a lot of them are totally oblivious to what is written about in the book. arthur allen who ended up being the afterword to the paperback in 8000 words who basically created the field, the world expert in how different objects drift at sea enabling him in the coast guard to rescue all kinds of people who otherwise would have been lost at sea, they didn't know how an overturned 18 foot sailboat moved in the water, couldn't predict where it had gone. he developed a prediction machine for these objects. it captures the spirit. arthur allen to write about him, and alphabetized list of the government workers. has been essential. i wonder what he does, only saved 8000 lives but never mind. i call him and i am michael lewis, didn't listen that closely. i fly to connecticut and spend time with you and spent three full days, full days, i interviewed children, want to his old office, we went to where he floated these objects to figure out, he cried before me remember the woman he hadn't saved, got very emotional. three days later back to the airport i got a call from arthur and he