| David Elliot Cohen | |
| Birth Date: | 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Author, editor |
| Notable Works: | A Day in the Life photography book series |
David Elliot Cohen is an American author and editor who has, over a 30-year span, created more than 70 photography books. He is probably best known for the best-selling Day in the Life[1] and America 24/7 series of photography books that he co-created with Rick Smolan.
Cohen created four New York Times bestsellers: A Day in the Life of America (1986),[2] A Day in the Life of the Soviet Union (1987),[3] Christmas in America (1988),[4] and America 24/7 (2003).[5] His 2009 book, Obama: The Historic Front Pages was a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller. His 2008 book, What Matters combined photo-reportage about essential issues of our time with essays by prominent commentators including Samantha Power, Jeffrey Sachs and Bill McKibben. The Chicago Tribune called the book, "Powerful and passionate."[6]
He also wrote a travelogue, One Year Off (1999),[7] which chronicles a rambling 16-month trip around the world by land, air, and sea with his three children, Kara, William, and Lucas. The San Francisco Chronicle called the book "honest, reflective, and often uproariously funny,".[8] The New York Times was less flattering, calling it, "a book that proves it is also possible to go almost everywhere and learn almost nothing."[9]
Cohen wrote a second travelogue in 2016, entitled The Wrong Dog. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said “Despite the adorable puppy portrait on the cover, the book is more than the story of Simba and the cross-country road trip. It’s a beautifully written memoir... funny, sweet, and sad.” [10] In 2018 The Wrong Dog won an International Book Award,[11] a National Indie Excellence Award [12] and an Independent Press Award,[13] all in the animal and pet books category. Cohen was born in Buffalo, New York, grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania. He lived in Manhattan for ten years before moving to Marin County, California. He returned to Manhattan in 2014. He graduated from Yale University in 1977 with a degree in English literature. His honors include a National Jewish Book Award, the American Jewish Committee's humanitarian award, a Catholic Press Association Award and a silver medal from the king of Spain for the promotion of Spanish tourism. He currently serves on the board of the International Center for Journalists.[14]
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . A Day in the Life of Hawaii . Rick Smolan . 1983 . Workman Publishing . 978-0-89480-760-2 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . A Day in the Life of Canada . Rick Smolan . 1984 . Collins Publishers . 978-0-00-217380-3 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . A Day in the Life of Japan . Rick Smolan . 1985 . Collins Pub San Francisco . 978-0-00-217580-7 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . A Day in the Life of America . Rick Smolan . 1986 . Collins Pub San Francisco . 978-0-00-255332-2 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . A Day in the Life of The Soviet Union . Rick Smolan . 1987 . Harpercollins . 978-0-00-217969-0 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . A Day in the Life of Spain . Rick Smolan . 1988 . Collins Pub San Francisco . 978-0-00-217967-6 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . A Day in the Life of California . Rick Smolan . 1988 . HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. . 978-0-00-215162-7 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . Christmas in America . 1988 . Collins Pub San Francisco . 978-0-00-217968-3 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . The Jews in America . 1989 . HarperAudio . 978-0-00-215323-2 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . A Day in the Life of China . 1989 . Collins Pub San Francisco . 978-0-00-215321-8 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . The Circle of Life . 1991 . HarperOne . 978-0-06-250244-5 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . America Then and Now . 1992 . Harpercollins . 978-0-06-250176-9 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . The African Americans . Charles M. Collins . 1993 . Viking Studio . 978-0-14-024918-7 . registration .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . A Day in the Life of Israel . Lee Liberman . 1994 . Diane Books Publishing Company (Originally Collins Pub San Francisco) . 978-0-7881-5162-0 . registration .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . A Day in the Life of Thailand . Susan Wels . 1995 . Collins Pub San Francisco . 978-0-00-255481-7 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . One Year Off . 1999 . Travelers' Tales (Originally Simon & Schuster) . 978-1-885211-65-1 . registration .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . America 24/7 . Rick Smolan . 2003 . DK ADULT . 978-0-7894-9975-2 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . What Matters: the world's preeminent photojournalists and thinkers depict essential issues of our time. . 2008 . Sterling . 978-1-4027-5834-8 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . Obama: The Historic Front Pages . Mark Greenberg . 2009 . Sterling . 978-1-4027-6902-3 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . Nelson Mandela: A Life in Photographs . 2009 . Sterling . 978-1-4027-7707-3 . registration .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . The Clintons: Their Story in Photographs . 2012 . Sterling . 978-1402787881 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . The Wrong Dog . 2016 . Yellow Pear Press . 978-0997066418 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . 15 Seconds . Tides Foundation . Doug Menuez . Ron Grant Tussy . 1989 . Island Press . 978-0-9718021-0-0 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . Requiem for the Heartland . 1995 . Harpercollins . 978-0-00-649203-0 .
Book: Cohen, David Elliot . A Day in the Life of Africa . 2002 . Tides Foundation . 978-1-55963-038-2 .