nineteenth century's greatest explorer, and Kit Carson, the legendary scout and Indian...Read More
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Shanghai Daily, November 8, 2009
..." reveals a good deal about the rarefied world of high-altitude mountaineering. Viesturs, who wrote the book with David Roberts, claims that the mountain has a lot to teach us about "risk, ambition, loyalty to one's teammates, self sacrifice and the...
New York Times, November 7, 2009
...reveals a good deal about the rarefied noble-gonzo world of high-altitude mountaineering. Viesturs, who wrote the book with David Roberts, claims that the mountain has a lot to teach us about risk, ambition, loyalty to ones teammates, self sacrifice and...
Alpinist, November 4, 2009
...View won Best Book, Mountain Image; Sarah Garlick's Flakes, Jugs and Splitters won Best Book, Mountain Exposition; David Roberts' The Last of His Kind: The Life and Adventures of Bradford Washburn, America's Boldest Mountaineer won Best Book,...
Trailspace.com, November 3, 2009
...Mountaineering History Winning the James Monroe Thorington Award for Best Book on Mountaineering History, sponsored by the UIAA, David Roberts ’s biography of alpinist and high-altitude photographer and cartographer Bradford Washburn is called The ...
TheStar.com.my, October 15, 2009
...under brutal circumstances and her dishonesty begins to catch up with her. The Troll Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: David Roberts Publisher: Macmillan Children?s Books (32 pages) THE Troll longs for a goat ? but has to make do with fish for...
Auburn Journal, September 28, 2009
...she stopped reading are James Clavell’s “Whirlwind” (“and I like Clavell,” Shelle said) and “Shantaram,” by Gregory David Roberts. “Publishers Weekly” describes this second tome as a “massive, thrillingly undomesticated potboiler.”...
Erie Times-News, September 6, 2009
...proves the point, as it is unlike anything he's written so far. Illustrated with comic panache by David Roberts, "The Dunderheads" is a small-sized picture book for elementary school-age readers. Here Fleischman tells the hilarious story of how a group...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 1, 2009
...News Service 'The Dunderheads' is the latest book from Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman. It is illustrated by David Roberts. Three Newbery Medal-winning authors have just published new books: ? Paul Fleischman won the 1989 Newbery Medal for his...
Appeal-Democrat.com, August 20, 2009
...buy The following books are available at your favorite bookstores. ? 'The Dunderheads' by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by David Roberts, Candlewick, 2009, 56 pages, $16.99 hardcover Read aloud: age 8 - 9 and older Read yourself: age 8 ? 11 Miss...
Lehigh Valley Express-Times, August 18, 2009
...Books to buy The following books are available at favorite bookstores. 'The Dunderheads' by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by David Roberts, Candlewick, 2009, 56 pages, $16.99, hardcover. Read aloud: age 8 - 9 and older. Read yourself: age 8 - 11. Miss...
Times Argus, August 17, 2009
...Books to Buy The following books are available at favorite bookstores. 'The Dunderheads' by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by David Roberts, Candlewick, 2009, 56 pages, $16.99 hardcover Read aloud: age 8 ? 9 and older. Read yourself: age 8 ? 11. Miss...
Reading Eagle, August 16, 2009
...Books to buy The following books are available at favorite bookstores. 'The Dunderheads' by Paul Fleischman, illustrated by David Roberts, Candlewick, 2009, 56 pages, $16.99 hardcover. Read aloud: age 8 - 9 and older. Read yourself: age 8 - 11. Miss...
Hindustan Times, August 9, 2009
...in a new avatar ? a cover with faces from the poster,? he informs. Amongst recent novels, Gregory David Roberts? Shantaram was supposed to be made into a movie by Mira Nair but the project has since been shelved. Buzz is that the rights for Suketu...
Washington Post, August 5, 2009
...THE DUNDERHEADS By Paul Fleischman Illustrated by David Roberts Candlewick. $16.99. Ages 7-10 From the first page of this snarky picture book, readers, even inexperienced ones, will realize they are meant to loathe -- and love loathing...
Upcoming, July 13, 2009
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Telegraph, July 4, 2009
...feel disappointed when she collaborates with another illustrator. The Troll (Macmillan, 10.99) is her second outing with David Roberts, who gave us Tyrannosaurus Drip, and is, unusually, not written in verse, but it doesnt disappoint. The cover alone is...
