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HOLD THE APOCALYPSE – PASS ME A SCIENTIST PLEASE: AND OTHER HUMOROUS ESSAYS FROM AN OPTIMIST IN DREAMLAND
Author(s): Bob Lorentson (Author)
- Publisher: Independently published
- Publication Date: October 8, 2021
- Language: English
- Print length: 200 pages
- ISBN-10: B09HPY2DL2
- ISBN-13: 9798454735616
Book Description
If you’ve ever wanted to get the real dirt on forest bathing without getting muddied, or on animal arsonists without getting burned, or on DIY transcranial Direct Current Stimulation without risking all those excitable neurons that already have one foot out the door, then this is the book for you. Should you be of the type, however, that has found life’s little pleasures interrupted of late by the loud ticking of the Doomsday Clock, put in some earplugs, because it’s not yet too late to have a good laugh while you learn about ‘Cat Research for Dummies,’ ‘Brain Wars – the Gender Variations,’ or ‘Boredom – It’s Not Just for the Boring.’
In these fifty essays, Bob Lorentson humorously uses science, philosophy, psychology, history, and even poetry to examine a myriad of curious subjects while waiting for the collapse of civilization.Editorial Reviews
Review
“When I picked up Hold the Apocalypse, I quickly learned that science doesn’t have to come at you in a white coat and with a long face. This little volume is the perfect antidote to the weighty controversies that swirl around us every day in the news. I dip into it when I need to laugh out loud…. and I always learn something in the process.”
Susan Merrow – former president of the Sierra Club National Board of Directors.“In the grand tradition of S. J. Perelman, Bob Lorentson’s funny little essays are gems of pith and wit.”
Bill Griffith – American cartoonist and creator of Zippy the Pinhead.“If the apocalypse is coming, Bob Lorentson will have you laughing all the way there. Full of wordplay, juxtaposition, and off-kilter humor, his essays braid serious thoughts about the human condition with stress relieving chuckles.”
David K. Leff – award winning essayist and author of The Breach: Voices haunting a New England Mill Town.“Bob Lorentson gives the reader a view of life on earth fueled with scientific facts and tasty bits of humor. It’s a fun ride.”
Tom King – Editor and Publisher of Neighbors, a Connecticut monthly magazine.“Bob Lorentson approaches each topic as if it was a clear mountain stream and he has to turnover stones to catch the hilariously wriggling truths beneath them. The reader is tasked with examining those truths as they stand in the muddied water he’s left behind in his pursuit, wondering if they’ll be able to buy wader repair kits after the Apocalypse.”
Brian Conklin – Editor and Publisher of The Post Road Review“Hold the Apocalypse is best read … when you are alone, because otherwise you will annoy everyone around you with bouts of laughter and “listen to this” while you read passages from the book to them. If you are looking for a gift for anybody, look no further, you just found the perfect book. I rate it five out of five.”
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