{"product_id":"sublime-physick-patrick-madden-9781496230645","title":"Sublime Physick: Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003e2016 \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Indies Award, Silver \u003cbr\u003e 2016 Association for Mormon Letters Award \u003cbr\u003e 2017 Independent Publisher Book Award, Gold\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This introspective and exuberant collection of Patrick Madden's essays is wide-ranging and wild, following bifurcating paths of thought to surprising connections. In \u003ci\u003eSublime Physick\u003c\/i\u003e, Madden seeks what is common and ennobling among seemingly disparate, even divisive, subjects, ruminating on midlife, time, family, forgiveness, loss, originality, a Canadian rock band, and much more, discerning the ways in which the natural world (\u003ci\u003efisica\u003c\/i\u003e) transcends and joins the realm of ideas (\u003ci\u003esublime\u003c\/i\u003e) through the application of a meditative mind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In twelve essays that straddle the classical and the contemporary, Madden transmutes the ruder world into a finer one, articulating with subtle humor and playfulness how science and experience abut and intersect with spirituality and everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Madden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496230647\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496230645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.72d","brand":"Patrick Madden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981623886079,"sku":"9781496230645","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60388f61-7b8a-4866-a559-4ca3fcd6fb0e.jpg?v=1683256618","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sublime-physick-patrick-madden-9781496230645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}