Palo Alto, CA Author Publishes New Book

Ten Fantasy Lectures on the Sun, Moon, and Stars, a new book by John G. Gurley, has been released by RoseDog Books.

Contained in this book are lectures on astronomy that John Gurley imagined giving at his retirement home near Stanford University. He only imagined them because the August Lecture Committee at the retirement home denied him the opportunity to speak. If one cannot give a simple lecture, they've definitely fallen into the pit of pits.

Okay, no talk and all write. Gurley began writing out his fantasy lectures, pretending at times that he was as much of an imposter or clown as the Lecture Committee apparently thought. While the lectures are in a farcical setting, the astronomy is always serious. Gurley hopes that the fancy, the farce and the real in these lectures are blended just right to give readers as much pleasure as education-a "ha-ha" with an "aha!"

About the Author

Apparently John Gurley has no right to write about astronomy. Why should an economics Ph.D. from Stanford University help to qualify this guy to scan the sky? He taught all that economy stuff at Princeton and Maryland, and back to Stanford, the same; however, a professor doesn't need a telescope to teach the economy-only a crystal ball. But don't you think that being managing editor of the American Economic Review would prepare him for astronomy, too? No? Well, he's been retired for a quarter century. Give the old Prof. a break. With all those years free of economic gobbledygook, he should be able to master astronomy to some degree without a master's degree in astronomy. See? Have a look!

Ten Fantasy Lectures on the Sun, Moon, and Stars is a 130-page paperback with a retail price of $64.00. The ISBN is 978-1-4349-8519-4. It was published by RoseDog Books of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information or to request a review copy, please visit our virtual pressroom at www.rosedog.com/pressroom or our online bookstore at www.rosedogbookstore.com.