{"product_id":"accidental-universe-the-world-you-thought-you-knew","title":"Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eAccidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAlan Lightman\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780345805959\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eVintage\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2014\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e176\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew | Alan Lightman | Paperback | 9780345805959 | Used: Like New | Science \u0026 Math 1755322","offer_id":49201161306264,"sku":"1755322","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/91J-vGIvuML.jpg?v=1780780367","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/accidental-universe-the-world-you-thought-you-knew","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}