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Michael Olmert is a professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park and a writer. His specialty is British Literature. He has a Ph.D. from Maryland in medieval English literature.

He has written over 90 television documentaries, two plays, and two books. He has been awarded 3 Emmy Awards for his work on the Discovery Channel. In 2002, he received one for writing A Walking With Dinosaurs Special. In 2003, he won for Walking With Prehistoric Beasts. His third award came in 2006 for Before the Dinosaurs.

Olmert's two plays are entitled Shakespeare and Lopez and Great Creating Nature. The two books he has published are Milton's Teeth and Ovid's Umbrella (1996) and The Smithsonian Book of Books (1992).

He was inducted into the University of Maryland Hall of Fame in 2005.

He currently lives in Wittman, MD.
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Total Books: 10
Kitchens Smokehouses and Privies Outbuildings and the Architecture of Daily Life in the EighteenthCentury MidAtlantic
Milton's Teeth and Ovid's Umbrella  Curiouser and Curiouser Adventures in History
Milton's Teeth and Ovid's Umbrella Curiouser and Curiouser Adventures in History (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780684801643
ISBN-10: 0684801647
Genres: History, Reference
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Milton's Teeth and Ovid's Umbrella Curiouser and Curiouser Adventures in History
Milton's Teeth and Ovid's Umbrella Curiouser and Curiouser Adventures in History (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780760770467
ISBN-10: 0760770468
Genre: History
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 2

Official Guide to Colonial Williamsburg
Official Guide to Colonial Williamsburg (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780879351113
ISBN-10: 087935111X
Genre: Travel
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2

Official Guide to Colonial Williamsburg
Official Guide to Colonial Williamsburg (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780879351847
ISBN-10: 0879351845
Genre: Travel
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Official Guide to Colonial Williamsburg
Official Guide to Colonial Williamsburg (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780879351854
ISBN-10: 0879351853
Genre: Travel
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The Smithsonian Book of Books
The Smithsonian Book of Books (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780517147252
ISBN-10: 0517147254
Genres: Arts & Photography, History, Literature & Fiction, Reference, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, Nonfiction
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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The Smithsonian Book of Books
The Smithsonian Book of Books (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780895990303
ISBN-10: 089599030X
Genres: Arts & Photography, History, Literature & Fiction, Reference
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Smithsonian Book of Books
Smithsonian Book of Books (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781560984290
ISBN-10: 1560984295
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