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FINAL QUESTIONS: Tiny Essays About Everything<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n


Format:<\/span><\/strong>              Paperback, eBook
Author:<\/span><\/strong>              Dennis J. Reader
Category:<\/span><\/strong>          Fiction, Non-fiction, Does it even matter?
Publisher:<\/span><\/strong>          Sempervirens Books
Published:<\/span><\/strong>         8 Oct. 2025
ISBN:<\/span><\/strong>                  9798985582581 (Paperback)
                            9798985582598 (eBook)
Pages:<\/span><\/strong>                211
Country:<\/span><\/strong>             United States
Language:<\/span><\/strong>          English
Dimension<\/strong><\/span>:<\/span><\/strong>         6 x .527 x 9 inches
Item Weight:<\/span><\/strong>      9 ounces
Edition:<\/span><\/strong>               First Edition

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Should we label this book fiction or non-fiction? Does it even matter?<\/p>\r\n

The book might seem reminiscent of The Hitchhiker\u2019s Guide to the Galaxy<\/span>, where readers wonder \u201cIs it science fiction or serious social commentary?\u201d Here, too, an emotional story mixes with hardcore non-fiction to form a Socratic dialogue for the 21st century. It\u2019s intended to make the head buzz, to be outrageous enough to provoke critical thinking for anyone with a curious mind.<\/p>\r\n

So how short are the tiny essays? Shorter than tiny, in fact.<\/p>\r\n

How strange is this Socratic dialogue? Plenty strange.<\/p>\r\n

We have a broken-hearted divorced editor who says \u201cI think I murdered my own mother.\u201d We have an author who raises pomegranates for therapy and says \u201cI demand my right to be wrong.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

Together they discuss their dramatic life histories and 20 essays such as:<\/p>\r\n

Explaining Humanity in 2\u2154 Words.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

A Description of Mortality for You<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Free Will<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Remembering Memory<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Is Time Real?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

How to Measure Infinity<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

When Did Everything All Begin?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

What Do You Make When You Think?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

How Do I Love Thee? Let Me Count the Way<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Translate the Latin Fiat Lux into English<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Odds that Humans Are the Smartest Creatures Anywhere<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Should We Bother with Parenthood?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Designing the Best Possible Government<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

What to Do About Your Death Problem<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

How Long Will Our Human Race Survive?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Men, Women, Whatever, Whyever<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

The 4 Basic Steps to Find Happiness<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

What Is Goodness and What Is Badness?<\/strong>

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