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Marty Essen

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Marty Essen is an American naturalist, author, photographer, and professional speaker. He has written seven books, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents, Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico, Time Is Irreverent, Time Is Irreverent 2: Jesus Christ, Not Again! Time Is Irreverent 3: Gone for 16 Seconds, Hits, Heathens, and Hippos: Stories from an Agent, Activist, and Adventurer, and Doctor Refurb. [1][2][3]

Marty Essen in Montana, 2015

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Early life

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Essen was born in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.[4] He attended Duluth East High School and University of Minnesota Duluth.

Career

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Essen worked as a radio announcer at WEBC-AM[5] and KQDS-FM.[6] In 1982, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he ran two music talent management agencies, National Talent Associates[5] and Twin City Talent.[7] In 1996, Essen moved to Victor, Montana to found Essen Communications Corporation, a local telephone company, and later became an author and a college speaker.[citation needed]

His first book, Cool Creatures, Hot Planet, became a Minneapolis Star-Tribune Top-10 Green Book.[8] He performs a live college show, Around the World in 90 Minutes, based on Cool Creatures, Hot Planet.[9] One adventure, documented in both his first book and his live show, is surviving a hippo attack in Zimbabwe.[10][11]

Essen's nature photography is featured prominently in his books and live show. His outdoor photographs are also in Deb Essen's book, Easy Weaving with Supplemental Warps: Overshot, Velvet, Shibori, and More.[12] Magazines publishing his photos include Reptiles Magazine[13] and Handwoven Magazine.[14]

Essen's three nonfiction books advocate for protecting endangered species and the environment, and his four fiction books are science-fiction political-comedies that advocate for the protection of human rights and the environment.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Essen resides in Victor, Montana and is married to weaving designer and author Deb Essen.[15]

Book awards

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  • 2006 Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Winner (Bronze)[16]
  • 2007 Benjamin Franklin Award for Travel/Essay[4]
  • 2007 Ippy Award for Travel/Essay (Bronze)[17]
  • 2009 Green Book Festival Award for Animals[4]
  • 2016 Nautilus Award for Animals & Nature (Silver)[18]
  • 2016 Nautilus Award for Middle Grades Non-Fiction (Silver)[19]

Books

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  • Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents[20]
  • Endangered Edens: Exploring the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica, the Everglades, and Puerto Rico[20]
  • Time Is Irreverent[21]
  • Time Is Irreverent 2: Jesus Christ, Not Again![22]
  • Time Is Irreverent 3: Gone for 16 Seconds[23]
  • Hits, Heathens, and Hippos: Stories from an Agent, Activist, and Adventurer[24]
  • Doctor Refurb[25]

Live Shows

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Essen has been touring the United States, performing Around the World in 90 Minutes, at hundreds of colleges since 2007.[26]

References

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  1. ^ Tribune, Chicago (2016-03-16) Travel “Around the World in 90 Minutes” at Oakton Community College with award-winning author. Retrieved 2016-06-03
  2. ^ "Marty Essen". amazon.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  3. ^ "'The most frequently banned book of 2033': Local author promotes new book at Chapter One". ravallirepublic.com. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  4. ^ a b c "Overman Lecture 2012: Marty Essen". D.umn.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-11-21. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  5. ^ a b Ann, Mary (2007-03-10). "Running wild – Twin Cities". Twincities.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  6. ^ Budgeteer, Duluth (2013-10-19). "Duluth native brings "Around the World in 90 Minutes" to UMD". Duluth Budgeteer. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  7. ^ "Successful alternative - Bitterroot telecommunications business makes it in Montana | Ravalli Republic || News". Ravallirepublic.com. 2001-05-08. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  8. ^ Star-Tribune, Minneapolis (2006-12-24). Being Green: From celebrations and odes to dire warnings and documented disasters, this year's environmentally oriented books sound the alarm.
  9. ^ "Home". Marty Essen. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  10. ^ "Living on Earth: Intrepid Travelers". Loe.org. 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  11. ^ "Hippo Canoe and Zimbabwe Too! - Around the World with Marty Essen". Marty-essen.com. 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  12. ^ Interweave Books, www.interweavestore.com/easy-weaving-with-supplemental-warps-overshot-velvet-shibori-and-more Retrieved 06-11-2016
  13. ^ Reptiles Magazine (August 2007), "Into the Wild"
  14. ^ Handwoven Magazine (May/June 2014) "Travel Journal Cover in Ikat. Inspired by Weaving in Borneo"
  15. ^ McConnaha, Michelle (2016-01-01). "Marty Essen publishes new wildlife book | Local". Ravallirepublic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  16. ^ "Cool Creatures, Hot Planet (2006 Winner) â€" Foreword Reviews' INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards". Indiefab.forewordreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  17. ^ "THE Voice of the Independent Publishing Industry". Independent Publisher. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  18. ^ "NAUTILUS 2016 AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS AND BOOKS". Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  19. ^ "NAUTILUS 2016 AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS AND BOOKS". Retrieved 2017-05-05.
  20. ^ a b "Books – Encante Press, LLC". Encantepress.com. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  21. ^ "Books – Encante Press, LLC". encantepress.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  22. ^ "Books – Encante Press, LLC". encantepress.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  23. ^ "Marty Essen – Time Is Irreverent 3: Gone for 16 Seconds". amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  24. ^ "Marty Essen – Hits, Heathens, and Hippos: Stories from an Agent, Activist, and Adventurer". amazon.com. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  25. ^ "'The most frequently banned book of 2033': Local author promotes new book at Chapter One". ravallirepublic.com. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
  26. ^ Marty Essen website, http://martyessen.com/schedule.html, Retrieved 06-12-2016
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