{"product_id":"a-life-full-of-quarks-c-w-johnson-9798991428408","title":"A Life Full of Quarks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe darkly comic misadventures of a lonely boy genius.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVengeful dinosaurs. A runaway alien. Deadly subatomic particles. Parents who don't understand you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Chant had an unusual childhood, sprinkled with a venomous pet lizard, a robot brother, an omelet competition, an island of monstrous secrets, and a malevolent chimpanzee. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExiled and on his own, he later negotiates graduate school, atomic secrets, and the challenges of death-rays. John is skilled at math and nuclear reactors, but he struggles with the universe's most difficult puzzle: love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner, Indies Today 2024 Best Literary Science Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eHeartbreaking and hilarious\" - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A thrillingly inventive novel of growing up the son of a mad scientist\" -- BookLife\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2024 Reedsy Discovery Editor's Choice Awards.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. W. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991428408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baryon Dreams Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d","brand":"C. W. Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46974760354047,"sku":"9798991428408","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3fbd1f60-41e3-4342-a6fd-b189f9b7005a.jpg?v=1750875974","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-life-full-of-quarks-c-w-johnson-9798991428408","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}