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The author offers a collection of essays that addresses questions ranging from why scientists do their most original work in their youth, and how progress has handicapped society to the physiology of a smile to the mysteries of the night sky

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9780140094763 | Penguin USA, February 1, 1988, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: The author offers a collection of essays that addresses questions ranging from why scientists do their most original work in their youth, and how progress has handicapped society to the physiology of a smile to the mysteries of the night sky

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Product Description: Origins reveals the human being within the scientist in a study of the philosophical, personal, and social factors that enter into the scientific process. Twenty-seven active cosmologists--including Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose, Steven Weinberg, Vera Rubin, Allan Sandage, Margaret Geller, and Alan Guth--talk candidly about their childhoods and early influences, their motivations, prejudices, and worldviews...read more

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9780674644700 | Harvard Univ Pr, September 1, 1990, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Includes candid interviews with twenty-seven cosmologists in which they discuss their early influences, prejudices, world views, and theories

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9780674644717 | Reprint edition (Harvard Univ Pr, September 1, 1992), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Origins reveals the human being within the scientist in a study of the philosophical, personal, and social factors that enter into the scientific process.

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A leading astrophysicist summarizes the new theories of the origin of the universe and explains how they discredit older hypotheses, such as the 'Big Bang' theory

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9780674033627 | Harvard Univ Pr, September 1, 1991, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: A leading astrophysicist summarizes the new theories of the origin of the universe and explains how they discredit older hypotheses, such as the 'Big Bang' theory

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9780674033634 | Reprint edition (Harvard Univ Pr, February 1, 1993), cover price $30.50 | About this edition: A leading astrophysicist summarizes the new theories of the origin of the universe and explains how they discredit older hypotheses, such as the 'Big Bang' theory

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Product Description: Described by one reviewer as a future literary rival to Sagan and Hawkins, Alan Lightman has written a text for liberal arts students that promises to have a far reaching effect on the way the course is taught. The book is intended for the freshman-/sophomore- level course at liberal arts schools...read more

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9780070379350 | McGraw-Hill College, January 1, 1992, cover price $49.70

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9780070380486 | 2nd edition (McGraw-Hill College, November 1, 1996), cover price $45.80 | also contains Two Faces of Liberalism | About this edition: Described by one reviewer as a future literary rival to Sagan and Hawkins, Alan Lightman has written a text for liberal arts students that promises to have a far reaching effect on the way the course is taught.
9780070379374 | McGraw-Hill, January 1, 1992, cover price $27.00 | also contains Fish Tales: Real-Life Stories to Help You Transform Your Workplace and Your Life

A fictional recreation of Einstein's discovery of the nature of time follows the young Albert through 1905 Bern, Switzerland, as he sorts through the dreams that have persisted in his mind for several months.

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9781558008373 | Unabridged edition (Dove Entertainment Inc, January 1, 1993), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A fictional recreation of Einstein's discovery of the nature of time follows the young Albert through 1905 Bern, Switzerland, as he sorts through the dreams that have persisted in his mind for several months.

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Young Albert Einstein's dreams are imagined in a book that joins science and art to ponder such questions as the viscosity and flexibility of time. Reissue.

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9780679416463 | Pantheon Books, January 1, 1993, cover price $23.95 | About this edition: A fictional recreation of Einstein's discovery of the nature of time follows the young Albert through 1905 Bern, Switzerland, as he sorts through the dreams that have persisted in his mind for several months

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9781400077809 | Vintage Books, November 1, 2004, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Young Albert Einstein's dreams are imagined in a book that joins science and art to ponder such questions as the viscosity and flexibility of time.
9780446670111 | Reprint edition (Grand Central Pub, February 1, 1994), cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Thirty vignettes take the reader back in time to 1905, when a young patent clerk named Albert Einstein was putting the finishing touches on his theory of relativity

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Product Description: Throughout his life, Bennett Long pursues a vision that compels him to become a scientist and that transforms the everyday world into one of purity, beauty, and order, whose very allure lies in its unattainable ideal. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.

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9780517267653 | Random House Value Pub, July 1, 1998, cover price $3.99 | About this edition: Throughout his life, Bennett Long pursues a vision that compels him to become a scientist and that transforms the everyday world into one of purity, beauty, and order, whose very allure lies in its unattainable ideal.
9780679436140 | Random House Inc, January 1, 1995, cover price $21.00 | About this edition: Throughout his life, Bennett Long pursues a vision that compels him to become a scientist and that transforms the everyday world into one of purity, beauty, and order, whose very allure lies in its unattainable ideal

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9780446671606 | Reprint edition (Grand Central Pub, January 1, 1996), cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Throughout his life, Bennett 'Benito' Long pursues a vision that compels him to become a scientist and that transforms the everyday world into one of purity, beauty, and order, whose very allure lies in its unattainable ideal

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Businessman Bill Chalmers descends into a nightmare as he pursues a diagnosis for the strange illness--involving a bizarre memory loss and a strange numbness that gradually affects his entire body--that has affected him. By the author of Einstein's Dreams. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

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9780679436157 | Reprint edition (Pantheon Books, September 1, 2000), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Businessman Bill Chalmers descends into a nightmare as he pursues a diagnosis for his strange illness, which involves a bizarre memory loss and a strange numbness that gradually affects his entire body.
9780747549321, titled "Diagnosis" | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, August 1, 2000, cover price $55.01 | About this edition: Tells the story of Bill Chalmers who loses his memory and identity while rushing to work one morning.

