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David Wolman is an American author and journalist. He is a contributing editor at ''Wired'', and has also written for publications such as ''The New York Times'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''Newsweek'', ''Discover'', ''National Geographic Traveler'', ''New Scientist'' and ''Outside''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=David Wolman from HarperCollins Publishers )〕 ==Books== In November 2005, Da Capo Press published his first book, ''A Left-Hand Turn Around the World: Chasing the Mystery and Meaning of All Things Southpaw''. His second book, ''Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling'', was published by Collins in October, 2008. In 2008, Wolman went to Egypt to research an article for ''Wired'' about a small group of activists who were using Facebook to organize against the regime.〔(Wired magazine, October 10, 2008 )〕 Two years later, some of those activists, including Ahmed Maher (youth leader), a founder of the April 6 Youth Movement were key figures in the revolution that ultimately overthrew President Hosni Mubarak. Wolman’s novella-length e-book, “The Instigators,” tells their story.〔(The Atavist, April/May, 2011 )〕 ''The End of Money'', published by Da Capo Press in February, 2012.〔(Publishers Weekly, January 30, 2012 )〕 takes a critical look at cash, from Marco Polo’s fascination with the paper notes he saw circulating in China, to end of the gold standard. Wolman also explores a growing trend of people using cell phones as replacements for both bank branches and cash, and delves into the parallel worlds of counterfeiting and anti-counterfeiting technology. Wolman's latest book, ''Firsthand: A Decade of Reportage'',〔(''Firsthand: A Decade of Reportage'' )〕 is a digital collection of his best work, released for the web via Creatavist. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Wolman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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