Ambient Sanity

Top government statistician and probability theorist, Martin Bruce, hero of AMBIENT SANITY, is either a genius or . . . insane. His therapist and a theoretical physicist are enabling an experiment to determine which, but can Martin and the universe surviveit?Martin Bruce is a brilliant systems analyst at defense contractor, MartinMarietta. But he believes that he has stumbled upon another dimension byaccidentally playing their resonant frequencies on his array of musicalsynthesizers and sequencers. This has caused him to insist that he issuffering from what he refers to as a "time lag," making it impossible for himto leave his house. His employer has referred him to psychotherapist Dr.Karen Albers, whose battery of tests has uncovered repressed memories ofabuse in his childhood and the possibility of adult-onset schizophrenia. Histime lag has instilled in him agoraphobia so their sessions are all conductedonline where Dr. Albers has difficulty trying to separate his brilliance fromhis psychosis. Their conversations blend science, philosophy andpsychotherapy which amuse Martin Bruce and fascinate Karen Albers.Dr. Albers soon learns that her patient has also been conferring with MITtheoretical physicist, Dr. Jason Paramus, and she asks Martin''s permissionto speak to him to see if any of his personal observations and scientificqueries have any merit. After speaking with him, she is astonished to findthat his theories and self-diagnosis of a time-lag, as a result of "visiting" analternate dimension, cannot be dismissed. The three of them agree toconduct an experiment which could change the very foundations ofscience, philosophy and life as we know it."An extraordinarily captivating read. Mr. Norman''s prose is indeed electric and drives the reader forward inexorably to each uncomfortable, funny, or wondrous conclusion. It''s as powerful an experience I''ve had reading anything in a long time."--Amazon review, "FLIPPING POINT," 2016.