- James Geary
James Geary is an American-born,
London -based writer and the formerEurope editor of "Time". [ [http://www.time.com/time/europe/html/051121/story.html TIME Europe Magazine | Restless Youth - 1 ] ] [ [http://www.time.com/time/europe/html/050829/story.html TIME Europe Magazine | Europe's Lost Tribes - 1 ] ]His most recent book is "Geary’s Guide to the World's Great Aphorists" which he claims to be the largest collection of
aphorisms in theEnglish language , and follows on from his previous volume on aphorists and aphorisms, "The World in a Phrase" (published in the UK - but now out of print - as "We Are What We Think"). "The World in a Phrase" has also been published inBrazilian Portuguese - as "O Mundo em una Frase" - as well as Korean.Previous literary efforts include a popular science book called "The Body Electric", a survey of
cybernetic projects attempting to replace or enhance human biological senses (also published inSpain as "El Cuerpo Electrónico" [ [http://www.jamesgeary.com/books.php jamesgeary.com > Books ] ] , and two much earlier books of poetry written while he was a student in San Francisco, "17 Reasons Why" and "Words for Refrigerator Doors".Geary publishes a blog about aphorisms, "All Aphorisms, All The Time", via his website.He is also a regular speaker at literary festivals [ [http://www.jamesgeary.com/performances.php jamesgeary.com > Performances ] ] where he gives a largely unscripted lecture on aphorisms which includes his juggling routine.
Among his journalistic credits, apart from his work at "Time", Geary is Editor at Large for "Ode" magazine [ [http://www.odemagazine.com/people/James%20Geary Ode Magazine : People : James Geary ] ] and writes online for "
The Huffington Post ", "Salon.com " and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc's Newsletter.He is married with three children. [ [http://www.jamesgeary.com/blog/?p=93 On Making A Long Car Journey with My Family > All Aphorisms, All the Time ] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.jamesgeary.com Author's website]
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-geary/if-its-good-enough-for-g_b_66444.html Geary at "The Huffington Post"]
* [http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/02/uk_terror/ Geary at Salon.com]
* [http://www.cfp.net/certificants/boardreport_6_2007.asp#3 Geary at the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc's Newsletter]
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