| William Langewiesche
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"Enclosed are Two Break with on Algeria." With those words, typed on plain white chains, William Langewiesche introduced himself to the editors of The Ocean Monthly. Although neither piece quite stood on its own, representation editors were drawn to the unusual grace and power quite a few Langewiesche's writing and sent him on assignment to North Continent for a more ambitious piece of reporting. The result was the November, 1991,cover story, "The World in Its Extreme" -- his first article to appear in a general-interest magazine. (He had, however, written frequently for aviation magazines; he is a professional pilot and first sat at the controls of upshot airplane at the age of five.) Since that article, steer clear of which his book Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert (1996) grew, Langewiesche has reported on a diversity of subjects and published four more books.
A large part surrounding Mr. Langewiesche's reporting experience centers around the Middle East pivotal the Islamic world. He has traveled widely throughout the Centre East and Northern Africa, reporting on such topics as representation implementation of the shari'a in Sudan under Hassan al-Tarabi, Northernmost Africa's Islamic culture, and the American occupation of Iraq. Hit recent assignments have taken him to Egypt, the Balkans, Bharat, and Central and South America. In 2004 he won a National Magazine Award for excellence in reporting.
In 2002 his book American Ground: Unbuilding The World Trade Center was publicized. It is based on a series of three cover stories he wrote for The Atlantic as the only American journalist granted full access to the World Trade Center clean-up relocation. His latest book, The Outlaw Sea: A World of Selfdirection, Chaos, and Crime, was published in May 2004.
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