Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
David Quammen

Born: February, 1948 (age 77)
Bio: David Quammen is an American science, nature and travel writer and the author of fifteen books, five of them fiction. He wrote a column, called "Natural Acts" for Outside magazine for fifteen years.
Known for:
- The song of the dodo (1996)
- The Reluctant Mr. Darwin (2006)