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David A. Ross

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http://www.goodreads.com/david_a_ross

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January 06, 1953 in Chicago, The United States

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Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Travel

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October 2009

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David A. Ross is a writer, editor and publisher. From 1984-1985 he was a columnist and contributing editor for Southwest Art Magazine. His novels include The Virtual Life of Fizzy Oceans, Xenos, A Winter Garden, Stones, How High The Wall and his award-winning first novel Calico Pennants. Also to his credit is the short story collection Sacrifice and the Sweet Life and the travel memoir Good Morning Corfu: Living Abroad Against All Odds.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, he presently lives on the Island of Corfu in Greece.

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Other Dimensions?

Last night I watched a documentary about physicists who are postulating about the existence of other dimensions beyond height, width and depth. String Theory is the root of their hypothesis. Using the Supercollider in Geneva, they are trying first to glimpse, then measure these other dimensions. I found this amusing since artists, meta-physicians, and even mathematicians have known about them... read more »

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Books by David A. Ross

Average rating: 4.08 · 39 ratings · 16 reviews · 8 distinct works

	The Virtual Life of Fizzy Oceans 3.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Calico Pennants: A Novel 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Xenos: A Romantic Novel Of Travel And Self Discovery In The Grecian Isles 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Unknown Book 6104551 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	A Winter Garden 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Good Morning Corfu 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Stones: A Novel of Art, Love, Intrigue and Magic in the South of France 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2001 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Sacrifice and the Sweet Life 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:

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David Ross liked Donald O'Donovan's review of Alone in the Company of Others: " Alone in the Company of Others by Kelly Huddleston is a book for readers (I count myself among them) who believe that the journey is at least as important as the destination. Alone is neither a page turner that we must gobble up as quickly as poss... " Read more of this review »
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Complex and well written, Alone in the Company of Others by Kelly Huddleston explores the eccentricity of group dynamics with humor and insight. The characters in this book come alive and stay with you long after you close the book. Kelly Huddleston...more
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