They Say It’s Impossible: But is That Really So?

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Many of our great advances can be attributed to those who have ignored such consensuses, or, as Mark Twain put it, “They did not know it was impossible, so they did it.” David Ritchey explores great discoveries.

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An old French proverb tells us, “To believe a thing impossible is to make it so.” “Impossible” being a state of mind, such beliefs have prevented, or at least significantly delayed, many potential accomplishments. Many of our great advances can be attributed to those who have ignored such consensuses, or, as Mark Twain put it, “They did not know it was impossible, so they did it.” Chapter 1 of this book looks at mistaken beliefs that were often held for several centuries simply because people did not believe that the correct alternative was possible.

Chapter 2 explores a number of possibilities, mostly in the scientific realm, where it was generally believed that something could not be accomplished, but somebody pushed forward anyway, and by doing so ultimately changed the lives of us all. Chapter 3 discusses things that are currently considered impossible and speculates about ways in which they might be proven to be otherwise.

Year Published	2018
Author	David Ritchey
ISBN	9781946664402
Cover	Paperback
Size	5.5 x 7.5
Pages	164

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About the Author

After being educated in economics at Yale University, David Ritchey served five years as an officer in the U.S. Navy, including a year in Vietnam. Back in civilian life, he initially became a businessman as he had been trained but, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, he dropped out, got a divorce, moved to a remote old stone farmhouse and took up fine art photography as his vocation, winning over 60 awards during the next fifteen years.

During that period, he became fascinated with the psychology and neurology of both creativity and metaphysics and returned to school to train as a psychotherapist. During his fifteen years of clinical practice specializing in hypnotherapy, he undertook a twelve-year project to research and write about such subjects and his first book, The H.I.S.S. of the A.S.P., was published in 2003. Writing proved to be every bit as rewarding as photography and became his primary vocation. Being an inveterate learner, he focused on non-fiction subjects, enjoying the research as much as the writing. His more than forty published works have won over 25 literary awards. His books can be found at www.davidritchey-author.com and online book stores.

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His avocations have included scuba diving, sailing, skiing, tennis, golf, gardening, woodworking, dogs, magic, bridge, and Scrabble. He has two adult children, Harper and Mac, and one almost-adult grandchild, Brendan. He lives in historic Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and spends most of his time either writing or engaging in stimulating conversations over restaurant meals with close friends.