Mr. Nachron's List

What do a quintet of fascinating women, the warm coastal waters of Southeast Florida, and special relativity have in common? Ron Maddock is trapped in the confusion provided by all three. Although light can travel across the cover of this book in half a nanosecond, Ron ignores speed limits as he is propelled to Palo Seco, Vienna, Albuquerque and the Iberian Peninsula in search of some very unusual items. The world doesn’t need any more books about science, fishing, world history, or sappy romance. It needs a book that combines all of these tantalizing subjects. Truth and humor are unequally combined in this highly original adventure about a seemingly trivial protagonist’s journey to awareness. If the reader is attentive, he may find a bit of wisdom within the light-hearted text, or at very least, some provocative idea with which he may contemptuously take issue. Although perceptions of the past seem constant, scientific reality may overtake even the wildest expectations of the future. The horizon recedes even more rapidly as we collectively advance through the electronic age; but spare a moment to be entertained. Some of the most vivid promises of a new world may be found in the artifacts of an older one.