Mark Piesing

Mark Piesing writes for the Guardian, FT, Economist and Wired, among other publications. He lives in Oxford, England. N-4 Down is his first book.

EXCERPT

Roald Amundsen Didn’t Reach the Poles by Being a Nice Guy

The first man to reach the South Pole had sharp elbows and thought nothing about crossing friends and mentors. But no one disputed that he was a fearless and intrepid explorer.

Mark Piesing