A Striving After Wind

A great sequel to "Of Time and Of Seasons." It's a shame that this book is out of print. One can only hope that someday someone will have sense to rectify that problem. This book ranks up there with "Anne of Green Gables" as one of the best and most thought provoking coming of age stories I have read. It was a favorite when I was in junior high and high school and it is still a favorite of mine,

There are at least three books with the title of "Striving After Wind," one by Peter Stone, one by Norma Johnstone, and the last by the late, great, biology professor and ethologist, Jack Tomlinson at San Francisco State University. Since Dr. Tomlinson's book isn't listed, I wanted to write about it here as a tribute to him.Dr. Tomlinson's book was actually about insect ethology and behavior, and a great book it was. One facet of the book I liked was the discussion of the more quantifiable aspects of insect behavior, which I found very interesting. Dr. Tomlinson had great enthusiasm for his subject and had a flair for making his subject exciting as well.Dr. Tomlinson was a many-sided intellect and in addition to his interest in ethology, he held a Master Hypnotist's Licence and did research into hypnotism, had read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica and was on the editorial review board there, and last but not least, was a great biology teacher. I am proud to say I got the second highest grade in his large human biology lecture class the year I took it with over 120 students.Unfortunately, Dr. Tomlinson is no longer with us, but he was a great teacher and scientist and there should be more like him.