Mark Robert Bowden is an accomplished American writer, best known for his novel "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War." Born on July 17, 1951, in St. Louis, Missouri, Bowden developed an early interest in journalism after reading Tom Wolfe's book "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" during his time at Loyola College in Maryland.
After graduating in 1973, Bowden pursued a career in journalism, eventually becoming a staff writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer from 1979 to 2003. During his tenure at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Bowden received international recognition for his work, earning numerous awards. He has also contributed to various publications such as Men's Journal, The Atlantic Monthly, Sports Illustrated, and Rolling Stone.
Bowden's writing has earned him widespread acclaim, with his book "Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War" being adapted into a successful movie of the same title, directed by Ridley Scott. The book provides a detailed account of the United States military raid in Somalia and went on to receive two Academy Awards.
In addition to "Black Hawk Down," Bowden has written several other notable books, including "Hue 1968," "Guests of the Ayatollah," and "Killing Pablo." He has been a contributing writer to The Atlantic for many years and has reported for The Philadelphia Inquirer for over twenty-five years. Bowden currently resides in Oxford, Pennsylvania.
Non-Fiction Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Doctor Dealer
1987
2
Bringing the Heat
1994
3
Black Hawk Down
1999
4
Killing Pablo
2001
5
Our Finest Day
2002
6
Finders Keepers
2002
7
Road Work
2004
8
Guests of the Ayatollah
2006
9
The Best American Crime Writing 2006
2006
10
The Best Game Ever
2007
11
Worm
2011
12
Marketing Your Business on The Internet
2012
13
Winning Body Language for Success in Career and Life
2012
14
The Finish
2012
15
The Three Battles of Wanat
2016
16
The Art of the Donald
2016
17
Hue 1968
2017
18
Use Your Brain Raise Your Game
2017
19
The Last Stone
2019
20
The Case of the Vanishing Blonde
2020
21
The Steal
2022
22
Life Sentence
2023
Biographies & Memoirs (with Richard Tregaskis)
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Title
Year
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Guadalcanal Diary
1943
2
Invasion Diary: A Dramatic Firsthand Account of the Allied Invasion of Italy
1944
3
Stronger Than Fear.
1945
U.S. Landmark Non-Fiction Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1943
2
The Voyages of Christopher Columbus
1950
3
The Landing of the Pilgrims
1950
4
Our Independence and the Constitution
1950
5
Paul Revere and the Minute Men
1950
6
The Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans
1951
7
Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia
1952
8
Trappers and Traders of the Far West
1952
9
The Louisiana Purchase
1952
10
John Paul Jones, Fighting Sailor
1953
11
Clara Barton
1955
12
Davy Crockett
1955
13
The Story of D-Day
1956
14
Abe Lincoln: Log Cabin to White House
1956
15
Wyatt Earp: U.S. Marshal
1956
16
Evangeline and The Acadians
1957
17
Remember the Alamo!
1958
18
Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel
1958
19
The American Revolution
1958
20
The Battle for the Atlantic
1959
21
The Golden Age of Railroads
1960
22
From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa: The War in the Pacific: 1941-1945
1960
23
William Penn: Quaker Hero
1961
24
Americans into Orbit: The Story of Project Mercury
1962
25
Mr. Bell Invents the Telephone
1963
26
From Casablanca To Berlin- The War in North Africa and Europe: 1942-1945