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John E Beerbower
Disappointment.
It comes in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes, we see it coming, or, even invite it; sometimes, it takes us by surprise. It can be a shock or a…
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The four books in my Wanderings series contain many essays on politicized topics. I decided to collect them in one place, arranged by related subjects, covering most of the big…
These essays are on topics reflecting the intersection of science and humankind. They concern time, consciousness, beauty, probability, and understanding. They supplement and compliment my book Important Things We Don't…
"What was life? No one knew. It was undoubtedly aware of itself, so soon as it was life; but it did not know what it was." Thomas Mann, The Magic…
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Arranged by related subjects, these essays cover most of the big issues of today: racism, climate change, abortion, inequality, heredity, nationalism, patriotism.
Diagnosed with ALS in 2015 and confined to a wheelchair in 2018, he wrote his first collection of essays, entitled Wanderings of a Captive Mind. A second set of essays…
A skeptical examination of what we call the sciences, focusing on the important things that we still do not know about nearly everything that really matters.
Diagnosed with ALS in March 2015 and confined to a wheelchair by late 2016, the author occupied himself with meditation, reading, and watching operas through Met On Demand. These essays…
Sometime during 2013, I became aware of my first symptoms.
I was diagnosed in March 2015. I rushed to finish the book I was writing since my retirement in March…
More reminisces and inquiring commentary as I embark on my ninth year following my diagnosis with ALS. Like the last two collections, I have written these essays with my eyes…
My father grew up on a small farm in a very small town in northwestern Ohio, appropriately called Hicksville. Its claim to fame is that it is mentioned in Huckleberry…
John retired from the practice of law in 2011 and, shortly thereafter, located just outside of Cambridge, England. From 2011 through 2015, he wrote his first book, Limits of Science…
