Happy Holidaze and Other Tragedies of Life: There is Strangeness in the Universe, Volume 2 [Paperback]

Philip Chen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 7, 2011 | Series: There Is Strangeness in the Universe

"Happy Holidaze and Other Tragedies of Life" is the second volume of cartoons from "There is Strangeness in the Universe (TM)". This book is not recommended for anyone who wants to continue in the belief that one tiny elf can circumnavigate the entire globe delivering gifts to almost two billion children in a single night using only carbon based organisms for propulsion. These cartoons are a lighthearted and satirical look at life.

The cartoon series was conceived in response to a real astronomical theory that a parallel universe filled with strange matter must exist in order for our own to maintain cosmic balance.

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About the Author

Philip Chen has been an ocean research engineer, a trial lawyer, an investment banker, and an all around eclectic. At age sixty-three as he sat quietly following his cardiologist's strict instructions, he decided to get into cartooning with no formal training in art or cartooning. Since then his cartoons have entertained hundreds (perhaps thousands) on the various boards and forums that he has posted them. He was a regular contributor to the New York Times eNewspaper, The Local, and had one of his cartoons featured in the Metropolitan Section of the print edition. Another of his cartoons was featured as an official iReport on CNN. It would be nice to say that his cartoons are award winning, but he hasn't submitted any cartoons to any contests and, frankly, the Pulitzer people have been kept busy handing out prizes to others.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 7, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1468014412
• ISBN-13: 978-1468014419
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,015,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Philip Chen was born in China in 1944 and immigrated to the United States in 1949. Growing up in Washington, D.C., during the 1950s and 1960s, Philip learn both the pains and triumphs of American society at a crucial turning point in America's history. Washington in the 1950s was at the cross roads of Southern institutionalized racism and Northern false hope; a fact not lost on this alien child as he navigated the treacherous shoals of an Asian in a segregated society.

After receiving a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Distinction from the University of Virginia and a Master of Science from Stanford University, he worked as an ocean research engineer in the development of deep submergence systems. Part of his work dealt with vehicles that could freely dive to 20,000 feet of water depth. He also participated as a hyperbaric chamber operator for manned dives inside a pressure chamber to 1,500 feet. He holds one U.S. Patent for an underwater mooring system.

After his stint as an ocean research engineer, Philip was an environmental and energy engineer, a trial attorney, a public securities attorney, an investment banker, a corporate executive, a private equity manager (in Africa), a strategic consultant, a cartoonist, an illustrator, a website manager, and author. He received his law degree from the University of Minnesota.

One of his mentors once told Philip that it wasn't that he couldn't hold down a job; he couldn't even hold down a career!

He is married with two adult children and two beautiful granddaughters, who are his pride and joy.

Phil's biography has been included in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the World for many years.