Willis, Clint 1957–

PERSONAL:

Born October 16, 1957, in New Orleans, LA; son of Charles Perry (an attorney), and Elizabeth Willis; married Jennifer Schwamm, December 21, 1980; children: James, Abner. Ethnicity: "WASP." Education: Williams College, B.A., 1979; Yale University Graduate School of Political Science, 1979-80. Politics: Democrat. Religion: "Quasi-Buddhist." Hobbies and other interests: Mountaineering, meditation, yoga.

ADDRESSES:

E-mail—Clint@maine.rr.com.

CAREER:

Editor and writer. Time, Inc., New York, NY, reporter, 1980-85, writer, 1986-93; The Writing Company, Portland, ME, owner, 1993—; Adrenaline Books, New York, series editor, 1997-c. 2005.

MEMBER:

Kismet Rock Foundation (member of board, 1999-2001).

WRITINGS:

EDITOR AND AUTHOR OF INTRODUCTION; "ADRENALINE ANTHOLOGIES" SERIES

Epic: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 1997.

High: Stories of Survival from Everest and K2, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 1998.

Rough Water: Stories of Survival from the Sea, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 1998.

Wild: Stories of Survival from the World's Most Dangerous Places, Avalon (New York, NY), 1999.

Ice: Stories of Survival from Polar Exploration, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 1999.

Climb: Stories of Survival from Rock, Snow, and Ice, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2000.

Dark: Stories of Madness, Murder, and the Supernatural, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2000.

Adrenaline 2000: The Year's Best Stories of Adventure and Survival, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2000.

Storm: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2001.

(With Nate Hardcastle) Deep Blue: Stories of Shipwreck, Sunken Treasure, and Survival, Avalon/Adrenaline (New York, NY), 2001.

Mob: Stories of Death and Betrayal from Organized Crime, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2001.

Adrenaline 2001: The Year's Best Stories of Adventure and Survival, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2001.

Kennedys: Stories of Life and Death from an American Family, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2001.

Feeding the Rat: A Climber's Life on the Edge, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2001.

Hit #29: Based on the Killer's Own Account, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2002.

(With Nate Hardcastle) Speed: Stories of Survival from behind the Wheel, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2002.

(With Nathaniel May) Shark: Stories of Life and Death from the World's Most Dangerous Waters, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2002.

Fires: Stories of Survival from the Front Lines of Fire-fighting, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2002.

Son of Man: The Best Writing about Jesus Christ, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2002.

EDITOR; "ADRENALINE ANTHOLOGIES" SERIES

(With Jennifer Schwamm Willis) Explore: Stories of Survival from off the Map, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2000.

(With Nate Hardcastle) Survive: Stories of Castaways and Cannibals, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2002.

EDITOR AND AUTHOR OF INTRODUCTION; "ADRENALINE CLASSICS" SERIES

Everest: Alone at the Summit (a Survival Story), Avalon (New York, NY), 2000.

Annapurna South Face, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2001.

Joey the Hit Man: The Autobiography of a Mafia Killer, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2002.

Everest: The Unclimbed Ridge, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2002.

EDITOR AND AUTHOR OF INTRODUCTION; "ADRENALINE" SERIES

Fire Fighters: Stories of Survival from the Front Lines of Firefighting, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2002.

High Seas: Stories of Battle and Adventure from the Age of Sail, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2002.

Big Wave: Stories of Riding the World's Wildest Water, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2003.

Semper Fi: Stories of the United States Marines from Boot Camp to Battle, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2003.

Sky High: Stories of Survival from Air and Space, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2003.

Germ Warriors: Stories of the Men and Women Fighting the World's Worst Plagues, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2003.

Epics on Everest: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peak, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2003.

Crimes of New York: Stories of Crooks, Killers, and Corruption from the World's Toughest City, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2003.

Wise Guys: Stories of Mobsters from Jersey to Vegas, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2003.

OTHER

(Editor and author of introduction) Why Meditate: The Essential Book about How Meditation Can Enrich Your Life, Avalon/Marlowe (New York, NY), 2001.

(Editor and author of introduction) NYPD: Stories of Survival from the World's Toughest Beat, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2002.

(Editor and author of introduction) A Lifetime of Wisdom: Essential Writings by and about the Dalai Lama, Avalon/Marlowe (New York, NY), 2002.

