Greg Melville

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Greg Melville (born 1970) is a journalist and author. He graduated from Kenyon College in 1992 and Pennsylvania State University Graduate School of Communication in 1994.[1][circular reference][2][3]

Writing career

A former newspaper reporter, and editor at

National Geographic Adventure, The New York Times, Outside, Best Life, Parents, and Popular Science. Melville is author of the books Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the hidden history of America's cemeteries and Greasy Rider: Two dudes, one fry-oil-powered car, and a cross-country search for a greener future.[4] Over My Dead Body is a travel and history book that tells America's modern story through its burial grounds. The environmental book Greasy Rider recounts Melville's cross-country trip in a diesel Mercedes station wagon powered by waste vegetable oil, and investigates the keys to a greener future that are already at-hand.[5] The book inspired filmmakers J. J. Beck and Joey Carey to create a documentary of the same title. It was released in 2009 and featured Yoko Ono, Morgan Freeman, Rae Dawn Chong, and Noam Chomsky
.

Personal life

Melville lives with his family in Annapolis, Maryland. He teaches English as a professor at the United States Naval Academy. He is a U.S Navy veteran [6]

Bibliography

  • 101 Best Outdoor Towns, Sarah Tuff, Greg Melville, Countryman Press, Woodstock, VT, 2007
    ISBN 0-88150-766-0
  • Greasy Rider: Two dudes, one fry-oil-powered car and a cross-country search for a greener future. Greg Melville, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2008
    ISBN 1-56512-595-9
  • Over My Dead Body: Unearthing the Hidden History of America's Cemeteries. Greg Melville, Abrams Press, New York, NY, 2022 ISBN 978-1419754852

References

  1. ^ List of Kenyon College people
  2. ^ "Alum's book offers lively read about the history of U.S. cemeteries | Penn State University". www.psu.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  3. ^ "Reviews - Alumni Bulletin - Kenyon College". bulletin-archive.kenyon.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  4. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2023-12-18.
  5. ^ Hammer, Joshua (December 5, 2008). "Holiday Books - Travel Books - Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  6. ^ Melville, Greg. "Bio". Gregelville. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

External links

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