St. Petersburg Times, June 20, 2009
...books to provide a road map.' Pleasure: Crazy for the Storm, by Norman Ollestad, and Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts. WHY THESE TWO? ?Prior to having kids, my wife and I embarked on rugged adventures to Africa, the Amazon and the Himalayas. It...
Knutsford Guardian, June 19, 2009
...got a job at the gallery in Church Hill after she asked to display her drawings there. Citing David Roberts, Lauren Child and Morris Sendak as just a few of her favourite illustrators, she said: ?I have always loved drawing fairies and I have a huge...
CNN, June 18, 2009
... To say Gregory David Roberts has witnessed much in his life would be an understatement. The 57-year-old native Australian was sentenced in the late 1970s for a series of armed robberies. He escaped prison...
Canadian Art, June 12, 2009
...exclusive video, Paris-based independent curator Vincent Honoré speaks about his work as head of the collection of the David Roberts Art Foundation in London, where he has overseen the foundation?s artistic programs, its collection and its new...
M2, May 14, 2009
...be an original contribution and which children will enjoy. This year's judges included illustrators Nick Sharratt and David Roberts; Kate Skipper, Waterstones Picture Books Buyer; critic Nicolette Jones; Emma Hopkin, the MD of Macmillan Children's Books;...
Word Magazine, May 8, 2009
...Journalist David Roberts, compiler of the Guinness British Hits book and text writer for the O2's British Music Experience, has been in touch. He's been commissioned to write a 'greatest...
Library Journal, May 2, 2009
...offers selections from classic and newer adventure memoirs, especially those involving the question of survival. Viesturs, Ed with David Roberts. No Shortcuts to the Top: Climbing the Worlds Highest Peaks. Broadway. 2007. 384p. ISBN 978-0-767-92471-9....
Seybold Reports.com, April 24, 2009
...s ESCAPE, Christopher Reich's RULES OF DECEPTION, Dr. Louis Aronne's THE SKINNY, and Ed Viesturs and David Roberts's NO SHORTCUTS TO THE TOP. 'Stacy is one of the true stars of the publishing world,' said Carolyn Reidy. 'She is highly regarded for her...
Washington Post, April 4, 2009
...that became hits in versions by such great musicians as Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong. According to biographer David Roberts, the young Handy had intended to be 'the colored Sousa': a counterpart to the renowned composer of marches. But when Handy...
The Scotsman, March 17, 2009
...9 • Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar (Bloomsbury Publishing)• Dirty Bertie â Fleas! by David Roberts and Alan MacDonald (Stripes Publishing) • The Fish in Room 11 â Heather Dyer (Chicken House) Books for independent...
The Times, March 13, 2009
...met anyone espousing such views. People like this are, need it be said, in the minority. Posted by: David Roberts | 13 Mar 2009 13:54:23 Dial 113 and turn in your Brother; Police man number two 5.02 mins says; 'Tail him all the time..' and then...
Isle of Man Online, March 8, 2009
...by Carol Ann Duffy which she describes as 'a picture book with a lovely story'. Dirty Bertie by David Roberts and Horrid Henry by Francesca Simon are among the popular titles with young readers at the moment while older readers enjoy the Twilight series...
Examiner.com, March 2, 2009
...conservative think tanks because they are the... Read More Topics: roger pielke jr , climate skeptics , global warming deniers , David roberts , grist February 28, 3:42 PM We're not sure, but after George Will made many, many distortions of fact that...
The Independent, February 19, 2009
...But one artist who does hold his attention ? even his respect ? is the 19th-century Scottish painter, David Roberts. Several beautifully written entr'actes (once more, Huelle benefits from Antonia Lloyd-Jones's first-class translation) follow...
Northumberland News, February 13, 2009
...I thoroughly enjoyed... 'Good Poems' Collected by Garrison Keillor 'The Story of Edgar Sawtelle' David Wroblewski 'Shantaram' Gregory David Roberts 'Thirteen Moons' Charles Frazier 'In Search of Schrodingers Cat' John Gribbin 'Sometimes a Great Notion'...
The Age, February 6, 2009
...Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa, The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, and Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, the former Melbourne-based author and ex-bank robber. Writing thrills 'THE sky had turned grey as the four men walked nervously past...
Adelaide Messenger News, February 2, 2009
...The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and the obscure The Girl with the Silver Eyes, by Willo David Roberts. We asked some prominent South Australians to share their memories of their favourite books. Former Olympic swimmer Phil Rogers: The...
Daily Star, January 23, 2009
...displayed a list from Madonna - which included The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, and The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - and recommendations from her supermodel friend Turlington...