(Editor and author of introduction) What Do I Do with My Money Now? Answers for Any Market from Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, and Other Investors You Can Trust, Marlowe & Co. (New York, NY), 2003.

(Editor and author of introduction) Swords and Sorcerers: Stories from the World of Fantasy and Adventure, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2003.

(Editor and author of introduction) Writing War: The Best Contemporary Journalism about Warfare and Conflict from around the World, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2003.

(Editor and author of introduction) The I Hate Republicans Reader: Why the GOP Is Totally Wrong about Everything, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2003.

(Editor with Nathaniel May) We Are the People: Voices from the Other Side of American History, introduction by James W. Loewen, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2003.

(Editor and author of introduction) Boots on the Ground: Stories of American Soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2004.

(Editor and author of introduction) The I Hate George W. Bush Reader: Why He's Wrong about Absolutely Everything, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2004.

(Editor and author of introduction) The I Hate Dick Cheney, John Ashcroft, Donald Rumsfeld, Condi Rice … Reader: Behind the Bush Cabal's War on America, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2004.

(Editor with Nate Hardcastle) The I Hate Corporate America Reader: How Big Companies from Mc-Donald's to Microsoft Are Destroying Our Way of Life, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2004.

(Editor and author of introduction) The I Hate Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, Sean Hannity … Reader: The Hideous Truth about America's Ugliest Conservatives, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2004.

(Editor and author of introduction) The Lawrence Durrell Travel Reader, Carroll & Graf Publishers (New York, NY), 2004.

(Editor with Nate Hardcastle) Jesus Is Not a Republican: The Religious Right's War on America, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2005.

(Editor with Nate Hardcastle) The I Hate the 21st Century Reader: The Awful, the Annoying, and the Absurd—from Ethnic Cleansing to Frankenscience, Thunder's Mouth Press (New York, NY), 2005.

(Editor and author of introduction) The Boys of Everest: Chris Bonington and the Tragedy of Climbing's Greatest Generation, Carroll & Graf Publishers (New York, NY), 2006.

Contributor to book Scary Monsters and Super Creeps. Contributor to numerous periodicals.

ADAPTATIONS:

Severa of Willis's "Adrenaline" books have been adapted as audiobooks.

SIDELIGHTS:

After spending thirteen years reporting and writing for Time, Clint Willis left New York and forged a life for himself on the rocky coast of Maine. Here he could pursue a life of letters as well as his favorite pastime: mountaineering. Willis is the editor of over forty books on a range of topics, including adventure, investing, politics, religion, and war. Willis stepped out of his role as editor to write 2006's The Boys of Everest: Chris Bonington and the Tragedy of Climbing's Greatest Generation.

Willis was one of the editors for an adventure series put out by Adrenaline Books. The "Adrenaline" anthologies covered an array of subject matter, ranging from mountain climbing and shipwrecks to organized crime. In Epic: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks, Willis collects the writings of fifteen mountaineers who have scaled peaks as high as Mt. Everest and Mt. McKinley and brought back fascinating stories. Booklist's Joe Collins commented that "an ‘epic’ means the climb went wrong: the party got lost, an avalanche destroyed the camp, climbers got frostbitten, etc." If there are any ordinary stories of climbing these peaks, they are not told here. The reader feels the bitter cold of thin air at the highest altitudes, the climbers' joy at reaching the top, the horror of being stuck in a tent pounded by freezing wind and snow for many days, and the realization that small mistakes can add up to disaster. Collins called the collection "fast-paced and memorable," and extolled Willis for having "chosen the contributions wisely."

In High: Stories of Survival from Everest and K2, Willis pulls together three stories from climbers both expert and novice who have barely survived scaling the world's highest peaks. While the uninitiated might presume that getting to the summit is the greatest challenge of climbing Everest or K2, these stories reveal that descending these peaks can be just as harrowing as the ascent. Carolyn Alexander, who reviewed the audiobook version of High for the Library Journal, commented that "while the tales are generally well written, the emphasis on grisly death and danger may depress listeners," but a Sports Afield reviewer thought that the stories gave armchair spectators a riveting view of places and situations few will ever face.

