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In Alan Lightman's new book, a verse narrative titled SONG OF TWO WORLDS, we meet a man who has lost his faith in all things following a mysterious personal tragedy. After decades of living hung like a dried fly, emptied and... See More
Science & Math
The acclaimed author of Einstein's Dreams tackles "big questions like the origin of the universe and the nature of consciousness... in an entertaining and easily digestible way" (Wall Street Journal) with a collection of... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
From the bestselling author of Einstein's Dreams -- "an elegant and moving paean to our spiritual quest for meaning in an age of science" (The New York Times Book Review). ? The basis for the public television series... See More
Science & Math
From the bestselling author of Einstein's Dreams comes this lyrical and insightful collection of science writing that delves into the mysteries of the scientific process--physics, astronomy, mathamatics--and exposes its... See More
Science & Math
The bestselling author of Einsteins Dreams explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by recent discoveries in science with passion and curiosity. He looks at the dialogue between science and religion; the... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
From the acclaimed author of Einstein's Dreams comes a rich, fascinating answer to the question, Can the scientifically inclined still hold space for spirituality? "Lightman... belongs to a noble tradition of science... See More
Science & Math
In this captivating and lucid book, the bestselling author of Einstein's Dreams chronicles twenty-four great discoveries of twentieth-century science--everything from the theory of relativity to mapping the structure of... See More
"VERDICT A vivid and moving book-length narrative poem that places the reader inside of a universe of wonder; of interest to poetry readers and beyond." -- Library Journal From the author of international bestseller... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Presents essays by contributors from various fields of science, technology, literature, philosophy, and social sciences that look at the struggle between humans and technology. See More
History
A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR ? Alan Lightman's grandfather M.A. was the family's undisputed patriarch. It was his movie theater empire that catapulted the Lightmans, a Hungarian Jewish immigrant family, to... See More
Science & Math
For the last twenty years, Alan Lightman has been writing essays that display his genius for bringing literary and scientific concerns into harmony. Dance for Two gathers the best of Lightman's work. Here are pieces that... See More
Literary Fiction
From the author of the best-selling Einstein's Dreams comes a wonderfully original, deeply moving, and wryly funny novel about the clash between the absolutes of science and the vagaries of human experience. Bennett always... See More
Literary Fiction
From the bestselling author of Einstein's Dreams comes this harrowing tale of one man's struggle to cope in a wired world, even as his own biological wiring short-circuits. As Boston's Red Line shuttles Bill Chalmers to... See More
Literature & Fiction
Charles, a once-promising poet, is a professor at a minor liberal arts college, admiring of passion but without passion himself. Now living a desperately comfortable existence, he decides to return to his thirtieth college... See More
A stunning novel about an ordinary man's encounter with the extraordinary, from the bestselling author of Einstein's Dreams David Kurzweil, a quiet man with modest ambitions, was taking a break at his new job, when he saw... See More
Literature & Fiction
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ? A modern classic explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence. "A magical, metaphysical realm... Captivating, enchanting... See More
Science & Math
The internationally bestselling author of Einstein's Dreams presents a celebration of the highs and lows of existence, on the grandest possible scale: the story of Creation, as told by God. Once before time existed, Mr g... See More
Historical Fiction
"Lightman's best book since Einstein's Dreams... a piercing story of social dissolution in damaged Cambodia... an important story of global women's rights." -- Annie Proulx The stories of one Cambodian family are... See More
Literary Fiction
ABOUT REPRISALS In the teeming market of a Cambodian village, Rina runs into the officer who murdered her father thirty-five years ago during the Khmer Rouge regime. What follows is the deeply moving portrait of how she... See More
In this timely and essential book that offers a fresh take on the qualms of modern day life, Professor Alan Lightman investigates the creativity born from allowing our minds to freely roam, without attempting to accomplish... See More