Special birthday offer — all Kindle (ebooks) for 99 cents
Posted on 01. Aug, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in News and Events
To celebrate my birthday I’m offering a special price on Kindle editions of all my books for 99 cents each (with the exception of Share Your Journey, which is $2.99).
Offer valid through August 4.
Share Your Journey wins prestigious global award
Posted on 28. Jul, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in News and Events
Share Your Journey – Mastering Personal Writing has been awarded the Gold Medal in the Writing/Publishing category of the U.S.-based eLit Awards. According to the judges, these awards are “dedicated to honoring the best e-books published each year for the North American market.” Click here for the full awards list. Share Your Journey is an easy-to-use […]
Read MoreSummary of major editorial coverage with links
Posted on 19. Jul, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in News and Events
An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles: A selection of media coverage, interviews, reviews, and original articles. BBC RADIO SCIENCE CAFÉ Half hour broadcast of interview. June 2017 BBC Radio Wales’s flagship science programme. Weekly audience of 373,000. HUFFINGTON POST Interview. Published April 24, 2017 More than 12 million unique users per month DAILY […]
Read MoreLaunch of An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles – 2nd Edition
Posted on 26. Apr, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in News and Events
Announcing a new edition of Paul’s classic “campfire conversations” with Alfred Russel Wallace: An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles Special ebook launch price of 99 cents through May 2, 2017 (paperback also available—see below for ordering information) ISBN: 978-2-940573-25-7 Buy on Kindle US Buy on Kindle UK An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles follows the Victorian-era explorations of […]
Read MoreWhy travel far?
Posted on 06. Apr, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Curious Travel
IN SEARCH OF A “MORE VIRGIN” DESTINATION A traveler’s dream — being the first foreigner to trek in Nagaland. LAHE, Myanmar My travel agent friend in Yangon sent me an itinerary for a trek to Nagaland, with a comment every traveler dreams of: “This place is more virgin; you will be first to visit.” […]
Read MoreOn the yeti trail
Posted on 06. Apr, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Curious Travel
ON THE YETI TRAIL Chasing a wisp, a legend, a key to who we are. OGYEN CHOLING, Tang Valley, Bhutan “If you want to look for a yeti just climb the mountain behind the village. That’s where they’ve been sighted.” I was enjoying a post-dinner whiskey with Kunzang Choden and her husband Walter Roder, […]
Read MoreCivet coffee – do you know where that coffee’s been?
Posted on 06. Apr, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Curious Travel
Paul Spencer Sochaczewski A captive civet in Vietnam. Recently excreted civet-coffee dung, Herry Setiawan at the blind-tasting of kopi luwak in Indonesia. YOU KNOW WHERE THAT COFFEE’S BEEN? Searching for the perfect dung-delicious civet coffee. BUON MA THUOT, Central Highlands, Vietnam Oysters. Termites. Camembert. Snails. Snake blood. Brains. Broccoli. On the long list of strange […]
Read MoreAlmost last shaman
Posted on 06. Apr, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Curious Travel
THE (ALMOST) LAST SHAMAN It’s been a good ride, but Iban healer doesn’t expect many others to follow his path. SERUBAH ULU, Sarawak To the untrained eye he seems an unlikely magician. Frail, but with a hundred-watt smile. He has two wispy whiskers, short grey hair, and holes in his earlobes where he once […]
Read MoreUnusual critters
Posted on 05. Apr, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Alfred Russel Wallace and his assistant Ali
WALLACE’S CRITTERS Some intriguing Southeast Asian critters inspired by Alfred Russel Wallace’s The Malay Archipelago Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1912) explored Southeast Asia for eight years in the mid-19th century, collecting some 125,000 specimens which included thousands of new species. His observations, compiled in his classic The Malay Archipelago, contributed to the fields of biology, evolutionary […]
Read MoreWhy do boys leave home?
Posted on 05. Apr, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Alfred Russel Wallace and his assistant Ali
WHY DO BOYS LEAVE HOME? The rite of passage and the teenage imperative BATANG AI, Sarawak, Malaysia I stood on a ridge near the border between Malaysian Sarawak and Indonesian Kalimantan. I had been gone half the day and had not brought food. Time to return to camp, a damp grouping of leaky impromptu […]
Read MoreGolf and Environment – can golf be good for nature?
Posted on 05. Apr, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Golf
CAN GOLF BE GOOD FOR NATURE? Solving the conundrum. BANGKOK, Thailand I play golf. And I am committed to nature conservation. Is this an insolvable conundrum, or can the two passions be reconciled? “Golf development is becoming one of the most unsustainable and damaging activities to people and the environment,” notes Chee Yoke Ling, […]
Read MoreCheating – if a golfer cheats in the forest …
Posted on 05. Apr, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Golf
IF A GOLFER CHEATS IN THE FOREST, DOES IT COUNT? Rule abuse is rampant among amateurs, yet professionals exhibit saint-like ethics BANGKOK, Thailand “Put me down for a six.” My friend Dan and I looked at each other? “You sure?” we asked. We were playing at a Bangkok-area course in a friendly competition (loser […]
Read MoreNeed/Fear Relationship with Nature
Posted on 05. Apr, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Environment
WHY DO WE LOVE AND NEED NATURE YET TREAT NATURE SO BADLY? Our yin/yang relationship with the natural world is ancient and deep, and understanding the connection could be key in conservation efforts. SARAWAK, Malaysia I’ve written numerous articles and books about the plight of the Penan tribe in Sarawak — human rights abuses […]
Read MoreUncle Joe and Aunt Anisoara
Posted on 05. Apr, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Personal essays
UNCLE JOE AND AUNT ANISOARA Dreaming Eccentric Meets Complicated Sentimentalist CLUJ, Transylvania, Romania The love affair of my uncle and aunt shows us the pitfalls of trying to decipher a relationship. How could I not love an uncle who, when he babysat for me, let me stay up well past my bedtime to watch […]
Read MoreCheng Ho Gardens
Posted on 28. Jul, 2017 by Paul Sochaczewski in Personal essays
CHENG HO GARDENS China reveals an imaginative new tactic in its takeover of the South China Sea. NANYANG AUTONOMOUS REGION, China “I’m going to show you our plans. I trust that you will be discrete with the information.” My host was Horace Wee, chief executive officer of Nanyang, the newest Special Administrative […]
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