{"product_id":"the-best-of-all-possible-b-steven-verney-9781499533330","title":"The Best of All Possible Worlds","description":"This novel, set in Amherst, Massachusetts, tells the story of a promising philosophy PHD student, Sam O'Connor, who takes a life-changing journey to Switzerland to attend an advanced ten-week curse on Transcendental Meditation as taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Sam is challenged by Maharishi to create and teach a class on Being which integrates Eastern and Western philosophies. The subsequent success of Sam's lectures at Amherst College propels him onto the national stage, but midway through a book tour tragedy strikes, and in its wake Sam fades quickly into obscurity and nine years of deep introspection. Sam has a chance encounter with Julian Driscoll, a philosophy major at Amherst College, and they begin meeting at a local caf  to discuss enlightenment, consciousness, and the causes of suffering. Julian coaxes Sam to once again confront his destiny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e B. Steven Verney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1499533330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781499533330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 382\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.85d","brand":"B. Steven Verney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44567143186687,"sku":"9781499533330","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cb5ed8b6-fd31-4be4-a84d-8e6d63c0736f.jpg?v=1701376225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-best-of-all-possible-b-steven-verney-9781499533330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}