{"product_id":"in-search-of-now-jo-marchant-9781324097488","title":"In Search of Now: The Science of the Present Moment","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eWhat is Now?\u003c\/em\u003e This immediate moment, what we're experiencing \u003cem\u003eright now\u003c\/em\u003e ... it bathes us like air, or gravity. Yet when we try to grasp this quality, to scrutinize it or bring it into focus, it vanishes, slipping through our fingers like a dream. And worse, according to the most trusted models of physics, Now \u003cem\u003edoesn't even exist\u003c\/em\u003e. If all this is so, then what, exactly, are we experiencing? How do we carve out time, sensation, self, and meaning from a blank, Now-less canvas?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eIn Search of Now\u003c\/em\u003e, award-winning science writer Jo Marchant attempts to answer these questions with characteristic flair and clarity, taking us on a grand tour of the latest thinking from physics, neuroscience, cosmology, and psychiatry about the fundamental essence and individual experience of time. Part personal journey, part philosophical meditation, and above all a fascinating scientific exploration, \u003cem\u003eIn Search of Now\u003c\/em\u003e shows us what we can learn about time, both from the outside in--the cosmic perspective of physics--and as we experience it, from the inside out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jo Marchant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324097485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324097488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liveright Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Jo Marchant","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47200543637759,"sku":"9781324097488","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25d12ad7-8c6c-4916-b8ee-e1738c77a487.jpg?v=1756787219","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-search-of-now-jo-marchant-9781324097488","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}