Mallett, who wrote the book with Bruce Henderson, recounts his rise from poverty to a distinguished academic and scientific career, and it lays out the technical specs for what Mallett envisions as a workable time machine. Developing a time machine became an obsession for Mallett from the age of 10 after his father's death. His goal was to travel back in time to save his father....says THIS ARTICLE in Variety. This could be pretty damn cool. If you haven't seen the trailer for MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA (based on the book by James McBride), check it out HERE; it's intriguing. Looks like Spike's continuing to choose projects that are, at the very least, interesting and unusual...a tendency that's pretty unique for film makers these days. You can find Mallett's book HERE.