{"product_id":"cherish-the-exception-john-allen-resko-9781491754825","title":"Cherish the Exception: Navigating the Confluence of Faith and Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a warm September day in 1957, author John Allen Resko walked through the gates of Saint Charles into a world he was ill prepared to confront. He had no clear plan for the future and didn't possess the financial means to follow another path. After concluding that the religious life and his temperament did not mesh, Resko, who had spent nine years pursuing a religious vocation, walked away.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA continuation of \u003ci\u003eThe Gates of Saint Charles, Cherish the Exception\u003c\/i\u003e narrates how his life evolved into something happy and unpredictable. Resko discusses how he reeducated himself, earned a doctorate from the University of Illinois, and began a successful scientific career in Oregon. With humor, Resko shares how he adapted to his new life in the scientific world, including his marriage and his research work in the area of hormones and behavior in nonhuman primates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCherish the Exception\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique personal perspective of how Resko was able to reconcile his religious with scientific beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Allen Resko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491754826\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491754825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.95d","brand":"John Allen Resko","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439407116543,"sku":"9781491754825","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e38955e-6763-4eda-ae6f-6450d3327d87.jpg?v=1777177448","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cherish-the-exception-john-allen-resko-9781491754825","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}