Atlanta (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781450536325)

Various "ways of knowing" have shaped Hal Slavkin's journey to this first novel "Atlanta." From the objective domain of scientific inquiry to the subjective realm of imagination and invention, Slavkin has evolved as a dentist, developmental biologist, a scientist, an educator, and as a scientific and academic administrator. He is intrigued with social inheritance and Samuel Butler's awareness of Darwin and his analysis dring the Victorian Age. His scholarship resulted in many hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific papers and much of his effort has been summarized in his recently published book "Birth of a Discipline: Craniofacial Biology" (2012). In crafting "Atlanta" he has keenly observed the human condition, the genesis of conflicts, rare but possible resolution and suspense through his prism as a man, son, brother, father, husband and friend. With his wife Lois, they live in Marina Del Rey, California, enjoying their King Charles Cavalier Winnie and sailing.