Smarter Phoneless

2014-2019: 46 states, 7 crisscrossing swings from east to west, one conclusion.

Smarter Phoneless, Sean P. Dwyer’s third book, is a thrilling first person ode to old-fashion travel practices upon the cusp of modernity. It details Dwyer’stransition from traveling hitchhiker to converted school bus driver. At the least, Smarter Phoneless is entertaining, fascinating, and often humorous. At most it is a fresh outlook in favor of simplicity, single-use tools, and face-to- face human interaction.

His frustrations with complacency and desire for a life of passion persist throughout the book. What is noteworthy is how he takes those pressures and draws on them to provoke his travels, spreading positive regards to each bypassing stranger.