The Devil's Delusion, A Discussion Guide

John West grew up in Santa Monica, California. He graduated from California State University in Long Beach, California, with a major in biology, a major in physical education, a minor in physical science, and a lifetime standard-teaching credential. He taught science for thirty-three years and retired in 2001. Keeping current in biology and advances in science has enabled John to give a semiscientific bent to his humor. He has also written a child's book titled Being Three and recorded a CD of original cowboy poetry. John lived six months on Bainbridge Island, Washington, and six months in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is married to Valerie and has two children and five grandsons.