Contactmusic, January 23, 2009
...displayed a list from Madonna - which included The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, and The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger - and recommendations from her supermodel friend Turlington...
Marieclaire.co.uk, January 23, 2009
...Time Traveller?s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger, The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa and Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. The last on the list isn?t for the faint-hearted: at nearly 1,000 pages, the book describes the author?s journey from bank...
Telegraph, January 23, 2009
...Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger, The Bad Girl by renowned Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, and Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. The latter is a weighty book of nearly 1,000 pages about the author's journey from bank robber to heroin addict to doctor in...
The Hindu, January 23, 2009
...PTI): American actress Gwyneth Paltrow who is also Madonna's best friend has revealed that 'Shantaram' by Gregory David Roberts is among the pop singer's favourite reads. The book tells the story about the life and adventures of an escaped Australian...
Business Today, December 26, 2008
...people they are today. This month we ask Shantanu Mukerji, General Manager of Zegna South Asia. Shantaram, Gregory David Roberts I?ve never seen anything that has painted a better picture of life in Dharavi and its underworld connections. Most...
Glasgow Herald, December 22, 2008
...a museum. A complete version of The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt And Nubia by Scottish painter David Roberts was found by volunteers at the Yorkshire Museum. The six-volume body of work was made into three books and the set is one of only 400...
24dash.com, December 22, 2008
...unearthed at a museum. A complete version of The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt And Nubia by David Roberts was found by volunteers at the Yorkshire Museum. The six volume body of work was made into three books and the set is one of only 400...
India eNews, December 17, 2008
...When author Gregory David Roberts wrote an open letter to all his readers asking them not to lose faith in India and Mumbai following the 26/11 attacks, he immediately found adherents in people like...
Asian Age, December 11, 2008
...Dec. 11: When author Gregory David Roberts wrote an open letter to all his readers asking them not to lose faith in India and Mumbai following the 26/11 attacks, he immediately found adherents in people like...
Sify, December 11, 2008
...Mumbai: When author Gregory David Roberts wrote an open letter to all his readers asking them not to lose faith in India and Mumbai following the 26/11 attacks, he immediately found adherents in people like...
The Hindu, December 11, 2008
... Mumbai (IANS): When author Gregory David Roberts wrote an open letter to all his readers asking them not to lose faith in India and Mumbai following the 26/11 attacks, he immediately found adherents in people like...
Press Trust of India, December 7, 2008
...New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) Writer Gregory David Roberts, who immortalised Mumbai and Leopold Cafe in his book 'Shantaram', has appealed to foreign tourists to keep their faith in the country and in the 'chaotic beauty' of Mumbai...
Indian Express, December 7, 2008
...comment on Kargil coverage ?falsehood?In CST attack, tour guide loses her home, livelihood New Delhi: Writer Gregory David Roberts, who immortalised Mumbai and Leopold Cafe in his book Shantaram, has appealed to foreign tourists to keep their faith...
Grist - the Latest from Grist, October 16, 2009
...by David Roberts This week, as reported by Andy Revkin , entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson said something heroically, world-historically stupid: “If we could come up with a geoengineering answer to this problem, then...
Britt-Arnhild's House in the Woods, October 11, 2009
...in Irving's book was retold in Pushkin's folk poem The Golden Cockerel (1835) and.....the artist David Roberts was moved to visit the Alkhambra after reading Irving. One of my Bristish blog readers, Anne from Oxford , read this, couldn't forget...
Meanderings, September 26, 2009
...Dorothy, Whoever Would Have Thought?! #4 – Charlene Ann Baumbich 9/24/09 145. Bones of the Buried #2 – David Roberts 9/23/09 144. Dearest Dorothy, Help! I've Lost Myself! (#3) – Charlene Ann Baumbich 9/22/09 143. Dearest Dorothy, Slow...
Britt-Arnhild's House in the Woods, September 9, 2009
...in Irving's book was retold in Pushkin's folk poem The Golden Cockerel (1835) and.....the artist David Roberts was moved to visit the Alkhambra after reading Irving. What about you? Are you moved to visit by now, or do you need more? ****************...
RUNAWAY HUMAN POPULATION - A Blog, June 16, 2009
...environmental issue number one. Indeed, many writers avoid the subject of population despite recognizing its importance. For instance, David Roberts, environmental writer at Grist, acknowledges he never writes on the subject. His reason? “Talking...
