Michael Taylor, professor of communication, chairs
the Communication and Theatre Department and teaches journalism and
innovative media courses. He is the author of several books,
including Cave Passages (Scribner 1996), Dark Life (Scribner 1998),
and Caves: Exploring Hidden Realms (National Geographic Press
2000). With department members Dr. Randy Duncan and David Stoddard,
he co-authored a 2015 textbook on nonfiction comics published by
Routledge.
Taylor's articles have appeared in Sports Illustrated, The New York
Times, Houston Chronicle, Wired, Audubon, Reader's Digest, Outside,
and many other print and digital publications. He has worked on
documentaries for National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel,
and the PBS series Nova, as well as a theatrical IMAX film, Journey
Into Amazing Caves. He has coauthored several scientific papers
related to cave microbiology with scientists from NASA and various
universities.
"A riveting account of caves and the unique individuals who explore
them. With one action-filled adventure after another, the reader
learns not only about caves but also much about the human spirit
and the hearts and minds of cavers--some of the most dedicated and
eclectic of explorers."
--Chris Nicola, co-author of The Secret of Priest's Grotto, the
basis of the film No Place on Earth
"Michael Ray Taylor's Hidden Nature is destined to become to wild
Southern caves what Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods is to the
Appalachian Trail: a book that reaches both beginners and experts,
the merely curious and the passionately obsessed alike. Moving
elegantly between personal experience, history, and science, it
brings to vibrant life a secret world full of marvels and mysteries
and, above all, beauty."
--Margaret Renkl, author of Late Migrations: A Natural History of
Love and Loss
"Part detective story, part memoir, part geological
history--Michael Ray Taylor's beautiful Hidden Nature is an
unputdownable book. I expected bats and stalactites, sure--but his
lifelong love and obsession dropped me beneath the earth I know,
fascinated. For cavers and non-cavers, this is a must read, I
promise."
--George Singleton, author of You Want More: Selected Stories
"This captivating and insightful book captures the essence of
American caving and speleology, from the author's beginnings as a
caver, to science, prominent explorers, the Golden Age of Cave
Discovery, and more--lots more. I think it gives the best
explanation yet of 'the why.'"
--Bill Steele, author of Yochib: The River Cave
"Welcome to a whole new world you will not want to come up from.
Thank goodness Michael Taylor has the writing chops to describe it
all beautifully, and exactly, and with the suspense and tension
necessary to any great read."
--Clyde Edgerton, author of The Night Train and Papadaddy's Book
for New Fathers
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