The book is a collection of essays covering a range of subjects from science to history and social commentary as well as personal revelations. The author was born in Baltimore, MD in 1950. He graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 1972. He has authored one other book; "Cultural Morphology". He is the president and founder (1993) of Compton Trading, Inc.; a scrap metal marketing company. He currently resides in Rancho Palos Verdes with his wife, Suzanne.