Douglas Century
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Douglas Century (born 5 May 1964) is a Canadian author and journalist who was born in Calgary, Canada, and educated at Princeton University (1986). As a journalist, Century has written for numerous publications, including the The New York Times, Details, Rolling Stone, Men's Journal, Radar, Blender, VIBE and The Guardian newspaper. He writes frequently about hip-hop music and pop culture trends in the Sunday New York Times.[1]
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As a non-fiction author, Century has written about diverse subjects, ranging from inner-city gangs, organized-crime cartels, undercover police investigations and the history of Jewish prizefighting in the United States.
His second book, Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire was a New York Times best-seller, a finalist for the 2003 Edgar Award ("Best Fact Crime"),[2] and a finalist for the 2003 Audie Awards ("Best Audiobook of the Year, Non-Fiction, Abridged", as read by actor Christopher Meloni).[3]
Following the publication of his third book, the best-seller Barney Ross, Century has been touring extensively, speaking across the United States and Canada about the life and times of Ross (born Dov Ber Rasofsky), the Hall of Fame boxing great and World War II hero.
Century holds dual United States and Canadian citizenship.
Century is a member of the Writers Guild of America, East.
[edit] Publications
[edit] Books by Douglas Century
- Street Kingdom: Five Years Inside the Franklin Avenue Posse (Warner Books: 1999),a portrait of hip-hop and gangsta subculture set in Brooklyn.
- Takedown: The Fall of the Last Mafia Empire, (G.P. Putnam's Sons: 2002), an investigative account of Operation Wasteland co-authored with NYPD Detective Rick Cowan.
- Barney Ross (Nextbook/Schocken: 2006), a biography of the legendary Jewish boxing champion Barney Ross and Silver Star-awarded U.S. Marine Corps hero of the Battle of Guadalcanal.
[edit] Reviews of books by Douglas Century
- "Punching Through" Barney Ross reviewed in The New York Times Book Review by Bert Randolph Sugar, February 19, 2006.
- "Two-Fisted Hero" Barney Ross reviewed in The Washington Post by Jonathan Yardley, January 17, 2006.
- "A Jew in the Modern World" Barney Ross reviewed in The New York Sun by Carl Rollyson, February 8, 2006.
[edit] Essays
- "Boxing" by Douglas Century, in Jews and American Popular Culture, Vol. III, by Paul Buhle (ed.), (Greenwood Publishing: 2006)
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Anglo-American Name Authority File, s.v. “Century, Douglas”, LC Control Number n 93071869. Accessed 7 March 2007.
- AudioFile Publications. The 2003 Audie Awards Winners; Finalists; Non-Fiction, Abridged. Accessed 7 March 2007.
- Bookreporter.com. The 2003 Edgar Awards; The 2003 Edgar Award Nominees; Best Fact Crime. Accessed 7 March 2007.
- Penguin Group USA, s.v. "Douglas Century". Accessed 7 March 2007.
- Random House. Barney Ross, About the Author. Accessed 7 March 2007.