Wild: Stories of Survival from the World's Most Dangerous Places continues the survival theme, but branches into non-sporting situations as well, including stories of firefighters who lost comrades as they fought a wildfire and the tragic loss of two crab-fishing vessels at sea in 1983. Wild's stories range from desert to jungle to ice cap, and include excerpts from James Dickey's Deliverance and Jack London's story "To Build a Fire." Joe Collins, in a review for Booklist, wrote that as "editor Willis continues to locate and publish some of the most harrowing and fascinating stories of men and women pushing themselves to the limit of human endurance."

Willis takes a look at the harsh realm of cold in Ice: Stories of Survival from Polar Exploration. Here he varies the emotional tone of the volume by putting stories from the famous expeditions of Robert Scott and Admiral Richard Byrd alongside ruminations from well-known nature writers like Edward Abbey and Barry Lopez. Willis also includes "Six Came Back," taken from a diary of stranded soldiers who suffered terrible frostbite and the loss of comrades. Climb: Stories of Survival from Rock, Snow, and Ice brings together stories from an international crew of writers, some classic, some newly minted, but all let readers enjoy the vicarious thrill of danger in high altitudes. Contributors include Jim Wickshire, Hamish MacInnes, H.G. Wells, and Evelyn Waugh.

Rough Water: Stories of Survival from the Sea follows the real-life and fictional adventures of writers both living and dead. It includes excerpts from Two Years before the Mast and Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny. Lawrence Beesley provides an eyewitness account of the sinking of the Titanic; the survivor of another shipwreck describes the wait for rescue after seventy-four days on an inflatable raft. The volume was also done in audiobook form, with readers including Eric Conger, Simon Prebble, Alan Sklar, Rick Adamnson, Grame Malcolm, and George Guidall. Library Journal critic Gloria Maxwell did not count Rough Water as one of Willis's best efforts. She complained of "the offsetting move from true-life encounters to fictional stories and from chapters that leave you hanging, either wanting to know what happens or not caring about the outcome."

Willis coedited Explore: Stories of Survival from off the Map with his wife, Jennifer Schwamm Willis. The volume contains nineteen excerpts, dating from the fifteenth century to the twentieth century. Included is Alar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's 1542 account of his exploration of the area north of the Gulf of Mexico, as well as more modern-day searches for ancient ruins and lost tribes. Other accounts include an unsuccessful 1892 expedition to the North Pole, and a successful journey by two explorers to the peaks of East Africa's Ruwenzori Mountains.

Storm: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea regales readers with eighteen tales of the terrifying power of nature in the wild. It includes stories from a 1996 climb on Mt. Everest in which several members of an expedition were lost to exposure, as well as the story of a private boat captain who lost his wife and boat in a typhoon. Storms from Antarctica to the Amazon are described by fiction and nonfiction writers, including Richard Byrd, Annie Proulx, Rick Bass, Wallace Stegner, Leo Tolstoy, Sebastian Junger, and Jack London. In a Library Journal review, Gloria Maxwell thought that famous American explorer John Muir's "A Wind Storm in the Forest" is "both poetic in the beauty of his description and also terrifying in its portrayal of the power and strength of wind alone." Reviewer Edwin B. Burgess, writing for Library Journal, summed up the volume as follows: "storms are big, man is small, and strength, character, and preparation make the difference between survival and disappearance."

Adrenaline 2000: The Year's Best Stories of Adventure and Survival pulls together stories published in books, magazines, and on the Internet. Willis's editorial contributions include an introduction to each piece with a photograph of the writer. Stories include Bill Belleville's "Into the Jaws of Destiny," an account of diving with sharks, and Val Plumwood's "Being Prey," the story of being attacked by a crocodile. Also included is journalist Michael Finkel's accounts of his experience with Haitian refugees on a twenty-three-foot, leaking boat. Not all the pieces are contemporary, however; one details an 1884 shipwreck that ultimately led to cannibalism. Library Journal reviewer Alison Hopkins felt that "this anthology will no doubt interest adventure story lovers, but it most likely will not appeal to casual readers." Willis returns to author the introduction of Adrenaline 2001: The Year's Best Stories of Adventure and Survival, which includes contributors such as Peter Nichols, Greg Child, Jim Carrier, Ryszard Kapuscinski, and James Bradley. With stories ranging from a family's escape from a Moroccan jail and a biologist who walks across the Congo to a female boxer's first run in the ring, the seventeen stories in this collection contain a "good mixture of voices, themes, and subjects," claimed Booklist reviewer George Cohen. "Since Adrenaline 2000 sold over 400,000 copies, this volume is guaranteed some readership," concluded Hopkins.

