History
Confessions of a Hungry Ape
The evolutionary advantages of eating meat
The End of History 2.0
History to date has been a story of polities becoming larger—through warfare. Published on informed comment www.juancole.com The End of History 2.0 It is ironic, perhaps, but writing a world history, which involves telling hundreds of [...]
The Thinking Past: Questions and Problems in World History to 1750
A College-level textbook for world history. Published by Oxford University Press (2014) This is a book that rethinks global history in provocative ways. It asks big questions and provides big answers. Professor Guido Ruggiero, University of Miami. The Thinking [...]
Fiction
The Iranian Swimmer
Published in by indie literary magazine 34th Parallel Magazine
Indian Night, North American Review
On the night my brother returned from India, I was busy trying to lose my virginity. It was August, I think, and the day had been hot. In the warm light of the late afternoon, my father drove his [...]
Travel
Wine Dark Sea
With its extremes of landscape and climate, hybrid culture and ‘unresolved’ history, Sicily is a European enigma. Part photography monograph, part contemporary travel literature, this beautiful book details Cole’s fascination with Sicily, from its ancient, unremitting terrain to the [...]
The Streets of Paris – Solas Awards Gold Winner
The man who finds his homeland sweet is still a tender beginner.
Night, the Desert and a Car
- Midwest Book Review says... "This annual collection of great stories from the road comes from various award-winning writers - including Solas Awards winners - and represents the best in travel literature writing, making it a powerful pick for [...]
Crazy Diamond
The points of view and perspectives in The Best Travel Writing 2009 are global, and the themes encompass high adventure, spiritual growth, romance, hilarity, misadventure, service to humanity, and encounters with exotic cuisine. Reading these stories is like sitting [...]
Unpublished Manuscripts
A Rhymer’s Guide to the United States
A Rhymer’s Guide to the United States California California’s weather is pretty good. It must be, to entertain the folks in Hollywood; Because they all enjoy a little sun, And always have a lot of [...]
Sex in a Foreign City: Alexandria Stories
Ah! The misery of harbors and the names they conjure when you are going nowhere.
On the Clear Horizon: The Life of the Prophet Muhammad
The core of Muhammad’s message was quite simple: This God had revealed Himself to humans before, through prophets such as Moses and Jesus. But the people had forgotten the message and wandered from the path to which God had [...]
Adrian V Cole – Writer
A fan of writing in all its forms. Adrian’s credits include: M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from Harvard University, Managing Editor of the Middle East Journal, travel essays, short stories and nonfiction essays. His publications have appeared in the North American Review, 34th Parallel, Travelers’ Tales Best Travel Writing, and the Solas Travel Writing Awards.
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Other Writing Channels
Writing @ WorldHistoryWriter.com
The World History Writer provides articles of interest to thinking people on all subjects related to world history. We focus on ideas, questions, controversies and books. This is a kind of everyman and woman’s historical library, providing short commentaries, [...]
Writing @ medium.com
Medium, a place where everyone has a story to share and the best ones are delivered right to you. Check out Look Smart! Ten Ways to Appear Intelligent (When you’re not) and other writing on Medium.