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William J Broad
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William J Broad

William J. Broad has practiced yoga since 1970. A bestselling author and senior writer at The New York Times, he has won every major award in print and television during more than thirty years as a science journalist. With New York Times colleagues, he has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, as well as an Emmy Award and a DuPont. He is the author or coauthor of seven books, including Germs: Biological Weapons and America’s Secret War, a #1 New York Times bestseller.

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The Science of Yoga will be released on December 25, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Dec 25, 2012
The Science of Yoga is now available in Trade Paperback
Dec 25, 2012
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Feb 22, 2012
The Science of Yoga will be released on February 07, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Feb 07, 2012
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Feb 02, 2012
Germs will be released on February 01, 2012 in eBook
Feb 01, 2012
Germs is now available in eBook
Feb 01, 2012
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Jan 28, 2012
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New York Times, May 15, 2013
...legs and feet, but these are reasons to be especially careful of the more delicate joints above. As William J. Broad points out in his book, yoga lowers metabolism, which does not bode well for weight-watchers. But yoga can promote weight loss by...
The Patriot Post, April 11, 2013
...had an old-fashioned backyard bomb shelter. Sound overblown? According to some critics, yes. To New York Times reporter William J. Broad, the EMP threat is "science fiction." Tell that to the congressionally mandated Commission to Assess the Threat...
Huffington Post, January 23, 2013
...holding a narrow advantage in Florida.'' 8.) 1/5 How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body FROM THE MAGAZINE By WILLIAM J. BROAD: ``At Sankalpah Yoga, the room was packed; roughly half the students were said to be teachers themselves. Black walked around the...
WNIJ, January 15, 2013
...science of yoga. Fiction and nonfiction releases from Vladimir Nabokov, Karen Thompson Walker, Toby Wilkinson, Alec Wilkinson and William J. Broad. Charlotte Abbott edits "New in Paperback." A contributing editor for Publishers Weekly, she also leads...
Examiner.com, September 13, 2012
...William J. Broad went against a heavily entrenched grain when he published an article and book in early 2012 exposing yoga injuries. His article “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body,” published...
Chicago Tribune, September 7, 2012
...and 'The Age of Miracles' by Karen Thompson Walker. I'm currently reading 'The Science of Yoga' by William J. Broad. Q: To solve the obesity crisis we need to A: completely change how we eat. Our food is so processed, with so many preservatives and...
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, August 23, 2012
...more and more. I’m tight and I need to relax. After reading “The Science of Yoga,” by William J. Broad, a science writer for The New York Times, I’m more motivated to squeeze yoga in, even if I have to do it at home on my own...
Press of Atlantic City, April 24, 2013
...shelter in the backyard. Sound a bit overblown? According to some critics, yes. To New York Times reporter William J. Broad, for example, the EMP threat is "science fiction." Tell that to the congressionally mandated Commission to Assess the Threat...
Albuquerque Journal, April 20, 2013
...shelter in the backyard. Sound a bit overblown? According to some critics, yes. To New York Times reporter William J. Broad, for example, the EMP threat is "science fiction." Tell that to the congressionally mandated Commission to Assess the Threat to...
Keene Sentinel, April 19, 2013
...shelter in the backyard. Sound a bit overblown? According to some critics, yes. To New York Times reporter William J. Broad, for example, the EMP threat is “science fiction.” Tell that to the congressionally mandated Commission to Assess the...
Individual.com, April 18, 2013
...shelter in the backyard. Sound a bit overblown? According to some critics, yes. To New York Times reporter William J. Broad, for example, the EMP threat is "science fiction." Tell that to the congressionally mandated Commission to Assess the Threat...
Vermont Public Radio, April 15, 2013
...Yoga instructor says that for nearly a year, nothing has inspired fear in her classes like the name "William J. Broad." Broad is the Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer who sparked a debate not long ago with his New York Times Magazine article, "How...
Town Hall, April 13, 2013
...shelter in the backyard. Sound a bit overblown? According to some critics, yes. To New York Times reporter William J. Broad, for example, the EMP threat is “science fiction.” Tell that to the congressionally mandated Commission to Assess the...
Town Hall, April 13, 2013
...shelter in the backyard. Sound a bit overblown? According to some critics, yes. To New York Times reporter William J. Broad, for example, the EMP threat is “science fiction.” Tell that to the congressionally mandated Commission to Assess the...