Charles Wohlforth

Charles P. Wohlforth (born 1963) is an author and journalist, former public official, policy activist and consultant.[1] Most of his work has been related to Alaska.[2]

Wohlforth's books include The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change, which won a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, in the Science and Technology category, in 2004,[3] and more than 10 other books about science, environment, history, biography, and travel. His column in the Anchorage Daily News won the "Best of the West" award in 2019.[4] Wohlforth served two terms on the Anchorage Assembly[5] and led the Coalition for Education Equity as executive director for five years.[6] He was a consultant on energy and transportation issues on the state and national level.[6] He was host of several radio, podcast and TV programs on Alaska Public Media.[7] He graduated from Princeton University with high honors in 1986.[6]

Partial bibliography

Beyond Earth: Our Path to a New Home in the Planets (By Charles Wohlforth and Amanda Hendrix; Pantheon/Knopf, 2016).
From the Shores of Ship Creek: Stories of Anchorage’s First 100 Years (Todd Communications, 2015).
To Russia With Love: An Alaskan’s Journey (By Vic Fischer with Charles Wohlforth; University of Alaska Press, 2012).
The Fate of Nature: Rediscovering Our Ability to Rescue the Earth (Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press, 2010).
Saving for the Future: My Life and the Permanent Fund (By Dave Rose as told to Charles Wohlforth; Epicenter Press, 2008).
The Whale and the Supercomputer: On the Northern Front of Climate Change (North Point Press/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2004).
Frommer’s Alaska (Wiley, 1996-2011). Fourteen editions
Alaska For Dummies (Wiley, 2003-2011). Five editions
Frommer’s Family Vacations in the National Parks (Wiley, 1999-2004). Three editions
Crisis in the Commons: The Alaska Solution (By Walter J. Hickel; Institute for Contemporary Studies, 2002).
Spectacular Alaska (Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1998; revised edition, Universe, 2012).

References

"About Author". Charles Wohlforth. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
"Books by Charles Wohlforth". Charles Wohlforth. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
2004 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winners
"2019 results of the Best of the West journalism contest |". Retrieved October 24, 2019.
"List of past members of the Anchorage Assembly" (PDF).
"Charles Wohlforth CV" (PDF).
"Charles Wohlforth". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

External links

Official website
Anchorage Daily News column
Articles collected on Muck Rack
Dispatch From Alaska: Palin? Really? – an opinion by Wohlforth at The New Republic

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[1] "About Author". Charles Wohlforth. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

[2] "Books by Charles Wohlforth". Charles Wohlforth. Retrieved October 24, 2019.

[3] 2004 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winners

[4] "2019 results of the Best of the West journalism contest |". Retrieved October 24, 2019.

[5] "List of past members of the Anchorage Assembly" (PDF).

[:0-6] "Charles Wohlforth CV" (PDF).

[7] "Charles Wohlforth". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved October 24, 2019.