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9780375725500 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, February 1, 2002), cover price $18.00 | About this edition: Businessman Bill Chalmers descends into a nightmare as he pursues a diagnosis for the strange illness--involving a bizarre memory loss and a strange numbness that gradually affects his entire body--that has affected him.

CD/Spoken Word:

9780736659048 | Unabridged edition (Books on Tape, January 1, 2001), cover price $34.95

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9780736659031 | Unabridged edition (Books on Tape, January 1, 2001), cover price $34.95 | About this edition: On his way to work one morning, Bill Chalmers suddenly discovers that he cannot remember where he is going, what he is meant to be doing or, indeed, who he is.

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A new collection of the finest essays published in 1999 incorporates the work of Jamaica Kincaid, Edward Hoagland, Cynthia Ozick, Mary Gordon, Edwidge Danticat, and other distinguished masters of the essay genre. Simultaneous. 50,000 first printing. (view table of contents)
By Robert Atwan (editor) and Alan Lightman (editor)

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9780618035786 | Houghton Mifflin, October 26, 2000, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: Compiles the best literary essays of the year originally published in American periodicals

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9780618035809 | Mariner Books, October 26, 2000, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Compiles the best literary essays of the year originally published in American periodicals

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A group of leading physicists--Stephen Hawking, Kip S. Thorne, Igor Novikov, Timothy Ferris, and Alan Lightman--paints a vivid portrait of the possible future of black holes, gravity holes, and time travel in six readable essays that explore the deepest mysteries of the universe. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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9780393020229 | W W Norton & Co Inc, May 1, 2002, cover price $25.95 | About this edition: A group of leading physicists--Stephen Hawking, Kip S.

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9780393324464 | Reprint edition (W W Norton & Co Inc, May 1, 2003), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Presents essays that explore the deepest mysteries of the universe, including black holes, gravity holes, and time travel, by physicists Stephen Hawking, Kip S.

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The author of Einstein's Dreams tenderly traces the thirty-year-old love affair between Charles, now a fifty-two-year-old professor, as a twenty-two-year-old student, with a beautiful young dancer, set against the turbulent social and political upheaval of the 1960s. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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9780375421679 | Pantheon Books, July 1, 2003, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: Attending his thirtieth college reunion, Charles, now a middle-aged professor, recalls his senior year, when he had an affair with a beautiful young dancer amidst the turbulent social and political upheaval of the 1960s.

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9780375713446 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, November 1, 2004), cover price $13.00 | About this edition: The author of Einstein's Dreams tenderly traces the thirty-year-old love affair between Charles, now a fifty-two-year-old professor, as a twenty-two-year-old student, with a beautiful young dancer, set against the turbulent social and political upheaval of the 1960s.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780736694674 | Unabridged edition (Books on Tape, August 1, 2003), cover price $56.00

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Presents essays by contributors from various fields of science, technology, literature, philosophy, and social sciences that look at the struggle between humans and technology.
By Christina Desser (editor), Alan Lightman (editor) and Daniel R. Sarewitz (editor)

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9781559634199 | Island Pr, November 1, 2003, cover price $36.00 | About this edition: Presents essays by contributors from various fields of science, technology, literature, philosophy, and social sciences that look at the struggle between humans and technology.

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9781559635745 | Island Pr, September 15, 2004, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Presents essays by contributors from various fields of science, technology, literature, philosophy, and social sciences that look at the struggle between humans and technology.

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By Jane Goodall (foreword by), Alan Lightman and Juliet Van Otteren (photographer)

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9780760759271 | Barnes & Noble, September 30, 2004, cover price $30.00

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The author of Einstein's Dreams presents a deeply personal and insightful collection of essays exploring the human dimensions of science, furnishing vivid portraits of seminal scientists Richard Feynman, Albert Einstein, Edward Teller, and Vera Rubin, as well as reflections on science and art, imagination and metaphor in science, and the social and spiritual implications of technology. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.

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9780375423208 | Pantheon Books, January 18, 2005, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Presents a collection of essays exploring the human dimensions of science, furnishing portraits of seminal scientists Richard Feynman, Albert Einstein, Edward Teller, and Vera Rubin, as well as reflections on science and art, imagination and metaphor in science, and the social and spiritual implications of technology.

