Mark Robert Bowden (born July 17, 1951) is an accomplished American writer. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, and a 1973 graduate of Loyola College in Maryland, Bowden was a staff writer for "The Philadelphia Inquirer" from 1979-2003. He has won numerous awards and has written for "Men's Journal", "The Atlantic Monthly", "Sports Illustrated", and "Rolling Stone". Wikipedia
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Mark Bowden is the author of the bestselling books Guests of The Ayatollah , Black Hawk Down and Killing Pablo . He is a national correspondent for The Atlantic , and an occasional contributor to National Public Radio. www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists//mark_bowden