Matthew Polly's Biography
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Dec 2011
Matthew Polly is the author of the national bestselling American Shaolin. A Princeton graduate and Rhodes Scholar, his work has appeared in Esquire, Slate, and The Nation. His latest book, Tapped Out, chronicles the two years he spent training to become a mixed martial artist.
Influences
P.J. O'Rourke, George Plimpton, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson, Tom Wolfe
Agents
Joe Veltre
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Publishers
Gotham Books, Penguin Group
Delightfully wry. Polly writes with admirable verve and humor that comes at his own expense.”
—National Geographic
About Matthew
Matthew Polly is the author of the national bestselling American Shaolin. A Princeton graduate and Rhodes Scholar, his work has appeared in Esquire, Slate, and The Nation. His latest book, Tapped Out, chronicles the two years he spent training to become a...
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