Quality of Quantity
Redemption of an American Expatriate
by James J Houts
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Pub Date May 21 2016 | Archive Date Jul 28 2016
Description
Quality of Quantity is about the way we treat one another, especially the strong when interacting with the weak. Which leads directly to the way men treat women and children, and the way the rich treat the poor. The cold truth of biology is that every lifeform is hard wired to perceive reality in a way that optimizes reproductive advantage. Perceptions – sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch – service this goal. Our senses are not windows to the truth. That isn’t their purpose.
An example of how this can go wrong is the Australian Jewel Beetle. The female is large and brown, shiny and dimpled. As it happens, Australian beer bottles are too. Male beetles are mesmerized by discarded bottles, mounting them until they die of exhaustion or exposure, or get devoured by predators. The males are hard wired to respond to perception in a certain way, and are unable to stop their self-destructive behavior. As a result, the species has been pushed to the brink of extinction.
Humans have minds, the ability to think beyond our senses. We possess the power to control our natural instincts, to resist our need to accumulate reproductive resources. We can battle our unconscious desire for the wealth and possessions of others, the drive to control even the bodies of those weaker. Quality of Quantity is a story that explores this uniquely human struggle.
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James J. Houts was born on the threshold of Death Valley, in a remote region of California’s Mojave Desert. A born wanderer, he has traveled the world extensively, living and working in many cultures. After teaching high school English for several years, he traveled the U.S., tending bar in desert towns, Colorado ski resorts, and on Bourbon Street in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. During his career as a chemical engineering consultant, he lived in California, Hawaii and the Republic of the Philippines. He has worked throughout the globe and has spent a great deal of time in South East Asia and the Peoples Republic of China, where he learned to speak Mandarin Chinese. He has also managed engineering projects in Europe, South America and Africa.
Educated in Southern California, the author earned his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Riverside and a post-graduate degree in technical writing from California State University, Long Beach. His scientific research in electro-analytical chemistry has been published in The Journal of the American Chemical Society. His books include Spirit of Error (2011), Carnival of Cannibals (2011), Reminiscences of a Stock Market Flea (2014), The Stock Market Flea: Trading the Crash of 2008 (2014), The Stock Market Flea: Lessons from the Front (2014), and Quality of Quantity: Redemption of an American Expatriate (2016). His short stories have been featured online at Medium.com. He currently resides in Los Angeles, where he writes and trades the stock and options markets.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780990753339 |
| PRICE | $34.95 (USD) |
