Dave DriftlessGeorge Bounacos2017-03-07T11:17:44-07:00
About Dave
The obsession began as a wiry teen.
While the lovely young fillies would beg Dave to come out and play, he was up in his room with his books.
Asimov, Bradbury and Clarke were so prolific that he never ran out of options and Tolkien’s world was so complex that repeated readings were always on the agenda.
The affair progressed to compulsion with reading lists and wish lists and constant strategizing; eventually evolving on to hoarding so many volumes he could never hope to actually read them all. Alas, adult responsibilities intervened and the passion became quiet for many years. Despair not, as the old flame still smolders and lately the graying bibliophile has regained some of the old fanaticism, focusing on more mature, but equally nerdy topics.
It’s rare for a science, nature or history book to fail to pique his interest and he’s developed a new enthusiasm for writing about his reading experiences. It’s clear that this love affair was meant to last.
Dave’s Reviews
The past is present... Author: Patrick Chamoiseau Unexpectedly, some 177 years after her death, the Empress Joséphine was decapitated. Her headless ...
Whither the whirlwind? Author: Brantley Hargrove It’s all about the odds. However you might spend your days – riding a ...
Writing is in his genes... Author: Carl Zimmer We’re all different. It’s our genes that make us so. With an ...
Old rocks, new story... Author: Steve Brusatte I have a confession to make. I’m the kind of guy who gladly ...
Ill-fated Islanders... Author: Andrew Lawler It’s the coldest case in North American history. Initially known as the Roanoke Colony, it ...
From A to Bee... Author: Thor Hanson Unless you’re really paying attention, you might not realize how many there are. ...
Reality waits for no man... Author: Carlo Rovelli It’s hard to imagine how we could live without it. There may ...
Trunks, branches and twigs, oh my!! Author: David Quammen It’s been the metaphor that all the other metaphors wish they ...
Decades of deception... Author: Javier Cercas How do you tell a true story? When push comes to shove, how do ...
The tree of trees... Author: Mike Shanahan It may be the greatest story ever told. If you’re really into the ...
Surviving survival... Author: Göran Rosenberg How do you tell a story that’s been hiding inside you for decades? Göran Rosenberg wasn’t ...
No mercy... Author: Rachel Slade Timing was everything. On a run from Jacksonville, Florida to San Juan, Puerto Rico, it ...
Man and mountains... Author: David Roberts “It’s not like the old days.” I expect almost every accomplished adventurer – once ...
Secrets in the depths... Author: Nick Pyenson We’re living in the age of giants. Often weighing in at more than ...
Alone in Antarctica... Author: David Grann What drives a man to leave his beautiful family to pursue incredibly dangerous adventures? ...
Pen pals... Author: Jerome Loving To say he left a problematic legacy is probably a bit of an understatement. Yet ...
Land of the free, home of the brave... Author: Erica Armstrong Dunbar American history has no shortage of heroes. But ...
All the things I don't like about you... Author: Kristin Dombek I first encountered the idea in a Chuck Klosterman ...
Ascending Asia... Author: Kate Harris I was hooked by the brief bio on the back flap. Canadian author Kate Harris ...
Green thumb giant... Author: Jack Nisbet I haven’t performed exhaustive research, but I’m going to go out on a limb ...
