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Steven D. Stark
Born (1951-11-21) November 21, 1951 (age 72)
OccupationAuthor, cultural commentator, educator
NationalityAmerican
Education
U.S. law
Notable worksWriting to Win: The Legal Writer
Website
starkwriting.com, artofstark.com

Steven D. Stark (born November 21, 1951) is an American author and educator, specializing in the areas of

National Public Radio (NPR), and Voice of America,[2] and written regularly for publications such as The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and The Atlantic.[3] He has also contributed to The World, a radio program co-produced by the BBC World Service and WGBH.[1]

Stark is the author of four books, including Glued to the Set: The 60 Television Shows and Events That Made Us Who We Are Today (1997), Writing to Win: The Legal Writer (1999), and Meet the Beatles: A Cultural History of the Band That Shook Youth, Gender, and the World (2005).

Early life and career

Stark grew up in

Elbert P. Tuttle of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Atlanta.[5]

In 1976, he served as an "issues director" on

Montreal Gazette.[6]

On his website, Stark's former role as an NPR broadcaster is described as his attempt to "interpret American culture to the rest of the world".[6] Stark's first book, Glued to the Set: The 60 Television Shows and Events That Made Us Who We Are Today, was published in 1997.[4]

In 1999, Doubleday published Stark's book Writing to Win: The Legal Writer, in which he espoused an approach in legal correspondence and in the courtroom of brevity and simplicity.[7] Among the endorsements for the book, Laurence Tribe described it as an "invaluable" work that would benefit students and most practicing lawyers alike.[8]

Stark's book Meet the Beatles: A Cultural History of the Band That Shook Youth, Gender, and the World was published in 2005 by HarperCollins. Three years before its publication, he moved to Chester, near Liverpool, in the north of England, to carry out research into the Beatles phenomenon.[4]

Kirkus Reviews said that Meet the Beatles offered little insight on the band that had not been unearthed by previous studies into their international impact.[9] By contrast, James Rosen of The Washington Post appreciated the author's focus on how the Beatles' feminine qualities were a key factor in the group's appeal, and said the book was a "thoughtful, provocative and ultimately valuable contribution to the literature of the Beatles".[10] Don Aucoin wrote in The Boston Globe that in analysing the band's impact, "[Stark] captures also the sheer waves of joy the Beatles sent through the world, how they transformed youth culture, legitimized rock 'n' roll as an art form, and hastened the globalization of business and communications."[4] Publishers Weekly said: "A thorough biography of the band ... Stark is sharp and insightful."[11]

Stark has lectured in law at

Boston, Massachusetts and works as a consultant to the legal and other professions, teaching courses on speaking and writing.[14] He married Sarah Wald, also a lawyer and academic, in October 1979,[5] and the couple have two sons.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Steven D. Stark". harpercollins.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Steven D. Stark". American Heritage. May–June 1997. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Steven D. Stark". penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Aucoin, Don (May 29, 2005). "Beatle Brainiac". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "Sarah Wald Bride of Steven D. Stark". The New York Times. October 22, 1979. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "Biography". Starkwriting. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  7. ISBN 978-1-4548-2886-0
    . Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  8. ^ "Doubleday trade advertisement". ABA Journal: 101. January 2000. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "Meet the Beatles by Steven D. Stark". Kirkus Reviews. April 1, 2005. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  10. ^ Rosen, James (August 7, 2015). "Feminine Mystique". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  11. ISBN 0060008938
    .
  12. ^ "About Steven D. Stark". Empty Mirror Books. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  13. ^ Gunn, Ryan (July 14, 2014). "Fermat 3 by Steven D. Stark". Tupelo Quarterly. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  14. ^ "Welcome". Starkwriting. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
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