Mark Levine has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Outside, Men's Journal, and many others. He has been a finalist for a National Magazine Award in feature writing, and his articles have been included in Best American Magazine Writing and Best American Sportswriting.
Vivid, empathetic ... there's no chance of doing any fighting back against a tornado, as Levine expertly shows * Daily Mail * An interesting perspective of the political climate at that time * The Times * In a sweeping and thoroughly engaging narrative, Mark Levine reminds us that extreme weather has always been with us, and has always had an impact that reaches well beyond the lives it shatters directly. Monster Tornado reads like a novel, but is a masterpiece of careful reporting -- Mark Bowden, author of * Black Hawk Down * When it comes to conveying the crushing human toll of an American twister, Levine has few peers * Washington Post * Mark Levine's American Tornado reads like tornado: powerful, riveting, and violently beautiful. Once the storm starts there is no chance of putting the book down. This is not just the story of explosive weather, but of one of the most explosive times in our history -- Ann Pratchett, author of * Bel Canto *