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Why are you attracted to a certain "type?" Why are you a morning person? Why do you vote the way you do? From a witty new voice in popular science comes a clever, life-changing look at what makes you you."I can't believe I just said that." "What possessed me to do that?" "What's wrong with me?" We're constantly seeking answers to these fundamental human questions, and now, science has the answers. The foods we enjoy, the people we love, the emotions we feel, and the beliefs we hold can all be traced back to our DNA, germs, and environment. This witty, colloquial book is popular science at its best, describing in everyday language how genetics, epigenetics, microbiology, and psychology work together to influence our personality and actions. Mixing cutting-edge research and relatable humor, Pleased to Meet Me is filled with fascinating insights that shine a light on who we really are--and how we might become our best selves.
About the Author
A lifelong writer, Sullivan has worked as a reporter for 10 newspapers and two universities as a public information officer.He fell in love with the New York Mets as a boy in Schenectady, NY, ignoring the pleas of his uncles to root for the popular team in New York, that being the Yankees.Long Before the Miracle...the Making of the New York Mets is Bill Sullivan's second self-published book. His first was Sullivan's Practical Landscaping Guide, a book on his current trade. Sullivan runs Sullivan's Landscaping in Alexandria, VA, designing and maintaining residential gardens.Sullivan spent three years interviewing over 90 people for his book on the Mets. He talked to members of the Original Mets, other players of the 1960s and family members of deceased Mets players. He also talked to city officials, a National League umpire, the Mets bat boy from 1962 and the Mets batting practice pitcher from 1963. Casey Stengel had long since passed away but Sullivan reached two of his relatives.Jerry Koosman was kind enough to pen the forward to the book. Jerry and Bill became friends but Bill still hasn't made it to Osceola, WI, to join Koosman on a fishing excursion. The O'Malley family in Los Angeles was instrumental in helping Sullivan with the prologue to his book, which won the Ron Gabriel Award for the ``best research, published or non-published on the Brooklyn Dodgers." It was the exodus of the Dodgers and New York Giants from New York in 1957 that created a NL void filled by the Mets in 1962.Sullivan still follows the Mets and on Sundays, plays in the Ponce de Leon Baseball League in the Washington, DC suburbs.
