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Scott Carney
Investigative journalist Scott Carney has worked in some of the most dangerous and unlikely corners of the world. He was contributing editor at Wired for five years and his work also appears in Mother Jones, Playboy, Foreign Policy, Discover, Outside, and Fast Company. He has appeared on a... show more

Investigative journalist Scott Carney has worked in some of the most dangerous and unlikely corners of the world. He was contributing editor at Wired for five years and his work also appears in Mother Jones, Playboy, Foreign Policy, Discover, Outside, and Fast Company. He has appeared on a variety of radio and television stations including NPR and National Geographic TV. In 2010 he won the Payne Award for Ethics in Journalism for the story "Meet the Parents" which tracked an international kidnapping-to-adoption ring . His first book, "The Red Market: On the Trail of the World's Organ Brokers, Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers and Child Traffickers" was published by William Morrow in 2011. He first traveled to India while he was a student at Kenyon College in 1998 where he learned hindi. He has spent more than half a decade in South Asia. His website is http://scottcarney.com
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TCWriter
TCWriter rated it 10 years ago
Carney's Death on Diamond Mountain covers far more ground than the death of Ian Thorson; it's a sweeping look at Western adoption (often cafeteria style) of some extreme Eastern spiritual practices without concern for the potential dangers. Scott Carney has done a fine job of researching and telli...
TCWriter
TCWriter rated it 10 years ago
Carney's a working journalist who is currently asking questions that other writers seem willing to ignore (chiefly, "Are freelance writers getting paid enough for their effort?").This guide touches on that question, but is essentially an insider's guide to navigating the sometimes byzantine freelanc...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 10 years ago
I wouldn't call it a fun read, not like Mary Roach's Stiff, but it is significant. Someone has to think about where bodies and their parts come from, and how best to limit coercion. And really, as long as there is money to be made, from selling blood, from international adoption fees, from skeletons...
Veritatem Facientes In Caritate
Veritatem Facientes In Caritate rated it 11 years ago
An interesting book, but I think Carney bit off more than he could chew. The topic was so vast, it was almost like he didn't have a topic, just a bunch of briefly covered topics. However, it was informative.
Bright and Shiny Shiny
Bright and Shiny Shiny rated it 14 years ago
Makes you think about the haves and have-nots and the direcions our society is heading. Will we in the western world continue to allow the third world to be exploited for every resource available-up to and including their bodies and all the parts contained therein for our own benefit.
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