David has written and filmed nearly two hundred documentaries for CNN,
CBS, ABC, NBC and public television networks and has written or
collaborated on three feature film scripts. He has won Emmy and Ace
awards, shared a Peabody award, and has had his film work inducted into
the Smithsonian Institution.
David's fifth book is scheduled to appear in 2014: The Secret Notebooks
of Harry Houdini, a work of historical fiction based on Houdini's
performances for the Tsar of Russia. His last book, Gilda, was hailed
by the Los Angeles Times as "elegiac" and "more exciting than prime
time." He has authored or co-authored three other critically-acclaimed
books: The Sports Book, The Great Escape, and The Marrakech Express.
His humor pieces in TV Guide, his science writing in Omni and his
travel writings in Rolling Stone and The New York Times have been
hailed as setting the standards for the art.
He has taught writing and filmmaking at the State University of New
York at Purchase, the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, University of
California at Santa Cruz, and St. John's University in New York City.