From the author of ''Continental Drifting'' comes another journey around the globe, this time with diversions, digressions and, sometimes meanderings.

Strap yourself in for expeditions to the Poles, Poland and PNG; an exploration of family history, Haiti and hell on earth and journeys through space and time with pigeons, toucans and a dog that was shot into space in a rocket of course).

''How on earth did I get here?''

is a question (sometimes expletive-laden) we''ve all asked ourselves at some point in our lives. In this book, ''How on earth did I get here?'' Ken has probably provided the answer for you, or an experience/perspective you can relate to.