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'Gerard Colby' (earlier known as 'Gerard Colby Zilg') is a former vice-president of the US National Writers Union where he is/was quite active by holding various chair positions. From 1997-2001 he had the chair of the Vermont section.
He worked on ..
★ ''Du Pont: Behind The Nylon Curtain'' (1974) as the author. The book was the subject of a landmark federal case that won promotional rights for authors. It was re-released as ''Du Pont Dynasty'' in 1984.
★ ''Thy Will Be Done, the Conquest of the Amazon'' (1995) as co-author with Charlotte Dennett.
★ ''Into The Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press'' (2002) as collaborator. The book is an anthology on the current state of investigative journalism in the US and was a Amazon.com top ten best seller.
Currently (2003) he is working on a book with Dennett about the U.S. in the Middle East.
In 2003 he received the National Press Club's "Arthur Rouse Award for Press Criticism" for the book ''Into the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press'' (Prometheus Books, 2002) that was edited by the co-award winner Kristina Borjesson.
Colby has appeared on radio and television and lectured at colleges and national conferences.
He lives in Burlington, Vermont.
★ ''Du Pont: Behind The Nylon Curtain''. Prentice-Hall, 1974. 600+ pages,by Gerard Colby Zilg,ISBN 0-13-221077-0
★ ''Du Pont Dynasty: Behind the Nylon Curtain''. Secaucus NJ: Lyle Stuart, 1984. 968 pages,by Gerard Colby,ISBN 0-8184-0352-7
★ ''Thy Will Be Done, the Conquest of the Amazon: Nelson Rockefeller and Evangelism in the Age of Oil'' HarperCollins, 1995, Hardcover. 960 pages, by Gerard Colby and Charlotte Dennett, ISBN 0-06-016764-5; HarperCollins: Janice Temple, 1996, Paperback. 1008 pages, ISBN 0-06-092723-2
★ ''Into The Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press'' Prometheus Books, 2002. 392 pages, by Kristina Borjesson as editor, ISBN 1-57392-972-7
★ National Writers Union page
★ ''Thy Will Be Done'' review
He worked on ..
★ ''Du Pont: Behind The Nylon Curtain'' (1974) as the author. The book was the subject of a landmark federal case that won promotional rights for authors. It was re-released as ''Du Pont Dynasty'' in 1984.
★ ''Thy Will Be Done, the Conquest of the Amazon'' (1995) as co-author with Charlotte Dennett.
★ ''Into The Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press'' (2002) as collaborator. The book is an anthology on the current state of investigative journalism in the US and was a Amazon.com top ten best seller.
Currently (2003) he is working on a book with Dennett about the U.S. in the Middle East.
In 2003 he received the National Press Club's "Arthur Rouse Award for Press Criticism" for the book ''Into the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press'' (Prometheus Books, 2002) that was edited by the co-award winner Kristina Borjesson.
Colby has appeared on radio and television and lectured at colleges and national conferences.
He lives in Burlington, Vermont.
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References
★ ''Du Pont: Behind The Nylon Curtain''. Prentice-Hall, 1974. 600+ pages,by Gerard Colby Zilg,ISBN 0-13-221077-0
★ ''Du Pont Dynasty: Behind the Nylon Curtain''. Secaucus NJ: Lyle Stuart, 1984. 968 pages,by Gerard Colby,ISBN 0-8184-0352-7
★ ''Thy Will Be Done, the Conquest of the Amazon: Nelson Rockefeller and Evangelism in the Age of Oil'' HarperCollins, 1995, Hardcover. 960 pages, by Gerard Colby and Charlotte Dennett, ISBN 0-06-016764-5; HarperCollins: Janice Temple, 1996, Paperback. 1008 pages, ISBN 0-06-092723-2
★ ''Into The Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose the Myth of a Free Press'' Prometheus Books, 2002. 392 pages, by Kristina Borjesson as editor, ISBN 1-57392-972-7
External links
★ National Writers Union page
★ ''Thy Will Be Done'' review
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