Bill Carter

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About The Author

Bill Carter is the author of Red Summer: The Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan Village; Boom, Bust, Boom: A Story About Copper, the Metal that Runs the World; and Fools Rush In: A True Story of Love, War, and Redemption. He is also the director of Miss Sarajevo, an award-winning documentary produced by Bono. He has written for Rolling Stone, Outside, Men’s Journal, and other publications. He lives with his family in southern Arizona.

Books by Bill Carter

Red Summer

The Danger, Madness, and Exaltation of Salmon Fishing in a Remote Alaskan Village

By Bill Carter
A vivid, unforgettable account of the danger, pain, and joy of working on a salmon fishing boat and living in a small village on the farthest edge of Alaska.
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Boom, Bust, Boom

A Story about Copper, the Metal That Runs the World

By Bill Carter
This informative and thought-provoking account of civilization’s complete dependence on copper, and what extracting it from the earth really means for people, nature, and the global economy is “the best sort of journalism: beautifully written, rich in detail, and impossible to ignore” (Sebasti...
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