Books

No Impact Man

"No Impact Man is a deeply honest and riveting account of the year in which Colin Beavan and his wife attempted to do what most of us would consider impossible. What might seem inconvenient to the point of absurdity instead teaches lessons that all of us need to learn. We as individuals can take action to address important social problems. One person can make a difference."
—Marion Nestle, author of What to Eat

Operation Jedburgh: D-Day and America's First Shadow War

"An exciting story of the lesser known side of D-Day... vividly told."
—Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945

"They were cloaked in shadow, mystery, and a touch of glamour, the Jedburghs, the most intensely secret warriors of World War II."
—Joseph E. Persico, author of Nuremberg

Fingerprints

"...reads like a crime novel... police and attorneys... convince juries, other officers and the courts that fingerprints do identify individuals."
Dallas Morning News

"Beavan is at his best when tracking the strong personalities and conflicting motivations of these forensic pioneers."
Washington Post

"Fingerprints is a wonderful account of the early days of scientific criminal investigation."
San Diego Union-Tribune

If the pleasures we seek are not permanent, then how important are they?"
- From "No Impact Man"