{"product_id":"lake-views-this-world-and-the-universe-9780674062306","title":"Lake Views: This World and the Universe","description":"\u003cp\u003eJust as Henry David Thoreau \"traveled a great deal in Concord,\" Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Weinberg sees much of the world from the window of his study overlooking Lake Austin. In \u003ci\u003eLake Views\u003c\/i\u003e Weinberg, considered by many to be the preeminent theoretical physicist alive today, continues the wide-ranging reflections that have also earned him a reputation as, in the words of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter James Glanz, \"a powerful writer of prose that can illuminate--and sting.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection presents Weinberg's views on topics ranging from problems of cosmology to assorted world issues--military, political, and religious. Even as he moves beyond the bounds of science, each essay reflects his experience as a theoretical physicist. And as in the celebrated \u003ci\u003eFacing Up\u003c\/i\u003e, the essays express a viewpoint that is rationalist, reductionist, realist, and secular. A new introduction precedes each essay, explaining how it came to be written and bringing it up to date where necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an essayist, Weinberg insists on seeing things as they are, without despair and with good humor. Sure to provoke his readers--postmodern cultural critics, enthusiasts for manned space flight or missile defense, economic conservatives, sociologists of science, anti-Zionists, and religious zealots--this book nonetheless offers the pleasure of a sustained encounter with one of the most interesting scientific minds of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-362382\"\u003eSteven Weinberg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belknap Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 259\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.24h x 6.36w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674062306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674062302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO015000\"\u003eScience \u0026amp; Technology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI080000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SCI\"\u003eScience\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SCI055000\"\u003ePhysics | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Belknap Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43835511865483,"sku":"9780674062306","price":37.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_15f37cfb-9c96-4951-af57-a1f50ce76103.jpg?v=1755668432","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/lake-views-this-world-and-the-universe-9780674062306","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}