Willis teamed up with fellow Adrenaline editor Nate Hardcastle to edit Deep Blue: Stories of Shipwreck, Sunken Treasure, and Survival. The volume contains fiction and nonfiction writings, classics and contemporary work. The authors whose works are excerpted in Deep Blue include Herman Melville and Robert Louis Stevenson. Patrick O'Brian, Bucky McMahon, William Golding, and Farley Mowat are among the fiction writers, while Philip Ashton and Rockwell Kent make nonfiction contributions. Because most of the col- lection's excerpts have been published elsewhere, a reviewer for Publishers Weekly wrote that "the collection … breaks little new ground."

Also part of the "Adrenaline" series, Shark: Stories of Life and Death from the World's Most Dangerous Waters, contains essays, selections from nonfiction and fiction books, short stories, and even a poem about sharks. Speed: Stories of Survival from behind the Wheel assembles a collection of fiction and nonfiction stories that "presents a new perspective on the quest for speed," remarked Eric Shoaf, a Library Journal contributor. While Survive: Stories of Castaways and Cannibals, brings together tales about castaways and cannibals, "perhaps the most gruesome situation of all" the previous "Adrenaline" series subject matter, as Booklist reviewer Allen Weakland put it.

Aside from the "Adrenaline" series, Willis is the editor of several other anthologies on an extensive range of topics, from true crime to finance and politics. Crimes of New York: Stories of Crooks, Killers, and Corruption from the World's Toughest City is about New York City's most infamous criminals. Murderers, thieves, white-collar crooks, and vigilantes from the past and present are all in attendance. "The writing throughout the 14 previously published selections is crackling good, and the crimes rise off the page in an oily funk from rascals and loathsome perps," maintained a Kirkus Reviews contributor. "The range of voices is remarkable," commended Elaine Machleder in her review of the book for Library Journal. Two stories from the collection include Detective Thomas Byrnes' account of bank thieves in an excerpt from his 1886 book Rogues' Gallery, and a portion from Richard Jacoby's Conversations with the Capeman: The Untold Story of Salvador Agron. Booklist critic David Pitt praised Willis as "an imaginative anthologist, offering readers an enormous bang for their buck." Keeping in line with the true crime genre, Wise Guys: Stories of Mobsters from Jersey to Vegas is a compilation of mob stories, covering the likes of John Gotti and the Bulger brothers of South Boston. Fire Fighters: Stories of Survival from the Front Lines of Firefighting unites over twenty tales of firefighters' heroism, from the destruction of the World Trade Center by terrorists to incidents at Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon. NYPD: Stories of Survival from the World's Toughest Beat contains previously published essays on the New York Police Department that explore the last one hundred and fifty years of crime fighting in one of the America's toughest cities.

Willis takes on more spiritual subject matter in Why Meditate: The Essential Book about How Meditation Can Enrich Your Life. Here he draws connections between this ancient spiritual practice and everyday life. The collection compiles writings by seventeen writers, who include Peter Matthiesen, Annie Dillard, Shunryu Suzuki, Alan Watts, Sogyal Rinpoche, and Phil Jackson, who introduces the idea of "mindful basketball" that he has used to coach world-class players like Shaquille O'Neal. Another contributor, psychologist John Welwood, promotes meditation as a complement to psychotherapy. A Publishers Weekly reviewer agreed with Willis's introduction, writing that "ultimately … the practice of meditation is its own reward." Once again taking on matters of a spiritual nature, Willis is the editor of A Lifetime of Wisdom: Essential Writings by and about the Dalai Lama, an anthology that brings together different perspectives on the fourteenth Dalai Lama. Readers of all types can "benefit from this artful array of autobiography, biography, conversation, spiritual commentary and essays," maintained a Publishers Weekly contributor.

Willis delves into the fantasy realm in Swords and Sorcerers: Stories from the World of Fantasy and Adventure, a compilation of nineteen stories from classic and modern authors, including Lord Dunsany, T.H. White, J.M. Barrie, and Bernard Cornwell. A Kirkus Reviews contributor described it as "a resolutely fun and exciting collection that spans the gamut of magical fiction." The anthology contains some lesser-known works, as well as excerpts from more popular pieces such as The Illiad, The Legend of Beowulf, and fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm.

