He'll Be Coming 'Round The Mountain: Train By Tom Zoellner

I'm the big dorky cheerleader for all my writer friends when they have books come out. I get especially excited when Tom Zoellner has new books, because I met him in 2004 at what has now become a legendary party on the roof of a Bowery apartment building, long before anyone thought it was hip or even civilized to live on the Bowery. (For the record, I spent part of 2002 living on Bayard Street and The Bowery.) He's been generous with his time to come speak to many of my writing classes and is also a great date for a wedding.

Zoellner, who has previously written about Uranium and diamonds, has a new book coming out about trains. The trailer is below.

You can order a copy here.

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There is a very real phenomenon called "Pregnancy Boredom," which usually kicks in around the fifth month. You've done all your tests and sonograms and now it's just time to...wait. For four months. Blergh.

It's definitely hit me and lately in addition to cheeseburgers and fruit smoothies, I've been craving serious intellectual stimulation. (No talk of baby products, please.) Luckily, my very good and old friend, Tom Zoellner, has a new book out about Uranium. I met Tom at a Blacktable party back in 2004, literally at the same time when I first met TR. TR and Tom were standing by a cooler talking, and I went over and started talking to them, mostly because no one else was talking to me. (Despite the awesome outfit I had on. Riddle me that.)

Tom is awesome because he's the guy who follows his passions -- mining, geology, Africa -- and has found a way to write about them for both fun and profit. He is man of science from the American west who will camp anywhere and has been been face to face with several breeds of African rebels. He also always comes to speak to my writing classes whenever I ask.

Tom's first book was about the diamond industry. Get it in paperback!

Tom will be talking about Uranium on March 12th on The Daily Show. Watch it!

He's also a great wedding date! Here were are as mere children, at my friend Laura's wedding in 2005.