Two Authors, Forty Books: Coping with Writing Matters

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With thanks for comments, ideas, and suggestions from Peter Meyer, David J. Larson, Engrid Barnett, Cherie Northon, Nigel J. R. Allan, and others.

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With thanks for comments, ideas, and suggestions from Peter Meyer, David J. Larson, Engrid Barnett, Cherie Northon, Nigel J. R. Allan, and others.

1. Vaclav Smil, with a PhD in Geography from Penn State, and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, is the one notable exception to this statement‐‐‐his current count of books‐published is thirty‐six, although awareness of his work in the minds of most United States geographers is less than Tuan and Monmonier, which is a pity, since the likes of Bill Gates and many another policy wonk have made it clear that every Smil book should be on the to‐be‐read shelf (http://tinyurl.com/hf2mpso). The divide between academic fashion and practical influence is a chasm that someday scholars are going to have to negotiate; after all, every door on each subway train in Beijing carries a sign admonishing: “Be aware of the gap.” We might do likewise.

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Paul F. Starrs

Dr. Starrs is a professor of geography at the University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557, and past editor of the Geographical Review; [[email protected]].