Willis has also edited several books of a leftist political nature, such as Jesus Is Not a Republican: The Religious Right's War on America. Here Willis and Hardcastle choose pieces from books and current periodicals to back up their argument that Republican politicians often use religion to back up agendas that Jesus would never have supported. "While the political agenda is obvious, the theological underpinnings of the work are less so," observed Sheila Peiffer in a Library Journal review. The I Hate Republicans Reader: Why the GOP Is Totally Wrong about Everything espouses anti-Republican sentiment in the form of articles, political cartoons, e-mails, photographs, and snippets from books from the likes of Michael Moore, Hunter Thompson, Molly Ivins, and Bill Moyers.

Willis takes on financial matters in What Do I Do with My Money Now? Answers for Any Market from Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, and Other Investors You Can Trust. This collection of noteworthy investment writings from experts in the field is described by New York Times reviewer Edward Wyatt as "a timely medley of investment ‘super hits’ from some of the smartest minds on Wall Street." The book imparts investment wisdom from the past and present in sixteen chapters, covering topics such as mutual funds, stocks, asset allocation, market timing, and the value of thrift. Library Journal reviewer Susan C. Awe acknowledged that the chapters are "well written and carefully selected," "each will provide useful insights into an overall investment strategy."

In 2006 Willis published The Boys of Everest, a "dramatic and romantic look at the ‘greatest generation of climbers,’" according to Library Journal contributor Margaret Atwater-Singer. Willis uses previously published accounts and interviews with the surviving climbers of British mountain climber Chris Bonington's crew to tell the story of their various mountain climbing adventures. These adventureres became household names in Britian for their daring mountaineering in such places as the Alps and the Himalayas. "Willis's classy style turns reportage into literature and keeps you awake with phrases like: ‘he felt his courage leave him, a flock of birds leaving a tree,’" praised New York Times Book Review contributer John Rothchild. Willis "offers a faithful version of events as they are known to have occurred," concluded a critic for Kirkus Reviews.

Willis once told CA: "Much of my work is as an anthologist, and my reading informs my writing—in fact, my writing often is about my reading. My experience of meditation and psychotherapy, and my experience as an amateur mountaineer and a father, also are useful to me as a writer.

"My Buddhist practice is very important. The work of writers like Patrick O'Brian, Cormac McCarthy, and Harold Brodkey inspire me to strive for clarity and authenticity in my own work."

When asked which of his books is his favorite, Willis said: "The Boys of Everest, which is the only book I've written (the others are anthologies or collections of other people's work). It was the culmination of many years of trying to learn to tell a story.

"I hope [my books] will make readers feel less lonely and more connected to the rest of humanity—the way certain books make me feel."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, February 1, 1998, Joe Collins, review of Epic: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks, pp. 892-893; December 1, 1999, Joe Collins, review of Wild: Stories of Survival from the World's Most Dangerous Places, p. 681; February 15, 2000, Brenda Barrera, review of Climb: Stories of Survival from Rock, Snow, and Ice; November 1, 2000, George Cohen, review of Explore: Stories of Survival from off the Map, p. 513; February 15, 2001, Nancy Spillman, audiobook review of Wild, p. 1166; November 15, 2001, Vanessa Bush, review of Mob: Stories of Death and Betrayal from Organized Crime, p. 540; December 1, 2001, George Cohen, review of Adrenaline 2001: The Year's Best Stories of Adventure and Survival, p. 627; March 15, 2002, Allen Weakland, review of Survive: Stories of Castaways and Cannibals, p. 1206; June 1, 2002, David Pitt, review of Shark: Stories of Life and Death from the World's Most Dangerous Waters, p. 1657; July 1, 2002, Gilbert Taylor, review of Fire Fighters: Stories of Survival from the Front Lines of Firefighting, p. 1806; January 1, 2003, review of Fire Fighters, p. 794; April 1, 2003, David Pitt, review of Crimes of New York: Stories of Crooks, Killers, and Corruption from the World's Toughest City, p. 1359; July 1, 2003, Gilbert Taylor, review of Wise Guys: Stories of Mobsters from Jersey to Vegas, p. 1851; October 1, 2003, Roland Green, review of Semper Fi: Stories of the United States Marines from Boot Camp to Battle, p. 279; November 1, 2003, Jay Freeman, review of We Are the People: Voices from the Other Side of American History, p. 477; April 15, 2004, Brad Hooper, review of The Lawrence Durrell Travel Reader, p. 1417.

