Virginia Morell
Virginia Morell (born 1949) is an American science writer.[1][2] She is the author of several books, and is a contributor to National Geographic and Science, among other publications.[3]
Early life and education[]
Morell was born in 1949. She attended Pomona College, graduating in 1971.[1]
Career[]
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Morell's book Ancestral Passions was a 1995 New York Times Notable Book.[3]
Bibliography[]
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- Ancestral Passions: The Leakey Family and the Quest for Humankind's Beginnings (1995)[4]
- Blue Nile: Ethiopia's River of Magic and Mystery (2001)
- Wildlife Wars: My Fight to Save Africa’s Natural Treasures (2001; co-authored with Richard Leakey)
- Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures (2013)[5][6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wood, Mark (28 March 2013). "I Wonder What They're Thinking". Pomona College Magazine. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Wood, Mark; Vest, Patty (8 July 2020). "Backstories: Virginia Morell '71". Pomona College Sagecast (Podcast). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Virginia Morell". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Maddox, Brenda (6 August 1995). "Hominid Dreams". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Gross, Liza (20 February 2013). "Book Review: Animal Wise - The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures". KQED. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ Kawczynska, Claudia (February 2013). "Book Review: Animal Wise". The Bark. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
Categories:
- American science writers
- Pomona College alumni
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- Living people
- 1949 births
- American writer stubs