{"product_id":"2940013866591","title":"Ten Fantasy Lectures on the Sun, Moon, and Stars","description":"These are lectures on astronomy that John Gurley imagined giving at his retirement home near Stanford University. He had to imagine them because the august Lecture Committee at the retirement home denied him the opportunity to speak. If one cannot give a simple lecture at a retirement home, one has definitely fallen into the pit of pits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOkay, no speak, then all write. So Gurley began writing out his fantasy lectures, pretending at times that he was as much of an imposter or clown as the Lecture Committee apparently thought. While the lectures are, perforce, in a farcical setting, the astronomy is always serious. Gurley hopes that the fancy, the farce, and the real in these lectures are blended just right to give readers as much pleasure as education—a ha-ha with an aha!","brand":"Dorrance Publishing Co. Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152695509232,"sku":"2940013866591","price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013866591_p0.jpg?v=1763600523","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013866591","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}