Canadian Dimension, September 1, 2004, Kevin Matthews, review of The I Hate George W. Bush Reader: Why He's Wrong about Absolutely Everything, p. 47.

Kirkus Reviews, October 15, 2001, review of Mob, p. 1475; November 1, 2001, review of Kennedys: Stories of Life and Death from an American Fam-ily, p. 1541; September 15, 2002, review of NYPD: Stories of Survival from the World's Toughest Beat, p. 1375; December 1, 2002, review of Swords and Sorcerers: Stories from the World of Fantasy and Adventure, p. 1742; March 15, 2003, review of Crimes of New York: Stories of Crooks, Killers, and Corruption from the World's Toughest City, p. 451; August 1, 2006, review of The Boys of Everest: Chris Bonington and the Tragedy of Climbing's Greatest Generation, p. 777.

Kliatt, March 1, 2002, Robin S. Holab-Abelman, review of Adrenaline 2001, p. 28.

Library Journal, April 1, 2000, Gloria Maxwell, audiobook review of Rough Water: Stories of Survival from the Sea and Epic, p. 153; January 1, 2001, Edwin B. Burgess, review of Storm: Stories of Survival from Land and Sea, p. 120; February 1, 2001, Alison Hopkins, review of Adrenaline 2000, p. 115; March 1, 2001, Carolyn Alexander, review of High: Stories of Survival from Everest and K2, p. 154; May 1, 2001, Gloria Maxwell, audiobook review of Storm, p. 146; November 15, 2001, Jim Burns, review of Mob, p. 84; December, 2001, Gloria Maxwell, review of Climb, p. 200; January, 2002, Alison Hopkins, review of Adrenaline 2001; p. 134; June 1, 2002, Eric C. Shoaf, review of Speed: Stories of Survival from behind the Wheel, p. 160; July 1, 2002, review of Son of Man: Great Writing about Jesus Christ, p. 88; February 15, 2003, Jackie Cassada, review of Swords and Sorcerers, p. 173; May 1, 2003, Elaine Machleder, review of Crimes of New York, p. 138; July 1, 2003, Susan E. Awe, review of What Do I Do with My Money Now? Answers for Any Market from Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, and Other Investors You Can Trust, p. 98; November 1, 2003, Thomas J. Baldino, review of The I Hate Republicans Reader: Why the GOP Is Totally Wrong about Everything, p. 110; June 1, 2004, Lonnie Weatherby, review of The Lawrence Durrell Travel Reader, p. 164; March 1, 2006, Sheila Peiffer, review of Jesus Is Not a Republican: The Religious Right's War on America, p. 93; August 1, 2006, Margaret Atwater-Singer, review of The Boys of Everest, p. 97.

New York Times, July 6, 2003, Edward Wyatt, review of What Do I Do with My Money Now?, p. 12.

New York Times Book Review, December 3, 2006, John Rothchild, review of The Boys of Everest, p. 56.

Publishers Weekly, October 2, 2000, audiobook review of Wild; June 18, 2001, review of Deep Blue: Stories of Shipwreck, Sunken Treasure, and Survival, p. 75; July 2, 2001, review of Why Meditate: The Essential Book about How Meditation Can Enrich Your Life, p. 69; October 1, 2001, review of Climb, p. 24; November 5, 2001, review of Mob, p. 54; July 15, 2002, review of A Lifetime of Wisdom: Essential Writings by and about the Dalai Lama, p. 70; July 17, 2006, review of The Boys of Everest, p. 144.

Reviewer's Bookwatch, July 1, 2006, William Harwood, review of Jesus Is Not a Republican.

SciTech Book News, December 1, 2002, review of Fire Fighters, p. 156.

Sports Afield, June 1999, review of High, p. 66.

ONLINE

The Boys of Everest Home Page, http://www.theboysofeverest.com/ (June 11, 2007), "Clint Willis."