Marty Essen Explained

Marty Essen is an American naturalist, author, photographer, and professional speaker. He has written seven books, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico, Time Is Irreverent, Time Is Irreverent 2: Jesus Christ, Not Again! Time Is Irreverent 3: Gone for 16 Seconds, Hits, Heathens, and Hippos: Stories from an Agent, Activist, and Adventurer, and Doctor Refurb. [1] [2] [3] .

Early life

Essen was born in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.[4] He attended Duluth East High School and University of Minnesota Duluth.

Career

Essen worked as a radio announcer at WEBC-AM[5] and KQDS-FM.[6] In 1982, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he ran two music talent management agencies, National Talent Associates[5] and Twin City Talent.[7] In 1996, Essen moved to Victor, Montana to found Essen Communications Corporation, a local telephone company, and later became an author and a college speaker.

His first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet, became a Minneapolis Star-Tribune Top-10 Green Book.[8] He performs a live college show, Around the World in 90 Minutes, based on Cool Creatures, Hot Planet.[9] One adventure, documented in both his first book and his live show, is surviving a hippo attack in Zimbabwe.[10] [11]

Essen's nature photography is featured prominently in his books and live show. His outdoor photographs are also in Deb Essen's book, Easy Weaving with Supplemental Warps: Overshot, Velvet, Shibori, and More.[12] Magazines publishing his photos include Reptiles Magazine[13] and Handwoven Magazine.[14]

Essen's three nonfiction books advocate for protecting endangered species and the environment, and his four fiction books are science-fiction political-comedies that advocate for the protection of human rights and the environment.

Personal life

Essen resides in Victor, Montana and is married to weaving designer and author Deb Essen.[15]

Book awards

Books

Live Shows

Essen has been touring the United States, performing Around the World in 90 Minutes, at hundreds of colleges since 2007.[26]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Tribune, Chicago (2016-03-16) Travel “Around the World in 90 Minutes” at Oakton Community College with award-winning author. Retrieved 2016-06-03
  2. Web site: Marty Essen. amazon.com. en-US. 2021-02-26.
  3. Web site: 'The most frequently banned book of 2033': Local author promotes new book at Chapter One. ravallirepublic.com. 15 September 2022 . en-US. 2022-09-17.
  4. Web site: Overman Lecture 2012: Marty Essen . D.umn.edu . 2016-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181121231937/http://www.d.umn.edu/external-affairs/homepage/12/overman2012.html . 2018-11-21 . dead .
  5. Web site: Ann . Mary . Running wild – Twin Cities . Twincities.com . 2007-03-10 . 2016-06-03.
  6. Web site: Budgeteer . Duluth . Duluth native brings "Around the World in 90 Minutes" to UMD . Duluth Budgeteer . 2013-10-19 . 2016-06-03.
  7. Web site: Successful alternative - Bitterroot telecommunications business makes it in Montana | Ravalli Republic || News . Ravallirepublic.com . 2001-05-08 . 2016-06-03.
  8. Star-Tribune, Minneapolis (2006-12-24). Being Green: From celebrations and odes to dire warnings and documented disasters, this year's environmentally oriented books sound the alarm.
  9. Web site: Home . Marty Essen . 2016-06-03.
  10. Web site: Living on Earth: Intrepid Travelers . Loe.org . 2007-06-22 . 2016-06-03.
  11. Web site: Hippo Canoe and Zimbabwe Too! - Around the World with Marty Essen . Marty-essen.com . 2016-05-30 . 2016-06-03.
  12. Interweave Books, www.interweavestore.com/easy-weaving-with-supplemental-warps-overshot-velvet-shibori-and-more Retrieved 06-11-2016
  13. Reptiles Magazine (August 2007), "Into the Wild"
  14. Handwoven Magazine (May/June 2014) "Travel Journal Cover in Ikat. Inspired by Weaving in Borneo"
  15. Web site: McConnaha . Michelle. Marty Essen publishes new wildlife book | Local . Ravallirepublic.com . 2016-01-01 . 2016-06-03.
  16. Web site: Cool Creatures, Hot Planet (2006 Winner) â€" Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards . Indiefab.forewordreviews.com . 2016-06-03.
  17. Web site: THE Voice of the Independent Publishing Industry . Independent Publisher . 2016-06-03.
  18. Web site: NAUTILUS 2016 AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS AND BOOKS. 2017-05-05.
  19. Web site: NAUTILUS 2016 AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS AND BOOKS. 2017-05-05.
  20. Web site: Books – Encante Press, LLC . Encantepress.com . 2016-01-08 . 2016-06-03.
  21. Web site: Books – Encante Press, LLC. encantepress.com. en-US. 2018-02-11.
  22. Web site: Books – Encante Press, LLC. encantepress.com. en-US. 2019-02-02.
  23. Web site: Marty Essen – Time Is Irreverent 3: Gone for 16 Seconds. amazon.com. en-US. 2020-04-04.
  24. Web site: Marty Essen – Hits, Heathens, and Hippos: Stories from an Agent, Activist, and Adventurer. amazon.com. en-US. 2021-02-26.
  25. Web site: 'The most frequently banned book of 2033': Local author promotes new book at Chapter One. ravallirepublic.com. 15 September 2022 . en-US. 2022-09-17.
  26. Marty Essen website, http://martyessen.com/schedule.html, Retrieved 06-12-2016

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