{"product_id":"why-us-james-le-fanu-9781400030545","title":"Why Us?: How Science Rediscovered the Mystery of Ourselves","description":"In this daring treatise on the current state of scientific inquiry, James Le Fanu challenges the common assumption that further progress in genetic research and neuroscience must ultimately explain all there is to know about life and man's place in the world. On the contrary, he argues, the most recent scientific findings point to an unbridgeable explanatory gap between the genes strung out along the Double Helix and the beauty and diversity of the living world--and between the electrical activity of the brain and the abundant creativity of the human mind. His exploration of these mysteries, and his analysis of where they might lead us in our thinking about the nature and purpose of human existence, form the impassioned and riveting heart of \u003cb\u003eWhy Us?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Le Fanu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1400030544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400030545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.54w x 0.69d","brand":"James Le Fanu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44321432142079,"sku":"9781400030545","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2bae904-8ade-49a8-8779-238ae7c980e2.jpg?v=1696330865","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-us-james-le-fanu-9781400030545","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}