{"product_id":"short-essays-for-inquiring-minds-ronald-gruner-9781737823193","title":"Short Essays for Inquiring Minds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eShort Essays for Inquiring Minds\u003c\/em\u003e invites readers into a lively conversation about the forces shaping modern life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComposed of over fifty compelling essays, Ronald Gruner's latest book ranges effortlessly across science, history, politics, economics, and popular culture, linking today's headlines to the deeper currents of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplex subjects such as pandemics, artificial intelligence, trade wars, and presidential leadership are unpacked through human stories and memorable anecdotes: how a teenager wrote the first COVID tracker, a forgotten tariff on chickens that shaped America's automobile industry, how a botanist discovered viruses in mottled tobacco leaves, the logical theorem a popular game show and artificial intelligence share. Technical ideas are explained without jargon, and historical episodes-from the Spanish Flu to the Berlin Airlift-are connected to choices facing Americans today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGruner writes with the clarity of an engineer and the curiosity of a storyteller. One reviewer described Gruner's style as having \"a touch of Ken Burns and more than a touch of sardonic wit.\" Rather than dictating conclusions, the book models how to think-slowly, skeptically, and with empathy for opposing views.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoughtful, timely, and unsettlingly relevant, Short Essays for Inquiring Minds is ideal for readers who value curiosity over certainty and facts over ideology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald Gruner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737823195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737823193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Libratum.Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Ronald Gruner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450475098367,"sku":"9781737823193","price":24.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_78a26c62-237e-4231-abfd-9fdaa55fc3b5.jpg?v=1777267957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/short-essays-for-inquiring-minds-ronald-gruner-9781737823193","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}