{"product_id":"the-accidental-universe-alan-lightman-9780345805959","title":"The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of Einsteins Dreams explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by recent discoveries in science w\u003cb\u003eith passion and curiosity\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe looks at the dialogue between science and religion; the conflict between our human desire for permanence and the impermanence of nature; the possibility that our universe is simply an accident; the manner in which modern technology has separated us from direct experience of the world; and our resistance to the view that our bodies and minds can be explained by scientific logic and laws. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBehind all of these considerations is the suggestion--at once haunting and exhilarating--that what we see and understand of the world is only a tiny piece of the extraordinary, perhaps unfathomable whole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Lightman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 034580595X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345805959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Alan Lightman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043910086911,"sku":"9780345805959","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06d7cebc-92df-4cb5-a257-fd88bcd2ce0a.jpg?v=1684969830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-accidental-universe-alan-lightman-9780345805959","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}