Information in Winner’s Way
The characters in Winner’s Way discuss a wide range of issues. Here are some of the topics:
- Finding an interesting job
- Real love versus “falling in love”
- Genetic contributions to happiness
- Types of depression and their treatment
- Finding opportunities
- Suggestions for creating positive relationships
- Rules for making decisions in situations of uncertainty
- Genetic influences on aggression
- How to meditate
- Conflict resolution
Alvin, a character with an abundant sense of humor, as well as the other characters couldn’t resist adding some of their own information. Here are some of their topics:
- Number of worms legally allowed in spaghetti sauce
- Caffeine in coffee, tea, and soda
- Life expectancy of men and women
- Intelligence of animals – dogs, horses, and pigs
- Effects of hypnosis
- How to do writing that can be read in a mirror
- Why pennies minted in 1962 land tails up more often than heads
- How to prove the full moon is really small at the horizon
- Strategies used by pickpockets
- Development of the electric chair
- Number of sides of a banana (It's five.)
The central characters in Winner’s Way, Mark and Sensei, have encounters with street gangs, students, wealthy ranchers, and a once-upon-a-time actress. Their adventures illustrate how unexpected events can be used to personal advantage.