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9781400078196 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, January 3, 2006), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: The author of Einstein's Dreams presents a deeply personal and insightful collection of essays exploring the human dimensions of science, furnishing vivid portraits of seminal scientists Richard Feynman, Albert Einstein, Edward Teller, and Vera Rubin, as well as reflections on science and art, imagination and metaphor in science, and the social and spiritual implications of technology.

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A latest collection in the annual series features a selection of the year's most significant writings on key scientific developments in genetics, physics, cognition, evolutionary theory, astronomy, and other fields and is complemented by an accessible overview. Original. 30,000 first printing.
By Jesse Cohen (editor) and Alan Lightman (editor)

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9780060726423 | Perennial, September 1, 2005, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: Presents essays on animals, the universe, physics, flowers, and other topics by contributors including Peter Canby, Natalie Angier, Michael Klesius, and Joseph D'Agnese.

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A critical overview of some of the great scientific discoveries of the twentieth century examines the impact of each breakthrough, the personalities and human drama involved, and its meaning in terms of the pattern of scientific discovery, drawing on the original papers of Einstein, Bohr, McClintock, Pauling, and other notable scientists. 50,000 first printing.

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9780375421686 | Pantheon Books, November 22, 2005, cover price $32.50 | About this edition: Examines the impact of some of the most noteworthy scientific advances of the twentieth century, including the personalities and human drama involved, and draws on the original papers of Einstein, Bohr, Hubble, and other scientists.

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A critical overview of some of the great scientific discoveries of the twentieth century examines the impact of each breakthrough, the personalities and human drama involved, and its meaning in terms of the pattern of scientific discovery, drawing on the original papers of Einstein, Bohr, McClintock, Pauling, and other notable scientists. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.

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9780375713453 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, November 14, 2006), cover price $21.00 | About this edition: A critical overview of some of the great scientific discoveries of the twentieth century examines the impact of each breakthrough, the personalities and human drama involved, and its meaning in terms of the pattern of scientific discovery, drawing on the original papers of Einstein, Bohr, McClintock, Pauling, and other notable scientists.

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Product Description: Alan Lightman’s first novel, Einstein’s Dreams, became an international best seller and was hailed by Salman Rushdie as “at once intellectually provocative and touching and comic and so very beautifully written.” His novel The Diagnosis, called “highly original and imaginative” by the New York Times, was a finalist for the National Book Award...read more

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9781605145792 | Unabridged edition (Findaway World Llc, February 15, 2008), cover price $59.99 | About this edition: Alan Lightman’s first novel, Einstein’s Dreams, became an international best seller and was hailed by Salman Rushdie as “at once intellectually provocative and touching and comic and so very beautifully written.

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Product Description: A stunning new novel about an ordinary man's encounter with the extraordinary, from the author of Einstein's Dreams.David Kurzweil, a quiet man with modest ambitions, was taking a break at his new job, when he saw something out of the corner of his eye...read more

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9780375421693 | 1 edition (Pantheon Books, October 23, 2007), cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Three months after being unexpectedly fired from his banking job, David takes a temporary position at a local mortuary, where he experiences an inexplicable encounter with the unknown that transforms his relationships with everyone around him.

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9780375713439 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, October 14, 2008), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A stunning new novel about an ordinary man's encounter with the extraordinary, from the author of Einstein's Dreams.

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9781568814636 | A K Peters Ltd, October 1, 2009, cover price $28.95

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With echoes of Calvino, Rushdie, and Saramago, this is a stunningly imaginative work that celebrates the tragic and joyous nature of existence on the grandest possible scale. ''As I remember, I had just woken up from a nap when I decided to create the universe.'' - - So begins Alan Lightman's playful and profound new novel, Mr. g, the story of Creation as narrated by God. Bored with living in the shimmering Void with his bickering Uncle Deva and Aunt Penelope, Mr. g creates time, space, and matter--then moves on to stars, planets, consciousness, and finally intelligent beings with moral dilemmas. But even the best-laid plans can go awry, and Mr. g discovers that with his creation of space and time come unforeseen consequences--especially in the form of the mysterious Belhor, a clever and devious rival. An intellectual equal to Mr. g, Belhor delights in provocation: he demands an explanation for the inexplicable, requests that intelligent creatures not be subject to rational laws, and maintains the necessity of evil. As Mr. g watches his favorite universe grow into maturity, he begins to understand how the act of creation can change the Creator himself.

CD/Spoken Word:

9781455119738 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, January 24, 2012), cover price $49.00

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9781455119721 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, January 24, 2012), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: With echoes of Calvino, Rushdie, and Saramago, this is a stunningly imaginative work that celebrates the tragic and joyous nature of existence on the grandest possible scale.

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Hardcover:

9780307379993 | Pantheon Books, January 24, 2012, cover price $24.95

Paperback:

9780307744852 | Vintage Books, October 30, 2012, cover price $15.00

CD/Spoken Word:

9781455119752, titled "Mr. G: A Novel About the Creation" | Mp3 una edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, January 24, 2012), cover price $19.95
9781455119745 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, January 24, 2012), cover price $19.95

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