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Mark Alpert
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Mark Alpert

A self-described lifelong "science geek," Mark Alpert majored in astrophysics at Princeton University, writing his undergraduate thesis on an application of Einstein's theory of relativity. After earning an MFA in poetry at Columbia and working as a... Read full bio

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A. Thriller writer and lifelong science geek
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November 17, 2008
One of my favorite places is the Sleeping Bear Dunes on the shore of Lake Michigan, about 25 miles west of Traverse City. It’s...
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Sep 02, 2009
Final Theory is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Jul 28, 2009
Final Theory will be released on July 28, 2009 in Mass Market Paperback
Jul 28, 2009
Final Theory is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Jul 28, 2009
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Untitled Novel 1 is now available in eBook
Jun 01, 2009
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Final Theory will be released on July 28, 2009 in Mass Market Paperback
Jan 17, 2009
Untitled Novel 1 will be released on June 01, 2009 in eBook
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Untitled Novel 1 will be released on June 01, 2009 in eBook
Dec 19, 2008
Final Theory is now available in eAudio
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Final Theory will be released on November 10, 2008 in eAudio
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Final Theory is now available in eAudio
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Final Theory will be released on June 03, 2008 in Hardcover
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Final Theory is now available in Hardcover
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Final Theory will be released on June 03, 2008 in eBook
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Final Theory is now available in eBook
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Final Theory is now available in Compact Disk
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Final Theory will be released on June 03, 2008 in eAudio
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Final Theory is now available in eAudio
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Final Theory will be released on June 03, 2008 in Compact Disk
Jun 03, 2008
Final Theory is now available in Compact Disk
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Final Theory will be released on June 03, 2008 in eAudio
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Final Theory is now available in eAudio
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Final Theory is now available in Hardcover
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Mark Alpert Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. "The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and thus we drift toward unparalleled catastrophe." -- Albert Einstein Q. What’s your greatest fear? A. Death Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Jack Burden Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. Skiing Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be? A. Songwriting Learn more about Mark Alpert

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Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 19, 2009
...Writers Nick Flynn, Victor Weinstock and Mark Alpert will read from recent books and work-in-progress at the third evening of the 2009 Reading Series at P.S. 29 in Cobble Hill, one of Brooklynâ??s â??hotâ? literary neighborhoods...
MySanAntonio, December 28, 2008
...to make hard choices. Here are my top five: 'Beginner's Greek' by James Collins; 'Final Theory' by Mark Alpert; 'Hunger Games' by Suzanne Collins; 'Little Brother' by Cory Doctorow; and 'Moscow Rules' by Daniel Silva. Andrew Porter, author of 'Theory of...
Vineyard Gazette, November 29, 2008
...on the eclecticism scale: An amazing can?t-put-it-down thriller, with Einstein and quantum physics lite, is Final Theory, Mark Alpert (Simon & Schuster, $24); best bio, Emily Post: Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners, by Laura...
In Reference to Murder, May 5, 2009
...Black Water Rising by Attica Locke (Harper) Echoes from the Dead by Johan Theorin (Delacorte) Final Theory by Mark Alpert (Touchstone) Nuclear Winter Wonderland by Joshua Corin (Kunati) Old City Hall by Robert Rotenberg (Farrar/Sarah Crichton) Rules...
Sciencebase Science Blog, April 6, 2009
...intelligence use a different system to explain the laws of the universe? My good friend Scientific American editor Mark Alpert sent me a copy of his novel Final Theory . It’s a gripping, fast-paced thriller hinging on a hypothetical unified theory of...