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"For hundreds of years the description of love was left to poets and novelists. For example, here is Jane Austen showing how lovers behaved differently than the rest of us: "For though a very few hours spent in the hard labour of incessant talking will dispatch more subjects than can really be in common between any two rational creatures, yet with lovers it is different. Between them no subject is finished, no communication is ever made, till it has been made at least twenty times over."Graphic, succinct, and oh so true. But not good enough for today. For as the automobile replaced the horse-drawn carriage, so scientists-brain chemists and evolutionary biologists-are replacing the novelists in the study of love.Today, for an acceptable description of love and its effects, only the whole truth and nothing but the truth will suffice. The author as a creator-of narrative, of character, of what is included and what is not-is not relevant to the scientific investigation of love.That is why Children Of An Idle Brain is told exactly as it happened. It isn't a novel. It isn't even "based on real events." It is real events, a true love story, told as it happened, over the time it happened. In effect a case study of middle class American love in the second half of the twentieth century."

"For hundreds of years the description of love was left to poets and novelists. For example, here is Jane Austen showing how lovers behaved differently than the rest of us: "For though a very few hours spent in the hard labour of incessant talking will dispatch more subjects than can really be in common between any two rational creatures, yet with lovers it is different. Between them no subject is finished, no communication is ever made, till it has been made at least twenty times over."Graphic, succinct, and oh so true. But not good enough for today. For as the automobile replaced the horse-drawn carriage, so scientists-brain chemists and evolutionary biologists-are replacing the novelists in the study of love.Today, for an acceptable description of love and its effects, only the whole truth and nothing but the truth will suffice. The author as a creator-of narrative, of character, of what is included and what is not-is not relevant to the scientific investigation of love.That is why Children Of An Idle Brain is told exactly as it happened. It isn't a novel. It isn't even "based on real events." It is real events, a true love story, told as it happened, over the time it happened. In effect a case study of middle class American love in the second half of the twentieth century."

The US Army's Special Operations Aviation Regiment fields the best helicopter pilots in the world. Alan Mack was one of these intrepid Night Stalkers, proving his mettle through the rigors of training, endless deployments, and decades of war, during which he hunted Osama bin Laden, rescued American warriors from the jaws of death, was shot up, shot down, and only survived due to his indomitable will and the grace of God. -Steven Hartov, New York Times Bestselling co-author of IN THE COMPANY OF HEROES and THE NIGHT STALKERS Alan Mack has achieved something quite extraordinary: an enthralling combat memoir that provides at the same time a compelling commentary on two decades of war. Perhaps most importantly, it is a searingly honest human story of the personal cost endured by the families of those who serve, and an inspiring tale of resilience. In short -- Mack has produced a triumph of story-telling. -Andy Milburn, author of WHEN THE TEMPEST GATHERS Alan Mack is the real deal, part of an elite band of ultimate aviators. Throughout all the setbacks - getting shot down, losing comrades, and tragedy on the home front - he endures. He is the living embodiment of his unit's motto: "Night Stalkers Don't Quit!" -Toby Harnden, author of FIRST CASUALTY A been-there, done-that pilot in the world's most elite helicopter unit, Alan Mack delivers a gritty, inside look at life as a Night Stalker - from intense combat missions overseas to the tragic costs that lifestyle can impose on a family. -Sean Naylor, author of New York Times Bestseller RELENTLESS STRIKE Al Mack reminds us that the blank check our service members sign to our country is drawn against their families as well. The challenges can be heartbreaking. His candid memoir speaks of courage and tragedy, both on the battlefield and at home. - Taya Kyle, New York Times Bestselling author of AMERICAN WIFE Razor 03, A Night Stalker's Wars, is an eye-opening description of what goes on behind the scenes of special operations from a pilot's perspective. Al Mack's edge-of-the-seat stories provide a compelling rendition of what it's like to ride to Hell and back in an MH-47 Chinook. An incredible story hardly believable had I not witnessed it first hand. -- Command Master Chief (SEAL) Britt K. Slabinski, United States Navy (Ret) Medal of Honor Recipient