Young Readers, June 12, 2009
...Fleischman, Paul. 2009. The Dunderheads. Illustrated by David Roberts. Candlewick Press. I'll be honest. I did not like this one...much. I know that it's intended to be funny and snarky. And irresistible too. Clever kids...
authonomy Blog, June 11, 2009
...who has written a large first novel – and has found great success so far, so is Gregory David Roberts (with Shantaram ). And I know that with fantasy authors, we would prefer to pick up a book that has potential to be a series, rather than stand alone...
books4yourkids.com, June 8, 2009
...book? Either way, as a book reader, it is completely entertaining and perfectly packaged. British children's illustrator David Roberts combines characteristics of Edward Gorey's wonderfully weird pen and ink illustrations and Gustav Klimt's...
lying for a living, June 3, 2009
...read: Guarding the Coast, Samantha Gail An Incomplete Revenge, Jacqueline Winspear On the Ridge Between Life and Death, David Roberts Christianity in the Land of the Pharoahs, Jill Kamil The Scarecrow, Michael Connelly And Dana Jean: Reading can...
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan, May 21, 2009
...sound bite for which he's remembered. Undoubtedly, many mountain climbers would agree with Mallory's explanation. David Roberts, a dedicated and experienced climber who founded Hampshire College's Outdoor Program (and taught Jon Krakauer how to climb...
Stacy's Bookblog, May 4, 2009
...and author. 1. Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire - Tonya 2. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts - Jo-Jo 3. Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder - Tonya 4. 5. 6. 7. The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown - Kathy ...
National Geographic ADVENTURE, April 28, 2009
...the last of the Siberian nomads Michael Finkel hitchhikes across the Sahara Tim Cahill finds undiscovered backcountry waterfallsяmaybe David Roberts solves a 75-year-old murder mystery Chip Brown unravels a climber's suicide Kira Salak dodges...
stephen fry - Twitter Search, April 12, 2009
...1/2 Off All Gay, Erotica, and Stephen Fry Books sale. about 1 hour ago from Power Twitter buffalodavid David Roberts...
Luxist, March 22, 2009
...& Sutcliffe, Waltham Saint Lawrence, 1931 which is estimated at $40,000 to $50,000. A set of David Roberts's The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia, first edition in book form in the issue with hand-colored proofs before letters, 6 volumes...
TDG - Science, Magick, Myth and History, March 1, 2009
...us in a fair fight is to give us warnings that we hear, but never heed." Gregory David Roberts, in his novel 'Shantaram' (Amazon US & UK ). ... Read More »...
A matter of Life and Death, February 28, 2009
...Saturday, February 28, 2009 Cold Turkey Off Heroin The book I'm reading now is Shantaram, Gregory David Roberts, presented to me by Shyam . I was pretty impressed by the way the author describes the cold turkey off heroin: Think about every time in your...
eScriptorium, February 10, 2009
...Truro) and this work describes his best specimens. The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia by David Roberts - $12,360 First American edition from 1855 including 250 lithographed plates with historical descriptions from George Croly and...
The Green Files, January 8, 2009
...The Green Files > Global Warming: Prejudiced Authors Prejudiced Findings [ Global Warming - Climate is Changing ] Many scientists have long suspected that the IPCC fails to select its chapter authors with balance and fairness to all viewpoints in...
School Gate - Times Online - WBLG, January 7, 2009
...daughter is a big fan of the Strongest Girl in the World, which is a brilliant book). 6) David Roberts and Alan MacDonald : The Dirty Bertie books Leonie says: These started off as picture books, but are great stories and a step up from Horrid Henry. Not...
Fused Film, December 3, 2008
... Johnny Depp’s production company Infinitum Nihil has acquired screen rights to the Nick Tosches novel “In the Hand of Dante.” The novel will be developed as a potential star vehicle for Depp. Depp will produce with his Infinitum Nihil...
Ask Nanima.co.za?, November 28, 2008
...January Book -Shantaram Posted by Nanima on November 28th, 2008 No Comments Printer-Friendly Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts. (saw a pic of him now on the net.. looks like those wrestler Dolph Lundgren types.. never thought they could spell, let alone...
Morocco Travel Information, November 28, 2008
...s so much literature that can prompt one to pack one’s bags, finds Rashmi Hemrajani. When Gregory David Roberts wrote Shantaram, the entire literary world’s eyes turned to Mumbai and zoomed in on Colaba. And so many celebrities talk on which book has...
