Dave Eggers — American Writer born on January 08, 1970,

Dave Eggers is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He is known for the best-selling memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and for his subsequent work as a novelist and screenwriter. He is also the founder of McSweeney's, the co-founder of the literacy project 826 Valencia, and the founder of ScholarMatch, a program that matches donors with students needing funds for college tuition. His writing has appeared in several magazines. His works have received a significant amount of critical acclaim... (wikipedia)

I am a bike enthusiast; there's a certain amount of romance to bikes. They're both beautiful and utilitarian.
Through the small tall bathroom window the December yard is gray and scratchy, the tree calligraphic.
But Saudi Arabia is surprising in a lot of ways. Like any place, or any people, it relentlessly defies easy categorization.
I don't mean to beat a made-in-America drum, but I would be lying if I said it doesn't feel somehow right to be printing books in the U.S.
Because I grew up with this naive expectation of people doing right, I get shocked by every little violation.