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Introduction

William Langewiesche (pronounced:long-gah-vee-shuh)[1] (born June 12, 1955)[2] is an American author and journalist, and was a professional airplane pilot for many years. Since 2006 he has been the international correspondent for Vanity Fair magazine.

Career

Langewiesche is currently the international correspondent for the magazine Vanity Fair, a position he has held since 2006. Prior to that, he was the national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly magazine where he was nominated for eight consecutive National Magazine Awards. He has written articles covering a wide range of topics from shipbreaking, wine critics, the Columbia shuttle disaster, modern ocean piracy, nuclear proliferation, and the World Trade Center cleanup.

Life

Langewiesche is the son of Wolfgang Langewiesche, author of Stick and Rudder. He lives in California and France.

Awards

Winner

  • 2007 National Magazine Award for Public Interest for Rules of Engagement
  • 2002 National Magazine Award for Reporting for The Crash of EgyptAir 990

Finalist

  • 2008 National Magazine Award for Reporting for City of Fear
  • 2007 Michael Kelly Award.
  • 2006 National Magazine Award for Reporting for The Wrath of Khan
  • 2005 Lettre Ulysses Award for The Outlaw Sea
  • 2005 National Magazine Award for Feature Writing for A Sea Story
  • 2004 National Magazine Award for Reporting for Columbia's Last Flight
  • 2004 Lettre Ulysses Award for the Art of Reportage for American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center
  • 2003 National Magazine Award for Reporting for American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center
  • 2002 National Book Critic’s Circle Award for American Ground: Unbuilding The World Trade Center
  • 2001 National Magazine Award for Profiles for The Million-Dollar Nose
  • 2000 National Magazine Award for Profiles for Eden: A Gated Community
  • 1999 National Magazine Award for Reporting for The Lessons of ValuJet 592
  • 1992 National Magazine Award for Feature Writing for The World in Its Extreme

Partial Bibliography

Books

  • Langewiesche, William (2010). Aloft: Thoughts on the Experience of Flight. New York: Vingtage. ISBN 0307741486. http://books.google.com/books?id=T1XMQQAACAAJ&dq=aloft. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2009). Fly by Wire: The Geese, the Glide, the Miracle on the Hudson. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
  • Langewiesche, William (2007). The Atomic Bazaar: The Rise of the Nuclear Poor. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 0374106789. http://books.google.com/books?id=m_w4g3jC7VwC&dq=langewiesche&cad=1. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2004). The Outlaw Sea : A World of Freedom, Chaos, and Crime. New York: North Point Press. ISBN 0-86547-581-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=VKiZ0pwXdOkC&dq=langewiesche. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2002). American Ground : Unbuilding the World Trade Center. New York: North Point Press. ISBN 0-86547-582-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=-_7GlXXvgc8C&dq=langewiesche. 
  • Langewiesche, William (1998). Inside the Sky: A Meditation on Flight. USA: Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-42983-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=lLMsAAAAYAAJ&dq=langewiesche. 
  • Langewiesche, William (1996). Sahara Unveiled : A Journey Across the Desert. New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-42982-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=UetyAAAAMAAJ&q=inauthor:%22William+Langewiesche%22&dq=inauthor:%22William+Langewiesche%22. 
  • Langewiesche, William (1994). Cutting for Sign. New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 0679411135. http://books.google.com/books?id=s9ELAAAAYAAJ&dq=langewiesche. 

