David Elliot Cohen
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David Elliot Cohen (born February 19, 1955) is an American editor and publisher who co-created the popular "Day in the Life" and "America 24/7" series of photography books.
Cohen created four New York Times bestsellers: A Day in the Life of America (1986)[1] , A Day in the Life of the Soviet Union (1987)[2], Christmas in America (1988)[3], and America 24/7 (2003)[4]. He also wrote a travelogue, One Year Off (1999)[5], which chronicles a rambling 16-month trip around the world by land, air, and sea with his three children. The San Francisco Chronicle called the book "honest, reflective, and often uproariously funny,"[6] while The New York Times was less flattering, saying One Year Off was "a book that proves it is possible to go almost everywhere and learn almost nothing."[7].
Cohen was born in Buffalo, New York, grew up in Erie, Pennsylvania, and lived in Manhattan for ten years before settling in Marin County, California. He graduated from Yale University in 1977 with a degree in English literature.
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[edit] Major Works
- (1983) A Day in the Life of Hawaii
- (1984) A Day in the Life of Canada
- (1985) A Day in the Life of Japan
- (1986) A Day in the Life of America
- (1987) A Day in the Life of Soviet Union
- (1988) A Day in the Life of Spain
- (1988) A Day in the Life of California
- (1988) Christmas in America
- (1989) The Jews in America
- (1989) A Day in the Life of China
- (1991) The Circle of Life
- (1992) America Then and Now
- (1993) The African Americans
- (1994) A Day in the Life of Israel
- (1995) A Day in the Life of Thailand
- (1999) One Year Off
- (2003) America 24/7
- (2008) What Matters [1]
[edit] Pro Bono Works
- (1989) 15 Seconds
- (1995) Requiem for the Heartland
- (2002) A Day in the Life of Africa
[edit] External links
- "Portrait of America: High Tech Photo Book captures scenes of modern life" by Alden Mudge. Book Page Interview", December, 2003.
- "A Day in the Life of Africa: A 24-Hour Vision of a Continent" The Globalist, 2002.
- "One Year Off Press Release" Traveler's Tales, June, 2001.
- "Olympus Partners with America 24-7, The Largest Photography Project in History" Olympus and America 24/7, May, 2003.
- "America 24/7: Extraordinary Images of One American Week" by Rick Smolan and David Elliot Cohen. The Digital Journalist, November, 2003.
- "A Day in the Life of Africa"
[edit] Notes
- ^ The New York Times http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFD6173DF931A3575BC0A961948260&scp=6&sq=%22A+Day+in+the+Life+of+America%22+Cohen&st=nyt "Best Sellers December 14, 2003". Accessed February 13, 2008.
- ^ The New York Times http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE5D6143DF930A35752C0A96E948260&scp=5&sq=%22A+Day+in+the+Life+of+the+Soviet+Union%22&st=nyt "Best Sellers January 3, 1988". Accessed February 13, 2008.
- ^ The New York Times http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE4D91439F93BA25751C1A96E948260&scp=2&sq=%22Christmas+in+America%22+Cohen&st=nyt "Best Sellers December 18, 1988". Accessed February 13, 2008.
- ^ The New York Times http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05EFDB173CF932A15751C1A9659C8B63&scp=6&sq=%22America+24%2F7%22&st=nyt "Best Sellers December 21, 2003". Accessed February 13, 2008.
- ^ Globe Corner Bookstores http://www.globecorner.com/t/t28/14418.php Accessed February 13, 2008.
- ^ San Francisco Chronicle http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/e/a/1999/07/11/tavel12180.dtl&hw=David+Elliot+Cohen&sn=003&sc=920"Circling the globe with family in tow" Linda Watanabe McFerrin. Accessed February 13, 2008.
- ^ The New York Times http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E1D71E31F935A35755C0A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=3%2F7%22&st=nyt "Travel" Adam Goodheart. Accessed February 13, 2008.
