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Joel Achenbach's Books
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A Hole at the Bottom of the SeaThe greatest engineering drama of our time, this is the story of the men who risked their lives to plug the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico.Read More
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The Grand IdeaThe Grand Idea follows George Washington in the critical period immediately after the War of Independence. The general had great hopes for his young...Read More -
It Looks Like a President Only SmallerIt Looks Like a President Only Smaller is the hilarious, eviscerating diary of one of the most amazing contests in American political history -- from...Read More
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Washington Post, April 30, 2012
...I need to tidy up a loose end on , putting on the record a written response by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein to one element of in New York magazine. Woodward provided me with the typed response last night. This isnt about Ben Bradlee but rather deals...
Orange County Weekly, April 24, 2012
...started because Robert Scheer was on the panel, nestled between Amy Wilentz, the author of several books, and Joel Achenbach, who recently wrote the book A Hole in the Bottom of the Sea about the BP Oil Spill. For more detail about just how out of place...
Washington Post, April 23, 2012
...When you hear the words Los Angeles, you immediately think books. Its a book town. They have this huge book festival every year, sponsored by the L.A. Times, which is staffed by book lovers who emcee book awards and moderate panel discussions about...
Washington Post, April 4, 2012
...I habitually check the , a terrific cheat sheet on whats happening in the wide world of science whats hot, whats breaking, whos busting which paradigm, what particles are allegedly disobeying the laws of physics, and so on. Theres a new item at KSJT, by...
FinanzNachrichten.de, March 20, 2012
...His latest work is Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed.Books by Science Reporters:Joe Palca and Joel Achenbach, as authors and full-time science journalists, bring interesting perspectives. A science correspondent for NPR since 1992, Palca is...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 22, 2012
...Devotions by Bruce Smith Mara Hvistendahl. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY A Hole at the Bottom of the Sea by Joel Achenbach The Information by James Gleick Unnatural Selection by Mara Hvistendahl Grand Pursuit, by Sylvia Nasar Blood Work, by Holly Tucker YOUNG...
Student Press Law Center, January 11, 2012
...trade for the International Business Chronicle. While raising three daughters in Washington, D.C., with her husband, author Joel Achenbach, she freelanced stories and worked as a research assistant for a variety of book, television and grant-writing...
Washington Post, April 6, 2012
...In 1993 the Style editor asked me to do a story on this new phenomenon sweeping through American life: email. By this point the story was arguably several years out of date, but we had to make note of it, because suddenly everyone was using email, even...
Washington Post, April 5, 2012
...After weeks nay, months of hype, we finally get to watch Tiger Woods et al compete in The Masters today. Except we cant actually watch it. Its not on television, at least not until 3 p.m., by which time Tiger will be holing out on the 18th. Not...
Washington Post, April 5, 2012
...I habitually check the , a terrific cheat sheet on whats happening in the wide world of science whats hot, whats breaking, whos busting which paradigm, what particles are allegedly disobeying the laws of physics, and so on. Theres a new item at KSJT, by...
Washington Post, April 4, 2012
...I habitually check the , a terrific cheat sheet on whats happening in the wide world of science whats hot, whats breaking, whos busting which paradigm, what particles are allegedly disobeying the laws of physics, and so on. Theres a new item at KSJT, by...
Washington Post, April 3, 2012
...Lately Ive let the slacker part of my life lapse into disrepair and dysfunction. Too much work, too little time honing my techniques of sloth. I just dont goof off as well as I used to. Its bad when you look at your golf clubs and dont recognize them....
Washington Post, March 30, 2012
...I really cant complain. Life is good. Am multiply blessed. Whining is unbecoming of a man of my, you know, stature. However, I dont like sitting on the floor here at BWI waiting for the cheap flight to Detroit. Yes: On the floor. There are no seats left...
Washington Post, March 29, 2012
...I got this figured out. Stand back. To the rescue! Again! The conservatives on the Supreme Court are concerned that Obamacare forces individuals to do something they dont want to do, which is, buy insurance. People would be forced to enter a market that...
