Ebook: Sex, Drugs, Einstein & Elves

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: On Fugu Sushi and Transdimensional Reality Worms; Chapter 2: The Quantum Mechanics of Hopi Indians; Chapter 3: Bertrand Russell's Twenty Favorite Words; Chapter 4: Dmt, Moses, and the Quest for Transcendence; Chapter 5: Brain Syndromes Open Portals to Parallel Universes; Chapter 6: From Holiday Inn to the Head of Christ; Chapter 7: The Business of Book Publishing: Unplugged, Up Close, and Personal; Chapter 8: Neoreality and the Quest for Transcendence; Chapter 9: Oh God, Einstein's Brain and Eyes are Missing.;This book journeys from one far-flung topic to another to test the reader's curiosity and powers of lateral thinking. Robert Pirsig wrote in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, "It's the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here's where things grow." This also applies to the joy that writers experience when letting their minds drift and when wondering about humanity's place in the universe. To this end, Sex, Drugs, Einstein, and Elves is a collection of personal essays on topics the author contemplated after a Mediterranean journey. Subjects include fugu sushi, zombie.