| Neal Bascomb | |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Denver, Colorado |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Nationality: | American |
| Subject: | Narrative, History, Science, Military |
| Alma Mater: | Miami University (B.A.) |
Neal Bascomb (born 1971) is an American journalist and author. He is known for his books on popular history.
He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Miami University with a B.A. in Economics and English Literature.[1]
After graduation, he worked as a journalist in London, Paris, and Dublin. He was an editor for St. Martin's Press, and in 2000, he began writing books full-time.[1] His books have ranked on a number of bestseller lists, been optioned for film, and been published in over 15 countries. He has contributed to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times.
He currently lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2]
| Title | Year Published | ISBN | Summary | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The race between the Chrysler Building, Empire State Building, and 40 Wall Street, to claim the title of the world's tallest building during the Roaring Twenties | Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writer Pick | ||||
| The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It | 2005 | New York Times Bestseller | ||||
| 2007 | Details the events of the Battleship Potemkin uprising | United States Maritime Literature Award | ||||
| Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi | 2009 | National Bestseller | ||||
| 2011 | Optioned by film producer Scott Rudin[3] [4] | |||||
| 2013 | For readers age 12-18[5] | |||||
| One More Step: My Story of Living with Cerebral Palsy, Climbing Kilimanjaro, and Surviving the Hardest Race on Earth | 2015 | New York Times Bestseller | ||||
| 2016 | How a brilliant scientist and a band of young patriots destroyed Vemork, the plant that provided heavy water, an essential resource for the German atomic research program. | New York Times Bestseller / Optioned by Michael Bay, Paramount Pictures | ||||
| The Escape Artists: A Band of Daredevil Pilots and the Greatest Prison Break of the Great War | 2018 | National Bestseller / Optioned by director Lenny Abrahamson | ||||
| Faster: How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler’s Best | 2020 | Amazon History Book of the Month / Optioned by Imperative Entertainment |