Magazine Articles

  • Langewiesche, William (2011, February). "The Wave-Maker". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2011/02/big-wave-surfer-201102. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2010, February). "The Distant Executioner". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2010/02/sniper-201002. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2009, June). "Anatomy of a Miracle". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/style/features/2009/06/us_airways200906. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2009, April). "The Pirate Latitudes". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2009/04/somali-pirates200904. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2009, January). "The Devil at 37,000 Feet". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2009/01/air_crash200901. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2008, May). "Stealing Weather". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/langewiesche200805. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2008, April). "Beijing's Olympic Makeover". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/04/china200804. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2008, February). "A Face In The Crowd". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/02/langewiesche200802. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2007, November). "The Mega-Bunker of Baghdad". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/11/langewiesche200711. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2007, May). "Jungle Law". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/05/texaco200705. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2007, April). "City of Fear". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/04/langewiesche200704. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2006, December). "How To Get A Nuclear Bomb". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/12/how-to-get-a-nuclear-bomb/5402/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2006, November). "Rules of Engagement". Vanity Fair. http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2006/11/haditha200611. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2006, January/February). "The Point of No Return". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/01/the-point-of-no-return/4500/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2005, November). "The Wrath of Khan". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/11/the-wrath-of-khan/4333/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2005, June). "Ziad for the Defense". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/06/ziad-for-the-defense/3960. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2005, May). "Hotel Baghdad". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/05/hotel-baghdad/3891/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2005, March). "The Accuser". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/03/the-accuser/3722/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2005, January/February). "Letter From Baghdad". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2005/01/letter-from-baghdad/3663/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2004, November). "Welcome to the Green Zone". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/11/welcome-to-the-green-zone/3547/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2004, May). "A Sea Story". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/05/a-sea-story/2940/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2004, January/February). "A Two-Planet Species". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2004/01/a-two-planet-species/2869/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2003, November). "Columbia's Last Flight". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2003/11/columbia-apos-s-last-flight/4204/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2002, July/August). "American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center, Part I: The Inner World". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/07/excerpts-from-lsquo-american-ground-unbuilding-the-world-trade-center-rsquo/2542/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2002, September). "American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center, Part II: The Rush to Recover". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/09/excerpts-from-quot-american-ground-unbuilding-the-world-trade-cente/2566/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2002, October). "American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center, Part III: The Dance of the Dinosaurs". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2002/10/excerpts-from-quot-american-ground-unbuilding-the-world-trade-center-quot/2594/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2001, December). "Storm Island". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/12/storm-island/2357/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2001, November). "The Crash of EgyptAir 990". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/11/the-crash-of-egyptair-990/2332/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2001, October). "Peace is Hell". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/10/peace-is-hell/2307/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2001, April). "The Profits of Doom". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/04/the-profits-of-doom/2177/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2000, December). "The Million-Dollar Nose". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/2000/12/langewiesche.htm. 
  • Langewiesche, William (2000, August). "The Shipbreakers". The Atlantic. http://www.wesjones.com/shipbreakers.htm. 
  • Langewiesche, William (1999, June). "Eden: A Gated Community". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1999/06/eden-a-gated-community/4919/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (1998, March). "The Lessons of ValuJet 592". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1998/03/the-lessons-of-valujet-592/6534/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (1998, February 23, pp. 138). "Invisible Men". The New Yorker. http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1998/02/23/1998_02_23_138_TNY_LIBRY_000015044. 
  • Langewiesche, William (1997, October). "Slam and Jam". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1997/10/slam-and-jam/5134/. 
  • Langewiesche, William (1994, August). "Turabi's Law". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/langew/turabi.htm. 
  • Langewiesche, William (1993, December). "The Turn". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/langew/turn.htm. 
  • Langewiesche, William (1993, November). "Vacations in the Sahara". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/langew/vacation.htm. 
  • Langewiesche, William (1991, November). "The World in Its Extreme". The Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/langew/extreme.htm. 

Newspaper Articles

  • Langewiesche, William (December 26, 2009). "Towers of Strength". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/27/opinion/27langewiesche.html?_r=2. Retrieved 29 March 2011. 
  • Langewiesche, William (November 25, 1990). "Riding the Mali Express to Dakar". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/25/travel/riding-the-mali-express-to-dakar.html?scp=1&sq=Riding%20the%20Mail%20Express%20to%20Dakar&st=cse. Retrieved 29 March 2011. 

References

  1. ^ Scott Sherman (2002). "What makes a serious magazine soar?". Columbia Journalism Review. http://cjrarchives.org/issues/2002/6/mag-sherman.asp. Retrieved 2007-08-18. 
  2. ^ William Langewiesche, AVweb » The World's Premier Independent Aviation News Resource:

External links

  • San Francisco Chronicle Feature Profile
  • William Langewiesche at The New New Journalism website
  • William Langewiesche at FSG
  • William Langewiesche biosketch at the Atlantic Monthly website
  • William Langewiesche Ulysses Award bio
  • Audio/video recordings of William Langewiesche discussing his book The Nuclear Poor; from the University of Chicago's World Beyond the Headlines series

Interviews

  • Interview with Wendy Murray July 15, 2010
  • Interview with Neal Thompson March 8, 2010
  • Interview with Media Bistro July 25, 2007
  • Video interview with Stephen Colbert May 14, 2007
  • Video interview with Charlie Rose September 10, 2002
  • The Eventualist: William Langewiesche on The Atomic Bazaar and Facing our Worst Fear, by Nancy Rommelmann July 25, 2007


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