Teaching Algebra To Chickens: Pondering the Unanswerable Questions of Life

Peckham, Donald

ISBN 10: 0615420923 / ISBN 13: 9780615420929

Published by Donald E Peckham, 2011, 2011

About this Item

SIGNED by author on title page. Octavo, hardcover, fine, as new, in yellow pictorial boards. Clean and unmarked. We may not be able to answer every question that life raises any better than a chicken can learn algebra, but we can open our awareness to a place of wonder and respect for the unanswerable. 147 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Teaching Algebra To Chickens: Pondering the Unanswerable Questions of Life
• Publisher: Donald E Peckham, 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0615420923
• ISBN 13: 9780615420929
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Bill Keeling
• Condition: Collectible - Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dj
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Have you ever stopped to wonder how the universe can go on forever? How once upon a time there was nothingness and yet everything that now exists was somehow created out of that nothingness? Have you ever wondered if there s a master designer God, the universe, the Force, or whatever you d like to call it that made everything? And if this ultimate being made everything, then who made him? And then there s the smaller stuff: How does our brain work? Why are we so different from animals or are we? Do gender differences really matter? Why is there war? What will happen to humans if we destroy our environment? What happens when we die? The fact is that life is filled with endless unanswerable questions, but that doesn t mean we shouldn t ask them. Join author Don Peckham as he ponders those things in life that defy explanation and the things that seem beyond our comprehension. While we think we may know the answers, Don will challenge you to look past those beliefs that you readily accept and question their validity. We may not be able to answer every question that life raises any better than a chicken can learn algebra, but we can open our awareness to a place of wonder and respect for the unanswerable.

About the Author

Author Don Peckham is an octogenarian (80+ years old) who has pondered the unanswerable throughout his life. Lifelong resident and native of California, Don is the proud father of three daughters and nine grandchildren. In 2010, he lost his beautiful wife Lucy to cancer. They had been married for nearly 55 years. He remains active both socially and in business; retire is not part of his vocabulary. This is his first, and according to Don, last book. Cartoonist, Bill Keeling is also an octogenarian. He lives in Lafayette, California with his lovely wife, Lorayne. They have four sons, daughters-in-law, and seven grandchildren. Among other hobbies, Bill has been a cartoonist and illustrator for many years, and has illustrated several books and numerous other publications. Don and Bill met at age 14 while in the Boy Scouts together and remain lifelong friends today. To the amusement of their children and grandchildren, they continue to joke and banter like a couple of teenagers.