# Various publications & books

> A writing and publishing profile linked to Boston-area journalist David H. Freedman, whose five books and magazine features examine science, technology, business, health and the reliability of expert advice. Freedman.com is his author portfolio and article archive.

- **Headquarters:** Boston area, United States
- **Products:** Brainmakers, At Large, Corps Business, A Perfect Mess, Wrong
- **Notable:** Author or coauthor of five nonfiction books., Work included in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2020 and The Norton Reader., Corps Business appears on Wharton’s leadership reading list.

## Products & services

- **Brainmakers** — Reporting on efforts to build brainlike intelligent machines; published by Simon & Schuster.
- **At Large** — Coauthored with Charles C. Mann; an account of a hacker and the investigation pursuing him. The linked publisher page is the 1998 paperback.
- **Corps Business** — Thirty management principles drawn from the U.S. Marines, published by HarperBusiness.
- **A Perfect Mess** — Coauthored with Eric Abrahamson; examines the benefits of moderate disorder and costs of organization. First editions appeared in 2006; the linked U.S. paperback is dated 2008.
- **Wrong** — Examines unreliable expert advice and ways to evaluate it; published by Little, Brown on June 10, 2010.
- **Magazine features and science journalism** — Reported writing about science, health, technology, business and energy for established publications.

## Achievements

- Author or coauthor of five nonfiction books.
- Work included in The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2020 and The Norton Reader.
- Corps Business appears on Wharton’s leadership reading list.
- Contributing writer at The Atlantic; published work across established science and business outlets.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Author archive linked a May 26, 2026 Inc. feature on Databricks on June 1.
- **2026-01** — The Atlantic published What Having a Fake Disease Taught Me About Health Care on January 8.
- **2025-03** — Scientific American Custom Media published The Healthspan Paradigm and Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Healthcare on March 21.

## Links

- Website: https://freedman.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/various-publications-&-books
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/dhfreedman

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