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Awesome Journalists (Yes, I know we have a recommendations thread)

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Alex C:
I don't read as much non-fiction as I should, and I'd like to change that. I was thinking we could compare notes about journalists and non-fiction authors we've read and maybe if we're really lucky we can all find someone through this thread that maybe changes the way we see the world for the better.

Anyway, I get off pretty easy since I started the thread; the author I'd like to mention is Malcolm Gladwell, and I'm sure many of you have already heard of him. He's a pretty famous writer for the New Yorker and the author of The Tipping Point and Blink. He's an excellent writer and mostly he covers the unexpected implications of research in the social sciences and how we should always think critically about the information in front of us yet he always manages to make things very approachable.

Here's a link to his site, which also happens to contain links to his very good New Yorker articles.
http://www.gladwell.com/

KvP:
Jared Diamond writes excellent non-fiction books which also happen to be quite popular.

William Saletan writes a brisk and informative science / tech / ethics column over at Slate called "Human Nature" which is updated most weekdays. Christopher Hitchens is also there and good for a giggle every now and again.

Scandanavian War Machine:
Hunter S. Thompson! Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas and Hells Angels are mandatory.

pretty much anything but The Rum Diary because that's fiction.

thehollow:
I'm reading Guns, Germs, and Steel right now and it's fascinating. Diamond's other stuff is next on my list.

Scandanavian War Machine:
i meant to pick that up last time i was at the book store but forgot the authors name then got distracted by a book about physics. thanks for reminding me.

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